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The term " vegetable" generally means the edible parts of plants. The definition of the word is traditional rather than scientific, however. Therefore, the usage is somewhat arbitrary and subjective, as it is determined by individual cultural customs of food selection and food preparation. Generally speaking, a herbaceous plant or plant part which is regularly eaten as unsweetened or salted food by humans is considered to be a vegetable. Mushrooms, though belonging to the biological kingdom Fungi, are also generally considered to be vegetables, at least in the retail industry.[1][2] Nuts, seeds, grains, herbs, spices and culinary fruits are usually not considered to be vegetables, even though all of them are edible parts of plants. In general, vegetables are regarded by cooks as being suitable for savory or salted dishes, rather than sweet dishes, although there are many exceptions, such as pumpkin pie. Some vegetables, such as carrots, bell peppers and celery, are eaten either raw or cooked; while others, such as potato, are traditionally eaten only when cooked.
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1. Advantages of Using Rainwater for Lawn and Garden Watering
October 07, 2008
There are lots of advantages to using rainwater for lawn and garden watering. In Australia, the normally dry conditions can play havoc with your beautiful yard and flower or vegetable gardens. You can’t have either lawn or garden without water, so it can be a real dilemma deciding how to handle the problem of lack of water even when you know rainwater is the best choice.
Turf and gardens need lots of water. A lawn is made up of millions of blades of turf plants, and each one seems to be constantly begging for water. Even the newer grasses that were engineered for dry climates still ne... (read more)
Author: Philip Kilworth
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2. Gardening Chores for the Fall
October 07, 2008
As colder temperatures and shorter days prevail, gardeners must think about getting their gardens set for winter. Below is a checklist of chores to consider for the maintenance of your perennial garden, vegetable garden, and lawn to keep all in healthy condition.
1. Cut back your perennials. How and when you do this is determined by the individual needs of your plants, your desire to provide food and cover for wildlife, and your appreciation for winter interest in your yard. If you prefer your property having a neat appearance then, cutting back your perennials to the ground is the way ... (read more)
Author: Dayelle Swensson
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3. Plants to Plant Now
October 07, 2008
When we think of our vegetable garden in the Fall we usually think of harvesting it. Surprisingly though, there are a few edibles planted now that will be ready to eat in only a few weeks. They thrive in the cooler temperatures happening around now.
Spinach can be planted in rows or just broadcast the seed which takes less work. It does well in cool soil, so it's a great fall-planting option. If you are working in an established bed, you don't need to till the soil. Actually, it is probably best not to till the soil before planting because it can bring up weeds growing under the soil. ... (read more)
Author: Dayelle Swensson
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4. Use of Vegetable Oils and Their Derivatives
October 02, 2008
The term biodiesel has no unambiguous definition. It stands for neat vegetable oils used as DF as well as neat methyl esters prepared from vegetable oils or animal fats and blends of conventional diesel fuel with vegetable oils or methyl esters. With increasing emphasis on the use of esters as DF, however, the term “biodiesel” increasingly refers to alkyl esters of vegetable oils and animal fats and not the oils or fats themselves.
Vegetable oils and their derivatives (especially methyl esters), commonly referred to as “biodiesel,” are prominent candidates as alternative diesel fuels. The... (read more)
Author: Terry Farrar
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5. Your summer Vegetable gardens
October 02, 2008
Vegetable gardens are unlike any other garden on your property. These gardens can be as attractive as a flower border -- with many different types of plants: annuals and perennials, and warm-season and cool-season plants. Vegetable gardens located on high ground are more likely to escape light freezes, permitting an earlier start in the spring and a longer harvest in the fall. Although is it really possible to build to grow an attractive garden patch during the frozen months of the winter?
If you’ve never grown your own vegetables, give it a try! Some gardeners surround the vegetable gard... (read more)
Author: andre brown
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6. Organic Gardening: Frequently Asked Questions
October 02, 2008
If you are considering whether it will be right for you to grow your own vegetables organically, here are a few of the most common asked questions.•Why should I consider organic gardening?Organic gardening is for the individual that would like to control food quality. You should consider it if you are concerned about high food prices, low quality of commercially grown food, and if it is at all even healthy for you.•How hard is it to do?Organic gardening is very simple. With the proper instructions and guidance, you will soon learn that it almost takes care of itself. Preparations are simple an... (read more)
Author: david letro
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7. The Difference Between Juice Fasting and Juice Detox
September 30, 2008
A juice detox is very similar to a juice fast with one essential difference. You continue to eat certain foods while you drink your juices. Many of you may be thinking that this therefore constitutes a normal detox diet but it doesn’t – the majority of what you ingest over the specified timeframe is simply fruit and vegetable juice but occasionally, generally towards the end of the detox, small amounts of food are also allowed.
This type of detox is great for those of you who are trying detox for the first time. A juice detox offers all the benefits of a juice fast i.e. it quickly elimina... (read more)
Author: Leroy Fong
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8. The Principles of Organic Vegetable Gardening
September 30, 2008
More farmers are getting into organic vegetable gardening because it is cost effective and they are able to produce almost the same yield of crops. You to can do this at home but first, you have to understand the principles of organic vegetable gardening.
First, organic vegetable gardening does not use any fertilizers, nutrients or pesticides. Nature is your partner here because you will be using two things to make it all work namely sunlight and water. We don't produce these ourselves but you have to find the ideal area and provide adequate drainage.
Aside from sunlight and wa... (read more)
Author: Gargi Nath
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9. How To Cope With Infectious Diseases
September 29, 2008
There are four main kinds of germs that cause infectious diseases. Bacteria are single-cell germs that have the ability to multiply rapidly and release chemicals that will make you sick. Viruses are capsules containing genetic information and use your own cells to multiply.
Fungi are vegetable-like mushrooms or mildew that will make you ill and protozoa are single-cell predators that are looking for a host where they can eat and live. The idea of contracting communicable diseases is enough to make anyone want to live in a bubble, but the body is naturally very resilient, so simply washin... (read more)
Author: Mike Selvon
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10. Farmer father of the nation
September 29, 2008
Father a father of to his sons Farmer a father of nation Sons eats from his earns Public eats his crops Men want food With out food he cannot live No food he leaves Man living for the food Man working for the food Man more earns money But he wants compulsory food He never eats money So for food wants Good food costly food taste food in food verities Oil food masala food ill heath to the man Good food sufficient food wants man for good health He lives long with good health Portions in vegetable food Wheat and rice main food Milk egg non vegetarian food taste food
Cow ... (read more)
Author: madugundu krishna
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11. Colorful Fruits Veggies: Not Just Pretty Faces
September 26, 2008
It is well documented that colorful fruits and vegetables contain cancer-fighting substances and offer a full spectrum of disease prevention. For maximum health benefits, you should eat a variety of vegetables and fruits of different colors (plant pigments). The reason for the different colors is that each colored fruit or vegetable has a different phyto-chemical (phyto means plant).
These phyto-chemicals in the fruits and vegetables tend to decrease the risk of certain types of cancer. It is important to eat at least 45 servings of fiuits or vegetables per day. The following is a list of... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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12. Free Up Your Time With Drip And Watering Systems
September 25, 2008
Okay, not all of us have the time to water every hanging plant, window box and every square foot of yard. Even if we did, it is easy to predict that most of us have had enough of watering once our hanging and potted plants have been tended. So, what are other viable options for our lawn, gardening areas, vegetable beds, and water features? Some are self-tending; all of them are efficient with little maintenance once installed.
Installed systems can reduce water consumption, especially handy in areas where water conservation is key. If you have a concern about the view of your garden with... (read more)
Author: Steve Boulden
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13. Gardening: Growing Your Own Vegetables
September 25, 2008
Vegetable gardening has lately become just as popular as going to the grocery store fore produce. Vegetable gardening can produce vegetable that are usually cheaper than store bought, and vegetables from a home vegetable garden definitely taste better by far. Vegetable gardening is no different than growing herbs or flowers and if the proper steps are taken and the plants are give the proper care they will flourish and produce very tasty vegetables.
First you must decide what size of garden you wish to plant and then select a place for it; somewhere that has good drainage, good air flow... (read more)
Author: Nicholas Tan
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14. Caralluma Natural Appetite Burner
September 24, 2008
There is a new ingredient in the world of weight loss supplements, which is called Caralluma fimbriata. This works parallel to hoodia, which contains normal appetite suppressant. In tribal India there is a vegetable that is named as caralluma fimbriata. Tribesmen use this and it is eaten in several different forms like hoodie is used in different parts of world. Before departing for alongside hunt tribesman consume it and go to manage the thirst.
A company called Gencor Pacifc USA has created a brand named Slimaluma. Slimaluma is an identical extract of caralluma fimbriata. There has been... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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15. The Facts about Cholesterol
September 22, 2008
Cholesterol is:
- A fat-like substance found only in animal food. - A tasteless, odorless, and transparent liquid that feels oily when you touch it.
Any non-animal food (plants, fruits, vegetable, beans, or nuts) will not contain cholesterol: only animals can produce it. Although we've been told that high blood cholesterol is risky for our heart and that we should watch out for cholesterol in our diet, the majority (2/3) of the cholesterol found in our blood is made by the liver. The rest (1/3) does come from the diet. Still, we discovered recently that if you eat less, your ... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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16. What Goes Into Making Biodiesel?
September 23, 2008
Procedure for making Biodiesel.
Transforming vegetable oil and making it a homemade one is the best option for optimizing cost against the use of petroleum diesel, and not only that, it is very easy to do. Very few European vehicle manufacturers these days do not provide their vehicles with a warranty concerning the user of a pure form of biodiesel. Many are beginning to manufacture their own fuel at home. The process of making it is completely harmless, and no bad experiences have been reported as of yet.
You only need these three things to make biodiesel in your own home: ... (read more)
Author: Mike Hirn
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17. Build Your Own Organic Gardens Step by Step
September 22, 2008
The first thing in organic garden is the selection of a best location. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with conditions. With space limited it resolves itself into no garden, or a box garden. Surely a box organic vegetable garden is better than nothing at all. But we will now suppose that it is possible to really pick just the right site for the organic vegetable garden. What shall be picked? The biggest determining factor is the sun. No one would have a north corner, unless it were absolutely forced upon him; because, while north corners do for ferns, certain ... (read more)
Author: Cheyenne Leslie
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18. Cayenne Pepper Diet for the Heart
September 19, 2008
Every diet has its own good effects for the body. And as for the cayenne pepper diet, the best it can do is to improve the over-all condition of your circulatory system.
This diet is not generally intended to lose weight just like a south beach diet or any other fruit and vegetable meal can do. But it is more intended to perk up one of the most important machine of the body, which is the heart.
Cayenne pepper, or more commonly known as chili, is a very popular spice. Even during centuries ago, this is one of the spices that made people go crazy and even letting them end up in warf... (read more)
Author: Darren Chow
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19. Zone Diet Recipes And Diet Plan Tips
September 19, 2008
Zone diet recipes have got very big popularity among millions of Americans and Europeans. Zone diet author is Dr. Barry Sears from Boston. His concept is based on a simple principle: if you place the body in a favorable zone, it cleanses and drops extra weight itself. And that for in the daily diet should be balanced three components: proteins, carbohydrates and vegetable fats.
Using zone diet recipes and diet plans it is recommended to make a size of each meals small but eat often. The best daily option: 5 big meals and 2 small (snacks). At this moment zone diet is one of the easiest. ... (read more)
Author: Alen Green
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20. Protect yourself against Age Related Macular Degeneration
September 18, 2008
Spinach, the vegetable so detested by boys, is on the comeback trail. The reason is simple: it seems that two antioxidants found in spinach and other less-than-popular veg like cabbage may protect us against the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in adults over 50.
Before you decide that you're indestructible and 50 is way too old even to contemplate, remember that what you eat and do to your body now will pay dividends later - or come back to haunt you.
So What is Age Related Macular Degeneration?
The macu... (read more)
Author: Sandra Prior
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21. More profits in ginning and oil mills
September 19, 2008
Cotton ginning and oil mills runs with profits seasonal works cotton gins oil works continues. Cotton for yarn oil for food daily uses oil so for it is non stop business in the ear if it stock of ground nut and sun flower. Cotton business begins from November month to April month of end. BANGALORE: Cotton farmers in Karnataka cultivating BT cotton have net returns which are thrice the level of what non-Bt cotton farmers earn. A research on the “techno-economic impact of Bt cotton” conducted by two staffers of the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, has indicated that the ne... (read more)
Author: madugundu krishna
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22. All About Ethical Fashion: The Booming One!
September 17, 2008
Ethical fashion involves taking into consideration the various people behind the clothes we wear and the environment. Ethical fashion can be defined as the product resulting from the hard work of fairly paid and considered workers. It is made from sustainable and affordable fabrics like organic cotton and by using traditional techniques like vegetable dyes, low impact fiver reactive dyes, thus proving to be on the healthy basis as the product for the farmer as well as the worker and finally for the wearer. The clothing industry is complex and all the clothes we wear have a story behind them. A... (read more)
Author: riva gill
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23. Menu For Low Fat Diet
September 16, 2008
It is very easy to follow diet menu without difficult recipes. Using menu for low fat diet you will be able to loss about 5 kg per week. Menu for low fat diet is balanced and provide the body with the necessary nutrients and vitamins; it is recommended not to change it if you want to get good results.
Monday
Breakfast: oatmeal with pumpkin, tea.
Dinner: salad of fresh cabbage and carrots. vegetable soup.
Snack: mushrooms with potatoes. apples and plums.
Dinner: stewed turnips with carrots and onions. cranberry with sugar, candied peel.
Tuesday
Breakf... (read more)
Author: Alen Green
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24. Very tasty seven-day fruit and vegetable diet
September 16, 2008
Very tasty seven-day fruit and vegetable diet, which is good in summer, because this time of year is replete with fresh and organic fruits and vegetables. So, choose for this diet plan those fruits and vegetables, which you like most of all, and eat them for entire day - for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fruit and vegetable diet will help you to lose about 4 kg per week.
Fruit and vegetable diet can be repeated 1-2 times a month.
Monday The first day is a vegetable day. Choose your favorite vegetable and eat it in any quantities: at least 1, even 2 kg during the day. During this day ... (read more)
Author: Alen Green
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25. A Lifestyle Change that Could Reduce your Chances of Stroke and Heart Attack
September 12, 2008
You are in the garden, pruning the roses. Life is great although you cannot get the thoughts of Monday's meeting out of your mind. You stand up and rub your back where it is sore from bending. You also are aware of a nagging ache in your left arm ... now you are in the vegetable patch. You start to lift the potatoes; the pain in your arm is getting worse. You push the fork into the soil. At the same moment, you start to feel light headed, you see the world as though you are looking through a pair of binoculars held the wrong way round, sounds become distant, it feels like someone heavy is sitt... (read more)
Author: Kev Woodward
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