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March 19, 20, 21, 2010 Karen Magnussen Arena • 2300 Kirkstone Road
Create your dream home ... our exhibitors will make it easy! ✔ Over 100 exhibiting companies! ✔ Fabulous renovation ideas! ✔ Hundreds of experts to answer your questions! ✔ Ideas to make the best design decisions! ✔ Show discounts to
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G R E AT C A N A D I A N L A N D S C A P I N G L I V E S U P T O I T S N A M E Chris O’Donohue knows the North Shore’s unique gardening conditions like the back of his hand. Having worked in a retail nursery on the North Shore for 8 years, he came to know the plants that thrived in our varied terrain conditions.
member of the BC Landscape and Nursery Association and the Canadian Nursery and Landscape Association as well as the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
When it was time for a change, he went on to graduate with a Business Administration degree from Capilano College and open his own business.
Locally owned and operated, The Great Canadian Landscaping Company specializes in lawn and garden maintenance and landscape installation.
”I noticed there was a need in my local area for someone to maintain lawns and gardens,” said Chris, “and with the knowledge I had gained while working in the nursery business, it was perfect.” In 2000, he started out with one truck, a set of tools and his knowledge of what worked and didn’t work in the gardens of North and West Vancouver. Since then, his reputation, and his company, has grown.
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We also install lawns, landscape lighting, fences, decks, retaining walls, paving stone driveways and patios, flagstone paths, and also do seasonal cleanups
”Since 2000, we have grown from a one truck operation to 8 trucks, 4 trailers and upward of 18 staff during the main season and in the winter months we switch over to snow clearing and de-icing.” As well as keeping his customers happy and well cared for, Chris has kept up with the latest developments in gardening and is a
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”We also install lawns, landscape lighting, fences, decks, retaining walls, paving stone driveways and patios, flagstone paths, and also do seasonal cleanups,” says Chris Friendly and punctual, the Great Canadian Landscaping crews show up on time and always leave a site in better condition than when they arrived. For Chris, it’s a dream come true.
”I have lived on the North Shore since I was 3 years old and lived in North Vancouver the whole time. Growing up on the North Shore and working on the North Shore has always been my dream.” If you would like to find out more, check out their web site at www.greatcanadianlandscaping.com or call 604-924-5296 to arrange a consultation.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - North Shore News - A25
2010
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ADD SOME SPACE TO A CHILD’S BEDROOM When parents decide it’s time for a child to get his or her own bedroom, that child’s reaction is often one of immense joy. However, as parents soon discover, a new bedroom fills up almost immediately, often creating a monument to clutter in the process. While parents are well aware of the often painstaking process of getting kids to clean their room, the following tips can add some space to a child’s bedroom and help make it cleaner at the same time.
REMEMBER IT’S A BEDROOM Many times a simple removal of excess furniture can help clear a room of clutter and keep in clean. When kids have an armchair or extra furniture in their room, that often becomes one more place to put dirty or unfolded clothes. All a child, and even most adults, really need in a bedroom is a bed, a dresser and possibly a desk to do schoolwork. While it might be nice to have a television (and TV stand) and a chair or loveseat in a bedroom, such items aren’t necessary and
A closet organizer can help optimize “ closet space and teach kids the advantages of organization at the same time. ”
should be removed from any room that’s overwhelmed with clutter or simply short on space.
GET THINGS OFF THE FLOOR. Open floor space helps make a room seem larger, whereas a floor cluttered
with too many shoes, a stereo or a stack of magazines will make a room appear more claustrophobic. For items that are currently on a floor but deemed “must-have,” consider hanging shelves instead of simply putting everything on the floor or on the desk or dresser.
INSTALL CLOSET ORGANIZERS Today’s kids seem to boast far more extensive wardrobes than their parents. Unfortunately, that typically leads to overcrowded closets, which then leads to clothes being stacked on a bed, chair or desk. To cure this ill, consider installing closet organizers. A closet organizer can help optimize closet space and teach kids the advantages of organization at the same time. With their new fun space kids will enjoy keeping their rooms a clean.
A Message From The Show Manager North Vancouver’s premier show of the year starts on Friday. See the newest and the best of everything for your home, garden & outdoors at one great location in three big, days! On behalf of Show Management, over 100 exhibitors, we would like to welcome residents of the North Shore to the 9th Annual Spring Home Expo. You’ll be stimulated, inspired, and entertained... all for free! Come find decorators, builders, remodelers, designers, suppliers and other professionals with expertise in the home improvement and design industry. This show emphasizes on the finishing touches that make a house a “home” and the
resources to make you home a “masterpiece”! Save thousands on home improvements and renovations. There are prizes to be won, live demonstrations and get free advice from the lower mainland’s top professionals to make your home fix ups easy. I invite you to come enjoy the show and with all your new knowledge... create your own dream home! Admission is FREE all weekend.
Brian R. Johnson
Show Manager Evergreen Exhibitions Ltd.
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54 Scentsy Wickless Candles
604-858-5772
55 Going Green Spray Foam Insulation
778-928-9313
1 BC Landscape & Nursery Association
604-574-7772
56 Cutco Cutlery
604-764-6565
2 3 United Vinyl Sundecks Ltd.
604-984-3200
57 ProGarage
604-518-7066
4 TQ Construction
604-430-9900
58 59 Valley Counter Tops
800-506-9997
5 Gutter Basket Ltd.
604-552-0954
62 63 Dykhof Nurseries & Florist
604-985-1914
6 T-Zone Whole Body Vibration
250-717-8361
64 Watkins Products
604-568-1771
7 8 Networx Home Improvements
604-625-0960
65 Gutter Sentry
250-951-2026
9 10 Kitchen Craft International Cookware
250-951-6270
66 Mortgage Alliance Meridian Pacific
604-730-5020
11 12 Irly Building Centre
604-986-5281
67 68 Beachcomber Hot Tubs, BH Allen (Rona)
604-985-3000
13 Hi-Tech Aluminum Railings
604-983-3210
69 Clearview Home Services
604-944-9972
14 ADT Security Services Canada Inc.
604-444-7092
70 Distinctive Landscape Lighting
604-831-5296
15 East West Trading Ltd.
604-941-5448
71 Bamford Construction Ltd.
604-986-2871
16 Urban Garage Doors
604-985-3667
72 73 Ultra Stone Inc.
604-856-4950
17 Sea To Sky Armor Deck
604-921-3321
74 75 Suntastic Solariums Ltd
604-583-8551
18 Team Fitness
604-339-2330
76 Delco Renovations
604-541-9590
19 Cutting Edge Hardwood Restore
604-960-9856
77 78 Fraser Valley Gutter Doctor Inc.
604-851-2911
20 21 Bath Fitter
604-944-4884
79 Pella Windows & Doors
604-291-9009
22 Eclipse Painting
604-889-5826
80 Mary Kay Cosmetics
604-418-4394
23 Vandenberg’s Landscape & Design
604-835-0531
81 82 Plasma Innovative Cookware
416-492-0285
24 Acme Pro Concrete Lifting
604-626-4930
83 Kerr Construction
604-263-0343
25-27 Island Hearing Services
604-522-5451
84 85 Beneath Your Feet Landscaping Inc.
604-463-7829
28 Gandy Installations
604-534-5555
86 Mr. Sandless
604-633-1311
29 West Coast Dream Garage
604-767-6050
87 Nicholson Management Corporation
604-984-0070
30 Tupperware
604-465-1266
88 Costco Wholesale
604-435-6695
31 32 Timbercoast Furnishing
250-722-3849
89 Enviro Masters
604-562-7540
33 Canadian Closet
604-986-4263
90 University First Class Painters
800-406-0014
34 Prism Security Systems
604-515-0050
91 Abodio Interior Consulting & Design
604-980-9622
35 College Pro Painting
604-619-2801
92 93 Wizard Industries Inc.
604-299-4426
36 Ped-tech Orthotics
604-929-6087
94 Rhino Home Pro
604-986-8262
37 Zap Marketing
604-866-3451
95 Power on Family Chiropractor
604-929-7700
38 Homestars Directory Inc.
416-488-0312
96 97 100 101 Centra Windows Ltd.
604-882-5010
39 40 Penfolds Roofing Inc.
604-254-4663
98 99 DECKPRO
778-895-4843
41 Student Works Painting
604-987-6110
102 103 Olson Floors
604-823-0020
42 Anthony Jamieson Designs
250-539-5110
104 Direct Buy
604-552-5252
43 Sun Life
604-438-5528
105 106 108 109 Ecowest Renovations
604-465-9378
44 45 Energy Miser Solutions
604-534-9977
107 LeafGuard Gutters
800-488-8377
46 60 61 JW Sales & Marketing
604-307-3129
Lobby Coombs Country Candy
250-724-0033
50 Interlock Industries
604-587-3555
Lobby Trader Corporation
604-540-4455
51 52 Basement Systems Vancouver
604-581-1115
Lobby North Shore Recycling Program
604-984-9730
53 Nana Wall Grand Transformations
778-988-9194
Lobby BrainFood Snack Company
778-552-1506
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I’m so happy that I called Sea To Sky Armor Deck!
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PUT A IN YOUR GARAGE! Evolutionary FastFloor from Rhino Home Pro™, the one-of-a-kind flooring solution for your garage. It will leave you breathless every time you walk into your garage. All Rhino lining applications are 100% solids and environmentally friendly. Containing no VOCs or CFCs.
Beautiful and durable floors in one day!
• One day install, next day return to service* • Superior resistance to chemicals, oils, and UV exposure • Eliminate hot tire peel • Easy clean up • Maximum gloss retention • Seamless beauty • Multiple colour selections * Weather conditions may extend installation and cure times.
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Did you know... Dykhof Nurseries carries a large selection of house plants?
Featuring Dan Gauthier
Kitchen Craft Cookware is a line of top quality stainless steel cookware manufactured by West Bend Cookware. Serving more than 1 million customers across America, our investment quality, waterless/greaseless line of cookware products come with a Lifetime Warranty. These products are not available in retail stores and can be purchased only through live demonstrations with our trained cooking professionals. The construction of this minimum moisture cookware allows for great tasting, healthy meals at home. Your Kitchen Craft Waterless Cookware will likely pay for itself in many ways: • • • • •
Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced
cooking temperatures cooking time fat cholesterol meat shrinkage
• Increased nutrition • Increased energy • Increased natural medicines in foods • Increased health
Friday
It’s the only set you’ll ever need! SHORE CH 19-21 NORTH W E H AR T T A SEE US& GARDEN SHO M E HOM
• Waterproofing • Deck Rebuilds • Aluminum Railings • Aluminum Awnings • Renovations For skid resistance safety and low maintenance
For a FREE Estimate Call:
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Saturday 10:30am,12:30pm, 3:00pm Sunday
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• GARAGE ORGANIZERS • STORAGE ROOMS •
Find it
FAST A closet organizer is the perfect solution!
Visit our booth at the NV Home Show
CANADIAN CL SET We repair mirror doors!
“A family owned business since 1984”
604-986-4263 1503 Columbia St., North Van (off Lower Mtn Hwy, South of Main)
• GARAGE ORGANIZERS • STORAGE ROOMS •
KITCHEN CABINETS • LAUNDRY SOLUTIONS • BATHROOM VANITIES
TAKE BACK THE TOUGHEST ROOM IN YOUR HOME...
Need a great deck?
D10 year warranty D100% waterproof DApproved under the B.C. building code as a roofing membrane DWon’t shrink, crack, or fade DImbedded with 5 fungicides DNo charge quotes happily supplied
Friday, March 19 Saturday, March 20 Sunday, March 21
www.homeshowtime.com
EXHIBITORS
Guaranteed Quality & Service
KAREN MAGNUSSEN ARENA, 2300 Kirkstone Road
KITCHEN CABINETS • LAUNDRY SOLUTIONS • BATHROOM VANITIES
2010
9th annual spring
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - North Shore News - A27
We will be at the North Vancouver Spring Home Show at Karen Magnussen Arena March 19th - 21st, 2010
Come and Visit our booth to see a great display of indoor plants
and enter to win a beautiful indoor plant! Just look for the most colouful booth!
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HOME
EXPO
NORTH VANCOUVER’S BUILDING, RENOVATION AND DECOR SHOW!
54 Scentsy Wickless Candles
604-858-5772
55 Going Green Spray Foam Insulation
778-928-9313
1 BC Landscape & Nursery Association
604-574-7772
56 Cutco Cutlery
604-764-6565
2 3 United Vinyl Sundecks Ltd.
604-984-3200
57 ProGarage
604-518-7066
4 TQ Construction
604-430-9900
58 59 Valley Counter Tops
800-506-9997
5 Gutter Basket Ltd.
604-552-0954
62 63 Dykhof Nurseries & Florist
604-985-1914
6 T-Zone Whole Body Vibration
250-717-8361
64 Watkins Products
604-568-1771
7 8 Networx Home Improvements
604-625-0960
65 Gutter Sentry
250-951-2026
9 10 Kitchen Craft International Cookware
250-951-6270
66 Mortgage Alliance Meridian Pacific
604-730-5020
11 12 Irly Building Centre
604-986-5281
67 68 Beachcomber Hot Tubs, BH Allen (Rona)
604-985-3000
13 Hi-Tech Aluminum Railings
604-983-3210
69 Clearview Home Services
604-944-9972
14 ADT Security Services Canada Inc.
604-444-7092
70 Distinctive Landscape Lighting
604-831-5296
15 East West Trading Ltd.
604-941-5448
71 Bamford Construction Ltd.
604-986-2871
16 Urban Garage Doors
604-985-3667
72 73 Ultra Stone Inc.
604-856-4950
17 Sea To Sky Armor Deck
604-921-3321
74 75 Suntastic Solariums Ltd
604-583-8551
18 Team Fitness
604-339-2330
76 Delco Renovations
604-541-9590
19 Cutting Edge Hardwood Restore
604-960-9856
77 78 Fraser Valley Gutter Doctor Inc.
604-851-2911
20 21 Bath Fitter
604-944-4884
79 Pella Windows & Doors
604-291-9009
22 Eclipse Painting
604-889-5826
80 Mary Kay Cosmetics
604-418-4394
23 Vandenberg’s Landscape & Design
604-835-0531
81 82 Plasma Innovative Cookware
416-492-0285
24 Acme Pro Concrete Lifting
604-626-4930
83 Kerr Construction
604-263-0343
25-27 Island Hearing Services
604-522-5451
84 85 Beneath Your Feet Landscaping Inc.
604-463-7829
28 Gandy Installations
604-534-5555
86 Mr. Sandless
604-633-1311
29 West Coast Dream Garage
604-767-6050
87 Nicholson Management Corporation
604-984-0070
30 Tupperware
604-465-1266
88 Costco Wholesale
604-435-6695
31 32 Timbercoast Furnishing
250-722-3849
89 Enviro Masters
604-562-7540
33 Canadian Closet
604-986-4263
90 University First Class Painters
800-406-0014
34 Prism Security Systems
604-515-0050
91 Abodio Interior Consulting & Design
604-980-9622
35 College Pro Painting
604-619-2801
92 93 Wizard Industries Inc.
604-299-4426
36 Ped-tech Orthotics
604-929-6087
94 Rhino Home Pro
604-986-8262
37 Zap Marketing
604-866-3451
95 Power on Family Chiropractor
604-929-7700
38 Homestars Directory Inc.
416-488-0312
96 97 100 101 Centra Windows Ltd.
604-882-5010
39 40 Penfolds Roofing Inc.
604-254-4663
98 99 DECKPRO
778-895-4843
41 Student Works Painting
604-987-6110
102 103 Olson Floors
604-823-0020
42 Anthony Jamieson Designs
250-539-5110
104 Direct Buy
604-552-5252
43 Sun Life
604-438-5528
105 106 108 109 Ecowest Renovations
604-465-9378
44 45 Energy Miser Solutions
604-534-9977
107 LeafGuard Gutters
800-488-8377
46 60 61 JW Sales & Marketing
604-307-3129
Lobby Coombs Country Candy
250-724-0033
50 Interlock Industries
604-587-3555
Lobby Trader Corporation
604-540-4455
51 52 Basement Systems Vancouver
604-581-1115
Lobby North Shore Recycling Program
604-984-9730
53 Nana Wall Grand Transformations
778-988-9194
Lobby BrainFood Snack Company
778-552-1506
using 100% waterproof vinyl decking material Made in Canada R
Arm Your Deck Against Nature's Disasters “ THE BUILDERS #1 CHOICE ”
I’m so happy that I called Sea To Sky Armor Deck!
604 921-3321 www.seatoskyarmordeck.com Happily Serving our neighbors on The North Shore
PUT A IN YOUR GARAGE! Evolutionary FastFloor from Rhino Home Pro™, the one-of-a-kind flooring solution for your garage. It will leave you breathless every time you walk into your garage. All Rhino lining applications are 100% solids and environmentally friendly. Containing no VOCs or CFCs.
Beautiful and durable floors in one day!
• One day install, next day return to service* • Superior resistance to chemicals, oils, and UV exposure • Eliminate hot tire peel • Easy clean up • Maximum gloss retention • Seamless beauty • Multiple colour selections * Weather conditions may extend installation and cure times.
604.986.8262
1104 E. 3RD STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER • WWW.RHINOHOMEPRO.COM
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KITCHEN CRAFT COOKWARE Demonstrations
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Did you know... Dykhof Nurseries carries a large selection of house plants?
Featuring Dan Gauthier
Kitchen Craft Cookware is a line of top quality stainless steel cookware manufactured by West Bend Cookware. Serving more than 1 million customers across America, our investment quality, waterless/greaseless line of cookware products come with a Lifetime Warranty. These products are not available in retail stores and can be purchased only through live demonstrations with our trained cooking professionals. The construction of this minimum moisture cookware allows for great tasting, healthy meals at home. Your Kitchen Craft Waterless Cookware will likely pay for itself in many ways: • • • • •
Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced
cooking temperatures cooking time fat cholesterol meat shrinkage
• Increased nutrition • Increased energy • Increased natural medicines in foods • Increased health
Friday
It’s the only set you’ll ever need! SHORE CH 19-21 NORTH W E H AR T T A SEE US& GARDEN SHO M E HOM
• Waterproofing • Deck Rebuilds • Aluminum Railings • Aluminum Awnings • Renovations For skid resistance safety and low maintenance
For a FREE Estimate Call:
604-984-3200 www.unitedvinylsundecks.com
6:00pm
Saturday 10:30am,12:30pm, 3:00pm Sunday
11:00am, 1:30pm
• GARAGE ORGANIZERS • STORAGE ROOMS •
Find it
FAST A closet organizer is the perfect solution!
Visit our booth at the NV Home Show
CANADIAN CL SET We repair mirror doors!
“A family owned business since 1984”
604-986-4263 1503 Columbia St., North Van (off Lower Mtn Hwy, South of Main)
• GARAGE ORGANIZERS • STORAGE ROOMS •
KITCHEN CABINETS • LAUNDRY SOLUTIONS • BATHROOM VANITIES
TAKE BACK THE TOUGHEST ROOM IN YOUR HOME...
Need a great deck?
D10 year warranty D100% waterproof DApproved under the B.C. building code as a roofing membrane DWon’t shrink, crack, or fade DImbedded with 5 fungicides DNo charge quotes happily supplied
Friday, March 19 Saturday, March 20 Sunday, March 21
www.homeshowtime.com
EXHIBITORS
Guaranteed Quality & Service
KAREN MAGNUSSEN ARENA, 2300 Kirkstone Road
KITCHEN CABINETS • LAUNDRY SOLUTIONS • BATHROOM VANITIES
2010
9th annual spring
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - North Shore News - A27
We will be at the North Vancouver Spring Home Show at Karen Magnussen Arena March 19th - 21st, 2010
Come and Visit our booth to see a great display of indoor plants
and enter to win a beautiful indoor plant! Just look for the most colouful booth!
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2010
9th annual spring
CANADIAN BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM Monday-Friday 10 to 5 1367 Crown St. North Vancouver
www.ajia.ca • 604-990-1133
Being out and about is simply the “norm” these days. Rain or shine, practically a third of each day is spent outside of the home. What returns indoors with us can be a problem, however. Did you know that as much as 85 percent of the contaminants in your home got there via your family and you? Healthy and green living experts suggest stopping dirt, germs and other contaminants at the door. Not exactly sure how? A re-designed family-friendly entrance -mudroom or laundry room -is the perfect solution. The mudroom concept is as old as the horse-drawn plow. Manor houses and farms usually had a back room or porch where muddy clothes and boots were deposited and hardworking family members washed up before entering the main house -- an early
version of today’s back door. However, with the advent of indoor plumbing and eventual other “modern conveniences,” mudrooms were sacrificed and the laundry room evolved into the home’s “family” entrance or transitional room between the not-so-clean garage and the main living space.
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Longtime champions of the mudroom/laundry room redesign include Martha Stewart and architect Sarah Susanka. In her best-selling book, “The Not So Big House,” Susanka suggests transforming this often used, often overlooked
area into an ultra functional yet very attractive space. Adding plenty of natural light will keep it bright and inviting. And a plethora of storage and space requirements will be satisfied by incorporating built-in cabinets, countertops, even an island. Cabinetry will store and organize, while counter space will allow for bill-paying, mailsorting, scrap-booking, gift wrapping, crafting activities, indoor gardening, and even a computer workstation. That’s total functionality that fit right into the design mix. Remember, according to the healthy living experts, these alternative entrances provide an important barrier between outside and in. As you plan to make the space as functional as possible, by incorporating nature’s “greenest” building material into the design, you’ll make it healthy and beautiful as well.
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THE 7 EASIEST VEGETABLES TO GROW AT HOME Starting a vegetable garden is exciting, but it can be a little intimidating too. A couple things to keep in mind when starting your first vegetable garden are: KEEP IT SIMPLE AND START SMALL - Don’t try to grow everything. Plant a few easy to grow crops. Many popular varieties can be grown right in containers or in compact spaces. VISIT YOUR GARDEN OFTEN - Pull weeds as soon as you see them, make sure everything has enough water, check for insects and diseases, and look for produce that’s ready for harvest. COMPOST - is a great source of nutrition for plants. Once you start using it, you will realize you can never have too much! Perhaps you’re wondering what vegetables are the easiest to grow if this is your first attempt at a food-based garden. The biggest piece of advice I have for you is to grow what you love to eat. Talk to your friends and family to see what they have grown, and what has been successful. Here are some suggestions from the staff at Dykhof Nurseries as to good starter crops for the beginner vegetable gardener. 1. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are great. Whether it be a cherry, slicing or a paste or processing tomato, they are an integral part of the vegetable garden. Tomatoes can be planted after the soil has thawed and there is no other chance for frost. They’ll require plenty of sunlight. Fruit will be available to harvest toward the latter part of the summer. 2. Zucchini: Zucchini are an Italian squash variety that appear similar to a cucumber. They can be green or yellow in coloring. This vegetable is full of potassium, folate and manganese, making it a great addition to your menu. Zucchini take about a month to mature and be ready to harvest. They grow on vines
and produce large flowers before bearing fruit. If you do not have a lot of space, grow your zucchini up a trellis. 3. Beets: Root vegetables like beets and radishes work well in the garden as well. The bright purple color of beets indicates they are full of many essential vitamins and minerals. Toss beets in salads or use them in the traditional soup, borscht. Most root vegetables share a love for cool weather and sowing them when temperatures are cool is the secret to crisp, sweet roots. 4. Carrots: Another subterranean-growing veggie, carrots require moist soil as they germinate, but as the plants mature need less water. Carrots can be enjoyed in a number of ways and are a staple of cooking year-round. 5. Peas: These plants like moist soil that drains well. Water frequently but make sure the soil doesn’t become flooded if you want peas to flourish. Maske sure you have support for your peas. If you have a balcony or patio, look for dwarf varieties. 6. Peppers: Peppers come in so many varieties it’s easy to find ones that appeal to your taste in cooking. Generally peppers thrive in soil high in magnesium. Using compost and Epsom salt in the soil can help achieve the environment peppers desire. Peppers need a lot of heat to fully ripen. Plant them in a hot sunny spot. 7. Salad greens: Salad greens are another staple and the basis for many dishes. Best grown as a succession planting, so that not all of your greens are ready at the same time. Water in the morning instead of at night to prevent disease from developing.
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