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15 foods to relieve stress

Green leafy vegetables It's tempting to reach for a cheeseburger when you're stressed, but go green for lunch instead. 'Green leafy vegetables like spinach contain folate, which produces dopamine, a pleasure-inducing brain chemical that helps you stay calm,' Heather Mangieri, RDN, spokesperson for ...

22
May
2020

Growing cabbage: what are the different varieties?

ale 8- the perennial Daubenton's cabbage which is also currently in vogue, but was once used as a fodder plant to feed livestock. Easy to grow leafy vegetables Cabbages are hardy plants that like deep, cool, rather chalky soil. All cabbages, except Brussels sprouts, prefer fairly well-smok ...

10
Nov
2021

Slugs in the garden: what solutions?

m are capable of devouring up to 50% of their body weight in plants in a single night, with a preference for the most tender shoots (young seedlings, leafy vegetables...). The most obvious signs of their presence are holey leaves, devastated seedlings, and mucus trails, the slime that these unwelco ...

13
Aug
2014

Spinach and lamb's lettuce soup: an easy recipe

uce. Cyril Lignac had specified in the show of November 29, 2022 that it is possible to realize this recipe of velouté with all kinds of salads and leafy vegetables... Preparation of the broth To make this spinach and lamb's lettuce soup, you need about 40 cl of chicken stock. Your soup w ...

06
Jan
2023

Drought: how to prepare your vegetable garden for a dry spell?

e crops that do not tolerate lack of water. Conversely, root vegetables such as yam potatoes, carrots or parsnips are more drought resistant. Some leafy vegetables also show good resistance to lack of water such as cabbage, lamb's lettuce or batavia lettuce. Among the vegetables that require l ...

01
Mar
2023

Natural Gardening: 5 simple and effective remedies for the vegetable garden.

ll you have to do is sprinkle the coffee grounds between your young plants. The smell of coffee not only deters slugs but also caterpillars from your leafy vegetables such as salads and cabbages. 3- Black soap to treat sick plants Black soap is a liquid soap made from vegetable oils such as olive oi ...

30
June
2023

Vegetable garden: 5 vegetables to sow in August

n out to about 30 cm as soon as the first leaves appear. Always proceed with the harvest before the plant goes to seed. 4- Spinach In the category of leafy vegetables, spinach is also one of the 5 vegetables to sow in the garden in August. Since this vegetable fears high heat, sowing is usually done ...

21
Aug
2024