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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – The many benefits of a backyard garden
As we start out a new year and consider the various ways we could potentially live a more sustainable and successful life in the coming year, I want to take this opportunity to highlight the many benefits of backyard farming and growing fresh food in your own yard, home, or community.
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Denali Nottage takes home title
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Bahamian Denali Nottage on winning the Casely $10k Men’s Open in Hollywood, Florida, on October 23.
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THE KDK REPORT: As the orchids bloom
A POPULAR theory amongst gardeners is that the lunar cycle can affect plant growth. It follows that as the moon’s gravitational pull alters the rise and fall of ocean tides, it also directly influences the amount of moisture in the soil. In doing so, planting seeds in the right moisture conditions will allow the seeds to germinate much faster and accordingly yield bigger, healthier plants.
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HUBERT EDWARDS: A matter of life and debt
There is every expectation that The Bahamas’ current economic crisis will eventually come to an end. These things always do. What is not as clear is when, and how, it will be corrected.
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‘I grew marijuana by accident’
A 32-year-old man who was found with several marijuana plants claimed they accidentally sprouted when he threw the seeds out after smoking.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: How easy it is to forget how lucky we really are
We are so spoiled. So utterly, utterly spoiled and fortunate and lucky beyond our wildest dreams. We live in The Bahamas.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Admit it - there’s never been a better time to put off what you have to do today
Over the holidays as our little public relations office was officially closed, I worked there nearly every day anyway because it is what I do.
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ART OF GRAPHIX: Quieting our minds so creativity can flourish
Have you ever been driving down the street when, suddenly, the solution to a concept you have been mulling over for weeks pops into your head?
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WORLD VIEW: Let PM Mia Mottley’s seed sprout across the Caribbean
IN the wake of the clean sweep by the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) of all the seats in general elections on May 24 for the Barbados House of Representatives, the problem of no parliamentary opposition has rightly become a matter for wider discussion in the Caribbean and farther abroad.
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The importance of a Christian education
Most Christian denominations in our Bahamas must be credited with promoting Christian and secular education with distinction.The Anglicans, Baptists, Roman Catholics, Methodists, along with others, have historically been the Christian motivators in t
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Women, men & emotions: Are you the host or the hostage?
Many people believe that highly touted intellect alone is the key to a successful life. Yet, without positive emotional capital, intellectual success slowly begins to falter.
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Growing root crops
Root crops are not as significant a part of the diet in the Bahamas as they are in Europe and North America where they once were essential to survival in the winter months because of their long keeping qualities.
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Growing Curcurbit
Cucurbit is the collective name given to squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, melons and christophenes. The plants are generally vinous and the fruits quick growing.
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Gardening in October
Many Bahamians have been looking forward to October to bring relief from the oppressive heat and humidity of August and September. During the month the temperature of the ocean will drop appreciably causing air and soil temperatures to decrease. Mornings will have a little nip in the air and most people will seem to have more energy.
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Cabbages
All members of the cabbage family require lots of feeding and lots of water and are called gross feeders. Give them the fertilizer and water and you will have guaranteed returns.
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Change with the world and 'never surrender'
These days, business seems battered from all sides. If it is not the recession, then it’s government dreaming up new rules with which we shall comply.
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Planting Cannas and Callas
When a gardener wants bold colour from a strong source that flowers intermittently throughout the year he could do much worse than employ cannas to fit the bill.
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PLP chairman calls for time to implement crime fighting plans
PLP chairman Bradley Roberts has appealed to Bahamians to give the government "some time" to implement its crime fighting plans.
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Perlite and vermiculite
Some gardeners with heavy clay soil swear by adding sand in order to provide aeration. They obviously forgot the formula: clay, plus sand, plus water equals cement, which produces concrete.
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Postcards from the new-improved Nassau
Several years ago in this space, I offered this charming description of the city of Nassau... For over 20 years private sector leaders have been seeking to persuade successive governments t