Jennifer Cardenas

This website is the passion project Jen Cardenas (Me!). I’ve been gardening for the past 20 years and my love of plants continues to “grow” (as does my love of puns). I specialize in edible fruits, vegetables and herbs. I love my raised beds and water collection system.

Why tomato skin tough?

Crack resistant tomato varieties have also been bred to have tough tomato skins. It is the thick skin on the tomatoes that makes them less likely to crack. When tomato plants have too little water, they can develop tomato fruit with thick skins. Thick skinned tomatoes were developed to withstand machine harvesting/processing and being piled …

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Can sage expire?

Today you have logged into your Sage 300 system and are seeing this Expired Licenses message saying “Your subscription license has expired for the following programs:” which looks like this: The message indicates that you can view your data in these programs, but to use any of their other features you must renew your subscription …

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Why is chamomile good for skin?

Relieves inflammation: “Because chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties, it helps to protect against long-term and short-term skin inflammation. [Specifically], in the case of sunburns, it helps reduce DNA damage caused by too much UV exposure. Chamomile boasts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can help soothe the skin, reducing redness and blemishes. It can even relieve skin …

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What is aubergine?

Aubergine got its name from its color. They call it aubergine because in European countries, aubergine means a purple-brownish color , which is similar to the color of an eggplant. How do aubergine and eggplant differ from each other? The truth is aubergines and eggplants are one and the same thing. Just like the eggplant …

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