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Costa Rica Gardening Tips for Green Holiday Gift Giving

Ed Bernhardt -
Our Home Gardening columnist names some regional plants that can help you give green this holiday season.
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Aloe Vera Uses for Skin and Health During the Costa Rica Dry Season

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Home Gardening: Check some of the exceptional healing properties of aloe.
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Costa Rican Ayote Squash Shines in Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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Although Halloween pumpkin pie may not be a tradition in Costa Rica, pumpkin squashes are definitely alive and well here. Of course, they don’t...
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Costa Rica October Gardening Guide: Planting in the Rain

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The weather in most of Costa Rica will remain much the same for October: more rain and then more rain. For gardeners, the heavy...
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Grow Tropical Ayote Squash in Costa Rica’s Rainy Season

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During the last quarter of the year, the rains in most regions of Costa Rica are often overwhelming, particularly for gardeners. Even so, there...
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Natural Pain Relief: Grow These Healing Plants in Your Costa Rican Garden

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We all have those days when little aches and pains flare up beyond the comfort zone.  If you’re tired of taking expensive pills and...
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August Gardening in Costa Rica: Working With The Rains

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Ticos often refer to August as “canícula,” and it’s a month of change. There are mornings of intense heat and afternoons of heavy rains....
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Discovering Saragundí: Costa Rica’s Versatile Medicinal Plant

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Have you ever heard of Saragundí? This fascinating plant, scientifically known as Senna alata, is a hidden gem in Costa Rica's rich botanical world....
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July Gardening in Costa Rica: Harvest, Plant And Compost

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July is usually one of the best months of the year for gardening in Costa Rica. Ticos refer to this time as “el veranillo...
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Growing Corn in Costa Rica: A Cultural Tradition and Gardening Guide

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Corn, maíz in Spanish, is deeply rooted in the culture of Costa Rica and Latin America. Indigenous people were the first to begin cultivating...
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