Posts Tagged ‘Vegetable crops’

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  Why planting onion seeds is better than planting sets (and how to do it right)

  by Jessica Walliser

  As a former organic market farmer, I’ve grown onions in every possible way. I’ve grown them from onion sets, from...

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  Growing rice in my backyard vegetable garden

  by Niki Jabbour

  Backyard vegetable gardening has come a long way since the days when gardeners only planted tomatoes, cucumbers, and beans....

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  5 Time-saving gardening tips for the vegetable gardener

  by Niki Jabbour

  As a gardener with twenty raised vegetable beds, I’ve learned a lot of time-saving gardening tips. I love working in my...

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  Pollinating squash, cucumbers & pumpkins

  by Niki Jabbour

  The Cucurbit cousins – squash, cucumbers, melons, gourds, and pumpkins – have a reputation for poor pollination. You...

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  Red lettuce varieties; a comparison

  by Niki Jabbour

  I’m a salad girl, growing dozens of types of salad crops; quinoa, amaranth, kale, spinach, orach, mache, Asian greens, and...

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  4 reasons to plant new-to-you edibles in your veggie garden

  by Tara Nolan

  I have my standard list of fruits, vegetables, and herbs that I plant in my gardens every year: heirloom tomatoes, lettuces,...