Plum tomatoes are the secret to an amazing homemade tomato sauce! The oval-shaped fruits have a sweet-acid...
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Vegetable crops
Growing shishito peppers: Learn how to grow this gourmet crop
Japanese shishito peppers are trendy in restaurants and farmers markets, but this is a vegetable you...
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Companion plants for peppers: 12 science-backed choices for healthy, high-yielding plants
While old-fashioned companion planting techniques relied more on folklore than science, modern methods...
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Growing carrots in containers: An easy way to grow carrots anywhere!
You don’t need a garden to grow carrots! This popular root vegetable is easy to grow in containers,...
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Round zucchini: A growing guide from seed to harvest
Zucchini is one of the most popular vegetables grown in home gardens because it’s easy, productive,...
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Lacinato kale: Learn how to grow this delicious heirloom kale
Lacinato kale is my favorite type of kale to grow. The plants form beautiful rosettes of blue-green...
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