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    How to Plant and Grow Watermelon

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    The watermelon is a tender, warm-weather annual. Watermelons along with muskmelons and cantaloupes are sometimes called summer melons. They thrive in hot weather. Watermelons are easy to grow. They need plenty of sun, nutrient-rich soil, and plenty of water. Get watermelon started in the home garden after all danger of frost has passed and your […] More

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    How to Grow Sweet Bell Peppers

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    Peppers come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. From mild, sweet bell peppers to fiery, spicy chili peppers, there is a pepper to fit everyone’s taste. If you’re looking to add a little something extra to your garden, consider growing some peppers! Sweet peppers and hot peppers can be grown from seeds […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Cucumbers

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    Cucumbers–natives of India–love warm weather. Wait until soil and air temperatures average 70°F each day before sowing or transplanting cumbers to the garden. While warm temperatures are required for growing, cucumbers require a relatively short season–55 to 60 days from sowing to harvest. In long-season regions, you can plant successive crops. In cool or short-season […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Tomatoes

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    Learn how to grow tomatoes in the ground, in raised beds, and in containers. From seedling to harvest, tomato plants require care. Now let’s start the port by understanding the tomatoes in more depth. The tomato is native to semi-tropical western South America. Tomatoes are warm-season annuals. To grow strong and healthy and to bear […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Parsnips

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    Parsnips are cool-weather biennials grown as an annual. Parsnips taste best if brought to harvest in cool weather. The parsnip is a creamy white root that grows from 4 to 9 inches (10-22cm) long, similar to a carrot in appearance and tasty like a celery heart. The parsnip is a biennial grown as an annual. […] More

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    How to Grow Globeflower — Trollius

    Trollius bears large, rounded blooms, thus the common name globeflower. Blooms range from pale cream to orange. Flowers are commonly 2 inches (5cm) across. Trollius grows in full sun or partial shade. It does not like heat or drought so avoid planting it where afternoons are sunny and hot. Trollius will thrive around pond edges […] More

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    How to Grow Lamb’s Ear — Stachys

    Stachys–commonly called lamb’s ears–is a small perennial evergreen most often chosen for its foliage and not its flowers. Stachys produce downy, silvery gray foliage and spikes of small usually mauve-pink flowers in summer. Stachys is a good choice for a sunny bed or path. Stachys must be planted in well-drained soil. Plants often die out […] More

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    How to Grow Asparagus

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    Asparagus is a long-lived perennial vegetable that requires three to four years to become established and productive. Once established, an asparagus plant can produce spears for 15 to 20 years or more. It is best to grow asparagus in dedicated planting beds–often referred to as the “asparagus patch”. Asparagus grows from fleshy roots called crowns. […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Onions

    How to Grow Onions

    Onions can be grown for their green immature stems or they can be grown for their mature bulbs. These strong-smelling plants have been extremely popular for centuries. Two main types of onions are grown in the home garden: the young, green or white, bunching sorts eaten fresh and before the mature bulb has formed, and […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Brussels Sprouts

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    Brussels sprouts are best grown in cool weather, usually in early spring or autumn. Sprouts require from 80 to 110 days with daylight temperatures below 80ºF (27ºC) and nighttime temperatures even lower. Brussels sprouts are frost hardy and will tolerate temperatures as low as 20ºF. A frost will sweeten the flavor of Brussels sprouts. Temperatures […] More

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    How to Plant and Grow Rhubarb

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    Rhubarb is grown for its leaf stems (called petioles) which are thick and fleshy. The stems are colorful—cherry-red to deep red and sometimes green–and tart. They are used in jams and pies—with plenty of sugar added—and are often matched with the sweetness of strawberries. Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that requires a dedicated growing spot […] More