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Speediest Greens

Speediest GreensSpeediest Greens These Asian Specialties Sprint From Seed to Salad Bowl in Two Months or Less The fast-growing greens of the Chinese cabbage family are nearly ideal garden vegetables for fall and winter. Versatile enough to be enjoyed boiled, sauteed, and stir-fried as well as fresh, they lend a sprightly, nutty, or sharp flavor and...

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Spinach

SpinachSpinach Grow the Super-Cool Season Crop Spinach Essentials Soil pH of 6.0 to 7.0 Soil temperature of 35 o F to 75 o F for germination; 70 o F is optimum. Air temperature of 60 o to 65 o F daytime and 40 o to 45 o F nighttime for optimum growth. Provide rich soil and steady water for quick, succulent growth. Plant seed 1/2 inch deep,.

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Spring Chicories

Spring ChicoriesSpring Chicories These Hardy Plants Provide Flavorful Fresh Salad Greens Fall to Spring Radicchio, that expensive and somewhat bitter-tasting salad ingredient from Italy, is decidedly beautiful. It is also difficult to grow to perfection. All too often what was to become a tightly formed head develops in my garden into a loose bunch of..

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Sprouts Again

Sprouts AgainSprouts, Again Seed sprouts are tasty and easy to grow. Some may prove to be high-powered cancer preventatives They became popular in the 1970s and since have become a salad bar staple. But somehow, sprouts just haven't been able to shake their fad food reputation, until now at least. Certainly they add flavor as well as numerous vitamins...

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Super Scallions

Super ScallionsSuper Scallions A Gardener's Guide to Growing High-Quality Salad Onions Green onions. Bunching onions. Scallions. These are all names for the same thing in most people's minds: undersized onions, generally eaten raw. At home we use the straight white shank (usually bulbless) and as much of the upper green portion as is tender and mild. In...

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The Wide World of Lettuce

The Wide World of LettuceThe Wide World of Lettuce Types and varieties to try in your garden Lettuce is synonymous with salad for people all over the world. It's by far the world's most popular salad plant and has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years. Ancient records note that lettuce was served at the royal table of Persian kings as...

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