Root Vegetables
Sweet OnionsSweet Onions Sweet Onions If you live in the South or West, you can grow premium sweet onions Vidalia, Texas Super Sweet, Walla Walla Sweet...sweet onions are becoming the rage across the country. In the last five years, we've seen a big increase in demand for sweet onions -- and it's continuing to grow, notes Bucky Parker, general manager... |
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Sweet Potato CareSweet Potato CareSweet Potato Care Cultivating, watering and side-dressing your crop Cultivation It's important to take care of any weeds that pop up soon after planting, because they'll steal water, nutrients and sunlight that your sweet potatoes need. If you delay cultivating, the quick-growing potato vines could sprawl and make it difficult to walk |
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Sweet Potato RxSweet Potato RxSweet Potato Rx Diseases and pests that may visit your sweet potato crop The most serious diseases can be avoided by home gardeners by following sound, sanitary garden practices: Use the best-quality seed or slips possible. Look for certified slips and seed potatoes. If possible, find plants of disease-resistant varieties. If.. |
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Timing Your Potato CropTiming Your Potato CropTiming Your Potato Crop It's not the temperature, but the consistency of your soil that sets the date Potatoes can be planted very early in the season -- almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground and you're able to work the soil. In the North, you can plant your first crop of early maturing potatoes in April, usually six to eight... |
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Underground Underdog Turnips RutabagasUnderground Underdog Turnips RutabagasUnderground Underdogs: Turnips & Rutabagas Late summer into fall is a good time for many gardeners to plant Turnips and their kin, the rutabagas, are no-frills vegetables. Traditionally, they've offered plenty of utility, if not much flair. However, promising new varieties are available, and adventurous chefs are giving these old.. |
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