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The Beet Detroit Dark Red, 'Beta vulgaris', is a tender, sweet, tasty, and extremely nutritious root vegetable. The foliage is also highly regarded for taste and it has more iron than a hamburger. Home grown beets are delicious! The top growth is as tasty as chard or spinach. Detroit Dark Red Beets are great sliced and in salads. It is also a good container plant. In mild climates, seed can be sown September for February harvest. Beets prefer deep, well drained soil with lots of organic material. They need to be kept moist. Price:
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The Cabbage Chinese Michihli ( haku-sai, pe-tsai), 'Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group)', has such a mild, sweet flavor compared to regular cabbage that it can be used raw in salads. The Michihle has a texture between cabbage and lettuce. The leaves are mild and sweet, and do not cause digestion problems like regular cabbage. It can be grown nicely in 5 gallon containers. Chinese Cabbage prefers rich, moist, well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest the heads after they firm up and are solid but not too hard. Price:
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The Carrot Asian New Kurodo, 'Daucus carota var staivus', is popular in the Orient. The New Kurodo is one of the sweetest carrots you will ever eat. Late planting your garden? Kurodo is quite heat resistant, so don't hesitate to plant in the late spring when you might be nervous about planting other carrots. New Kurodo has smooth, tapered roots that are 8 inches long with 2 inch shoulders. A 50% peat moss mix with the soil is ideal. Even moisture is essential. Price:
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The Carrot Royal Chantenay, 'Daucus carota var staivus', produces home grown carrots that taste better than store bought. They have a sweet, crisp, nice flavor and they are excellent for heavy, clay dominated soils. Royal Chantenay is considered an excellent all around carrot by combining excellent qualities such as flavor, shallow soil growth, and storage ability. The single most important factor in growing carrots is to have a deep, clod and rock free, well drained soil. A 50% peat moss mix with the soil is ideal. Price:
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The Celery Tall Utah 52/70 Improved, 'Apium graveolens var dulce', has a far superior flavor than grocery store celery. The fruits of the labors of experienced gardeners will be even sweeter when growing celery. Tall Utah grows best in climates with long, moderate temperature seasons, but can be grown most places with the proper technique. Celery is worth the effort. Celery prefers well drained soil that has lots of organic matter. Harvest stalks when they are at least 6 inches tall and cut with a sharp knife just below the ground level. Price:
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The Collards Georgia Southern, 'Brassica oleracea', is a heat and cold tolerant variety that is high in vitamins and minerals. This non-heading member of the cabbage family has huge cabbage-like, blue-green, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. Collards are overlooked for gourmet greens, lettuce, and cabbage. They prefer rich, moist, well drained soil with lots of organic matter. In dry climates, water deeply once a week. The leaves of the collard can be harvested as needed. Price:
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The Kale Dwarf Blue Curled, 'Brassica oleraceae (Acephala)', is very nutritious, tasty, and simple to grow. Add the Dwarf Ble Curled Kale to soup, or stir-fry or steam. Dwarf Blue Curled Kale is extremely hardy and will overwinter in all but the coldest climates. Like most "green", it grows best in cool weather but will also withstand some heat. The flavor of this "cut and come again" crop is actually improved by frost. Kale can be harvested by cutting off the entire plant or by periodically stripping off the lower leaves. Price:
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The Mustard Mizuna Siu Cai, Xiu Cai, 'Brassica rapa', is the perfect mustard green with its mild, sweet, earthy, mustard flavor that tolerates cold and heat. It is so attractive that it is used as an ornamental. Commonly used as a graceful bedding plant that "floats" in the flower beds and as a sweet, mild mustard green that is ready to harvest in 3 weeks. Mizuna looks are deceptive; it is a beautiful graceful prolific branching plant that will also germinate under cold and wet spring conditions. You can harvest a few leaves from each plant anytime after germination. Price:
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The Melon Ha Ogen, 'Cucumis melo', has an intoxicating aroma.The Ha Ogen melon will produce 10 or more small, very sweet fruits per plant. This pale green fruit has a loyal following. Once you try it, you will be hooked too. This open pollinated melon is popular for three good reasons; the softball size melons mature early and are numerous, the sweet pale green flesh is very delicious treat, and the intoxicating aroma is beyond belief. The soil should be light and well drained. Melons use a lot of water but they should not ever be soggy wet. Price:
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The Muskmelon Israeli, 'Cucumis melo', has creamy-white flesh and a unique and very tasty flavor. Large, oval, 7 to 8 pound fruits are on very vigorous and productive vines. The fruit is very aromatic and the flavor is unique, making this melon a variety worth trying. The fruits do not have ribs or sutures and has sparse netting with a yellow-orange rind. Muskmelons prefer light and well drained soil. Muskmelons use a lot of water but they should not ever be soggy wet. Price:
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