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The Carrot Little Finger, 'Daucus carota var staivus', is a baby gourmet mini-carrot carrot. Even if it is harvested early, it will have a deep orange color, a tender core and a sweet flavor. Did you know that grocery store baby carrots are actually cored regular carrots? Once you try the sweet and crisp flavor of this true baby carrot, you will never look back. 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. Even moisture is essential. Price:
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The Celery Chinese Kin-Tsai (Qin cai, Kun choi), 'Apium graveolens', is one of the most widely grown vegetables in China. The leaves have a strong celery flavor that is essential for Chinese cuisine. In China, Chinese Celery is an ancient vegetable. In 1972, bamboo slips, used to record recipes, were excavated from the Han dynasty tombs. The soil should be well drained and very fertile with lots of organic matter. Cut individual stems or harvest the whole plant about 1 inch above the ground. Price:
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The Eggplant Long Purple-Japanese/Chinese, 'Solanum melongena', has a milder, more delicate flavor than regular eggplant. The Long Purple has few seeds and a thin skin that makes it easy to cook. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in Japan, China, Italy, Russia and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain. Price:
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The Kale Italian Lacinato Nero Toscana, 'Brassica oleraceae (Acephala)', is an Italian Heirloom that is prized by gourmet cooks worldwide. The Italian Lacinato is also known as Dinosaur kale, Black Tuscan Kale, or cavolo nero. This great variety has incredible flavor. It is highly nutritious and quite attractive as an ornamental in the garden. The Nero Toscana Kale dates back to the late 18th century. Kale can be harvested by cutting off the entire plant or by periodically stripping off the lower leaves. Price:
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The Kohlrabi Purple & White Vienna Blend, 'Brassica oleracea', is a curiously shaped member of the cabbage family. Kohlrabi is a crisp, mild and sweet source of fiber, potassium, calcium, and vitamin C. It may look like a space alien has invaded your garden, but you'll welcome not only Kohlrabi's unusual shape and it's crisp, juicy flavor in salads and slaws. Kohlrabi prefer rich, moist, and well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest when round portions are 2 to 3 inches wide. Price:
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The Lettuce Butterhead Tom Thumb, 'Lactuca sativa', has compact, sweet, tender, buttery heads that are perfect size for individual salads. This English heirloom, gourmet variety is a great lettuce for window boxes, indoor pots, and is a cute border plant. The mild and crunchy leaves are soft and buttery and not crunchy. The Tom Thumb Butterhead Lettuce has small, 4 to 5 inch small loose heads. Some say this is the best lettuce around! Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. Price:
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The Lettuce Oak Leaf, 'Lactuca sativa', is an old time favorite. Oak Leaf lettuce makes classy mixed salads and stays tasty even in drought and heat. If you get your garden in a little late, Oak Leaf lettuce may be one of the best varieties for you. Oak Leaf will stay tasty and non-bitter well into the heat of summer. The leaves are very attractive with the oak leaf shape. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. This lettuce can also be grown inside in containers. Price:
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The Lettuce Romaine Cimmaron, 'Lactuca sativa', is an extremely cold and heat hardy romaine. Are you a Caesar salad fan? Cimmaron Romaine is a great Caesar salad lettuce that is very sweet. This romaine is worth trying with its wonderful mix of green, red, and bronze foliage. Cimmaron Romaine is extra cold and heat resistant which adds length to your eating season and the nice sweet taste adds flavor to your salad. Cimmaron is quite beautiful and can be planted as an ornamental and it is a good container variety. Price:
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The Mustard Gai Choy Red Giant, 'Brassica juncea (integlifolia group)', is one of the most delicious greens available. It has quite a different flavor than American mustards. Red Giant Mustard is particularly overlooked by American gardeners for spinach and that is a shame. The unique, spicy flavor is excellent in mixed salads or straight as its own salad, wilted like spinach or chard and wrapped in prosciutto, steamed and tossed with sesame oil and soy sauce, or stir fried with ginger, bok, choy, snow peas or chicken. Price:
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The Onion Bunching White Sweet Spanish, 'Allium fistulosum', has delicate stems and juicy sweet tops that onion lovers can't resist. The White Sweet Spanish Valencia also forms a small, globe-shaped white onion. A scallion is an onion harvested before it has the chance to bulb. Bunching onion varieties such as this one can produce small or no onion bulbs but are milder, juicier, and sweeter tasting scallions than scallions of regular, full size bulbing onions. Scallions can be harvested any time during the growing season before they begin to bulb. Price:
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