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Fruits & Vegetables

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With a little work, your property could become your source for fresh produce.



Try an herb garden!

Now is a great time to plant an herb garden. Here are 10 tasty herbs you can grow right at your home.


French Thyme

How to pick a sweet corn variety

Choosing a sweet corn variety for your garden can be confusing. They all taste good with butter and salt come summer, but are there differences?


The Ebberts kids pick sweet corn

Enjoying green tomatoes

Green tomatoes are under-appreciated. They have the unfortunate experience of being the last born on the vine, only to be turned to mush by a frost before they can show their true colors. Bring them inside and use them!


Fried green tomatoes

Starting a strawberry patch

Betsy and her dad talk strawberries, and he shares tips for starting your own patch, from site preparation to harvest.


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How to grow artichokes

An artichoke is not a typical garden veggie. University of California Vegetable Crop Advisor Richard Smith says artichokes are fussy about their living conditions.


Artichokes with Herb Butter Sauce

Planting garlic

Just as store-bought tomatoes don't have the same ripe flavor as homegrown, garlic from your garden tastes better. And it's fun to experiment with different varieties and distinctive flavors.


Garlic

Choosing heirloom seeds

When starting your flower or vegetable garden from seed, consider incorporating some heirloom varieties into your plan.


Cleome, Annuals

All about nematodes -- the bad ones

Nematodes are microscopic roundworms that live in the soil. They make their presence known by eating your garden veggies.


Tomatoes

Spring isn't the only season to plant vegetables. Planting seeds in your garden in July and August for fall production can yield great results.



 
 
 


 

 
 
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