Articles related to "Heirloom Vegetables"



A Rutabaga by Any Other Name
I'm embarrassed to say the parsnips, rutabagas and turnips were indistinguishable from one another, for me.
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Chantenay Carrots
Someone asked me about Chantenay carrots the other day. Her grin as I launched into my spiel told me she knew I'd be the one to ask.
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Cooking Yore Vegetables
Do you ever wonder how past generations used the heirloom varieties you are currently growing?
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Fall Crops
Plan now to continue harvesting into the fall.
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Favourite Heirloom Vegetables
When gardeners grow tired of the same old vegetables, they add an extra punch of colour to the vegetable garden by growing unique heritage varieties.
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Garlic - A Great Way to Start "Seed" Saving
Garlic is as easy to save as it is to grow and there are hundreds of varieties you've probably never tried.
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Greens, Reds & Speckles
That premium mesclun mix isn't new. It's what salad used to be.
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Heirloom, Hybrid or Hype?
Can you really say one is better than the other. How many of you grow a little of both?
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Keeping Your Distance
Now is a good time to think about saving some seeds for next year.
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Salsify? Scoronera?
They're root crops. They taste like oysters. And you've probably never heard of them.
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Saving Heirloom Seeds
If you intend to plant an heirloom vegetable garden, you will certainly want to save your heirloom seeds. To keep heirloom seeds pure, you should have a garden plan...
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Seed Saving - Preserving Your Heirlooms
To truly be an heirloom plant, you need to participate in the seed saving and sharing. Here are some tips to get you started.
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Storing Seed
A little care when storing your saved seeds will insure they are still viable when you need them, next spring.
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Tromboncino Squash
If you thought you had an embarrassment of riches when your zucchini started producing, try growing this cousin.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
Is there such a thing as an illegal vegetable and could you be growing it?
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An Heirloom Garden
With gardening time approaching, consider an heirloom garden.
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Asian Vegetable: Take Out From the Garden
We love Asian cooking, but, if you're like me, it just never tastes the same when cooked at home as it does at the restaurant. Maybe it's the vegetables?
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Broccoli Raab
When your broccoli grows into all leaves and no flower buds, it might not be the heat. Maybe you've planted broccoli raab.
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Fall Harvest of Pumpkins
Bring some fall color into your home with an assortment of home grown pumpkins.
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Fall Harvest of Pumpkins
Bring some fall color into your home with an assortment of home grown pumpkins.
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Green Tomatoes (and pink and purple and striped...)
Heirloom tomatoes offer the best of taste and variety.
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Growing Heirloom Plants
Heirlooms are the same vegetables and flowers that our grandparents and great grandparents were growing.
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Heirloom Gardens PT II
Part 2 of Heirloom Gardens article listing some of the heirlooms available to gardeners.
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New "Old" Varieties for 2001
Of course they're not really new, but they could be new treats for your garden.
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Spinach, An Early Sign of Spring
Some gardeners think of spring bulbs as the first signs of spring. I think of spinach.
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The Humble Potato
Potatoes have taught us all a lesson or two about the need for preserving and planting genetic variety.
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Why Grow Heirlooms?
A quick introduction to some of the pleasures of growing fruits and vegetables that have been favorites for generations and still taste great.
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Growing Heirloom Tomato Plants
Interested in beginning heirloom vegetable gardening? Growing heirloom tomatoes is an excellent place to start!
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Heirloom Country Gardens
Horticultural researcher at Rodale Institute Experimental Farm, Sarah Wolfgang Heffner presents a delightful book introducing gardeners to heirloom country gardens.
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Heirloom Seed and Heritage Seed
What is an heirloom seed, heirloom plant, or heirloom vegetable? Where can I buy heritage or heirloom seeds? Want to know? Learn the answers here.
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Growing Red Heirloom Tomatoes
Want to grow a red heirloom tomato? Here are a variety of red tomatoes with their heirloom information, days to maturity, common uses and description.
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