Growing Vegetables

Growing your own vegetables is a deeply rewarding endeavor. A vegetable garden not only saves money on groceries, it produces an abundance of fresh food that can be shared with friends and family, and gives you plenty of healthy outdoor exercise. It’s deeply gratifying to serve your family fresh-from-the-garden veggies that you’ve grown yourself.

Broccoli

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a member of the cabbage family that produces a large flowing head and stalk. Broccoli typically won’t flower in the heat...
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Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea) are related to cabbage and produces small, spherical, edible buds that are between one to two inches in diameter, resembling miniature...
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Cabbage

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a round or oval, leafy, firm-headed annual vegetable that is related to cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi and broccoli. Cabbage colors...
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Cauliflower

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) is related to collard greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale. A cool season vegetable, cauliflower produces a dense head that is...
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Chile Peppers

Chile (or “hot”) peppers (Capsicum annuum) are similar to their sweet tasting cousins except for the fact that chile peppers produce capsaicin, a lipoid that...
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Collards

Collards (Brassica oleracea) are related to cabbage and broccoli, and are part of a group of cultivars called Acephela, (“without a head” in Greek). The...
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Kale

Kale (Brassica oleracea) has enjoyed varying degrees of popularity since the Middle Ages, when it was one of the most common leafy vegetables around. Numerous...
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Lettuce

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the oldest food plants known to man. It is believed to have originated in Central Asia or India, and...
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