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Florence Fennel (Finocchio)
... there go your hopes of bulbs. Keep them regularly, evenly watered--and cultivate with a light hand, for disturbing their roots also famously induces bolting. The plants will eventually make a swollen ...
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Desirable Herb Varieties: Saffron
... plant--it's just a variety of autumn crocus--but the hand labor required to harvest the spice itself in quantity; in ... dormant), water them lightly every other day. Cultivate shallowly with a light hand if weeds poke up. When leaf growth emerges in the autumn, ... secure container for plucked threads (ideally a small bottle) ready to hand, lest any blow away. Keep watching your crop even after ...
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Desirable Herb Varieties: Sage
... victim to "wet feet", so keep it watered regularly but with a light hand; don't let its soil get really damp. When harvesting, one ... remove dead leaves as soon as you notice them. Some further light pruning at other times of the year is probably a good ... experienced with it is advised to use it with a distinctly light hand till confidence is gained. Relevant Links Besides any links presented above ...
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Desirable Herb Varieties: Rosemary
... a necessary ingredient in many types of cookery, it needs to be added with a light hand, being very powerfully flavored. Better too little than too much till you acquire a sure ...
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Beans
... mechanical picking. Pole beans, on the other hand, are much easier to pick by hand since you can stand up rather than ... seeds crowded into the pods, starchy); Cream peas (small plants with light-colored peas); and Black-eyed" peas (intermediate-sized). Though ... seedsman's catalogue is a distinction between "dark red" and "light red" kidneys. Whether that reflects anything meaningful about either taste ...
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Beets
... dried fruit: often, several seedlings will grow from each fruit; hand-thinning is almost always necessary (and important). As one source says ... already extant: Aristotle wrote of red chard, and Theophrastus mentioned light-green and dark-green kinds. The Romans as well ... The roots of some varieties, when cut transversely, show distinct light and dark rings, or even white alternating with red or purple ...
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Broccoli
... , once they have germinated, mild, say 60° or so. Give them as much light as possible--use artificial light (plant-growth fluorescent tubes suspended about 2 inches above the seedlings' tops) if ... deep-bed garden, the plant leaves will form a "living mulch" over the growing area. Hand-pull or use shallow cultivation if additional weed control becomes necessary. Heading Broccoli The green ...
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Brussels Sprouts
... , once they have germinated, mild, say 60° or so. Give them as much light as possible--use artificial light (plant-growth fluorescent tubes suspended about 2 inches above the seedlings' tops) if ... . Envoi Brussels sprouts are the 23rd most-popular vegetable in New Zealand. On the other hand, they kill and eat sheep. Return to the top of this page. --Site Directory-- Search ...
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Cauliflower
... their growth before daily air temperatures hit the 70s. On the other hand, early cultivars can be damaged by even light frosts. Moreover, cauliflower (and broccoli) plants exposed to prolonged periods (four ... once they have germinated, mild, say 60° or so. Give them as much light as possible--use artificial light (plant-growth fluorescent tubes suspended about 2 inches above the seedlings' tops) if ...
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Desirable Vegetable Varieties: Melons
... the temperature to, and then maintain it at, about 75°; now supply light--16 hours under grow-lights of some sort is a good idea ... Your melon bed should have full sun all day long. Melons prefer light, well-drained, sandy loam--they hate "wet feet" or compacted soil. ... needs bees. If you aren't sure if you have bees, consider hand-pollinating with a fine brush. (Look elsewhere for advice on that topic ...
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