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The key to cooking Brussels sprouts is in not overcooking them. The leaves cook faster than the core, so cut an X in the bottom of the stem for even cooking when cooking the sprouts whole.
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Google PR: Lima beans prefer warmer weather than green beans and germinate best at soil temperatures of 65 degrees F or higher. Climbing or pole varieties, like 'King of the Garden,' produce flattened butterbean-shaped cream-colored seed and may take up to 88 days to produce.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: BRUSSELS SPROUTS Description Latin name: Brassica oleraceae Gemmifera group Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Axillary buds Temperature Preference: Cool season crop Next Back Index Links
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Lima beans prefer warmer weather than green beans and germinate best at soil temperatures of 65 degrees F or higher. Climbing or pole varieties, like 'King of the Garden,' produce flattened butterbean-shaped cream-colored seed and may take up to 88 days to produce.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Lima beans prefer warmer weather than green beans and germinate best at soil temperatures of 65 degrees F or higher. Climbing or pole varieties, like 'King of the Garden,' produce flattened butterbean-shaped cream-colored seed and may take up to 88 days to produce.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: HANDLING Muskmelon is the common name for botanical varieties of Cucumis melo L. This botanical group includes cantaloupe, honeydew, and casaba. Cantaloupe fruit (C. melo var. reticulatus Naud.) are usually characterized by netted surfaces with shallow vein tracts and the flesh is salmon-coloured.
Details Hits: 2 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Varieties include the Che-foo types: Wong Bok, Wintertime, Tropical Pride, Spring Giant, Tokyo Giant, and the Chihili types: Michihili, Jade Pagoda, Market Pride, Shantung, and Shaho Tsai. There are two principal forms of Nappa cabbage.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Description. Both vegetables are crucifies, related to cabbage and broccoli. The most common form of Chinese cabbage has a cylindrical tight head 4 inches thick and up to 18 inches long. Outer leaves are light green with a white midrib; inner leaves are creamy yellow.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Varieties include the Che-foo types: Wong Bok, Wintertime, Tropical Pride, Spring Giant, Tokyo Giant, and the Chihili types: Michihili, Jade Pagoda, Market Pride, Shantung, and Shaho Tsai. There are two principal forms of Nappa cabbage.
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Description - A crucifer, related to cabbage and broccoli. The most common form of Chinese cabbage has a cylindrical tight head 4 inches thick and up to 18 inches long. Outer leaves are light green with a white midrib. The inner leaves are creamy yellow.
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CAULIFLOWER Description Latin Name: Bassica oleracea (Botrytis group) Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Undifferentiated Flowers Temperature Preference: Cool Season Crop Next Back Index Links
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: -Planting: This vegetable grows best during periods of cool temperatures, and you'll have better luck in most areas if it is planted during midsummer for early fall ripening. Start the seeds indoors or in their own special planting bed outdoors 6-8 weeks before planting time.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Carrots are a cool season crop. They are grown for their fleshy, and tasty storage roots. The carrot is native to Europe and parts of Asia. The carrot is mentioned in some ancient Greek writings; however, the carrot we know is relatively new due to improvements by plant breeding.
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Carrot is a cool-season, biennial relative of celery, parsnip, parsley and dill. It is native to Eurasia. They are a popular home garden item because they grow quickly. Carrot roots develop best under cool temperatures and in fine-textured (sandy), well-watered soils.
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CARROT Description Latin Name: Daucus carota Family: Apiaceae (Parsley) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Swollen Root Temperature Preference: Cool Season Crop Next Back Index Links
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Celery is grown for the thick, succulent leaf stalks or petioles which are esteemed as salad and to a lesser extent as a cooked vegetable. The leaves rise from a crown at ground level. Leaf stems are up to a foot long, with the greatly compound leaf blades extending an additional foot during growth.
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Celery is a cool-season crop that grows best under moderately cool temperatures, moist soils or muck, and relatively high humidity.
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CELERY Description Latin Name: Apium graveolens (var. dulce) Family: Apiaceae (Parsley) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Petioles Temperature Preference: Cool Season Crop Next Back Index Links
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CHIVES Description Latin name: Allium Schoenoprasum Family: Alliaceae (Onion) Type: Monocot Edible Part: Leaves, Leaf bases Temperature Preference: Cool season crop Next Back Index Links
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SWISS CHARD Description Latin name: Beta vulgaris L. Cicla group Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Leaves Temperature Preference: Cool season crop Next Back Index Links
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