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21. Chinese Cabbage.
Packaging: Western Growers Association nailed wood crates, lined with paper, 29-32 kg (65-70 lb); waxed fiberboard boxes or 1/2 wood crate, 14-18 kg (30-40 lb).; 368 mm (14-1/2 in) wirebound wood crates, 20-25 kg (45-54 lb) 390 mm (15-1/2 in) wirebound wood crates, 23 kg (50 lb); 0.
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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.
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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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A. Cauliflower is not an easy garden crop to grow and requires constant moisture, high fertility levels and moderate temperatures. Cauliflower will not grow well where temperatures average above 75 degrees F. or where winter temperatures drop below 25 degrees F.
Details Hits: 2 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Vegetable Salad 1 Head cauliflower, broken into florets 1 head broccoli, broken into florets 1 cup diagonally sliced celery 1 cup fresh or frozen peas 1/2 pound lean bacon, fried crisp and drained 2 Tsp chopped green onion tops (or chives) 1 8-oz.
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Crop Knowledge Master Search by: Crop Cauliflower Vegetables General Crop Information Insects and Other Pests Plant Disease Pathogens Insects and Other Pests Scientific Name Common Name Group Brevicoryne brassicae cabbage aphid APHIDS Myzus persicae green peach aphid APHIDS Pieris rapae imported
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CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower is, indeed, a flower, one growing from a plant that in its early stages resembles broccoli, its closest relative. Like broccoli, cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable; members of this family have been associated with reducing the risk of cancer.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Cauliflower is best started from transplants for both spring and fall crops. Do not transplant sooner than 2 to 3 weeks before the average frost-free date in the spring. Cauliflower is more sensitive to the cold than its cabbage-family relatives.
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CARROT Daucus carota DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this article is based on research and the personal experiences of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting a health care provider.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: While some tactics found in the "Alternative Control Guide" can be effective, many have not been extensively tested in home garden. Our goal in highlighting alternatives is to provide you, the home gardener, pest control methods that you can test in your own home garden.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: The carrot (Daucus carota) gets its name from the French word carotte, which in turn comes from the Latin carota. It has been known since ancient times and is believed to have originated in Afghanistan and adjacent areas.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Kemper Code: J270 Common Name: chives Zone: 4 to 8 Plant Type: Bulb Family: Liliaceae Missouri Native: No Native Range: Balkens, Siberia, Asia Minor Height: 1 to 1.5 feet Spread: 1 to 1.
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Chives are perennials easily distinguished by their growth in dense clumps, lack of well-formed bulbs, and ornamental quality violet flowers. The tubular leaves are 6 to 10 inches long. No other onion has such a wide geographical distribution as the chive and few species are more variable.
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Chives are perennials easily distinguished by their growth in dense clumps, lack of well-formed bulbs, and ornamental quality violet flowers. The tubular leaves are 6 to 10 inches long. No other onion has such a wide geographical distribution as the chive and few species are more variable.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Below is a list of conditions where patients are warned against taking this herb. Under each condition is listed other herbs with similar warnings.
Details Hits: 1 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Overweight but cant be bothered to get down the gym? Those nice folk at Coca-Cola and Nestle have just the thing. A fizzy green-tea beverage that uses up more calories than it delivers. Just like celery.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Here are some plotted results from Frogwatch USA data. Select a site from the left, and then use the controls below to choose a species of frog and a year. See data on call intensity over time in the graph and data table below.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Organic Tall Utah Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce Description: Tall Utah Celery is a popular and widely adapted celery variety. The vigorous sturdy plants produce smooth, thick, long stalks of celery that reach 18 or more inches in length to the first joint of the stalk.
Details Hits: 2 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Celery and parsley (and carrots, treated in another chapter) are related crops in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Both fall in EPA Crop Group 4, Leafy vegetables. To a large degree they share insect pests and are thus treated together here.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Celery is best in its fresh, crisp, raw form but it may be cooked slightly without decreasing its value. The coarser outside stalks may be utilized in soups, white sauce, chowder, chop suey, stews, and scallops while the hearts go with the salads, sandwiches, and garnishes.
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