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Category Archives: Vegetables
Sweet Potatoes
Did you know sweet potatoes can be grown in the Central Valley of CA? In fact, Merced County (USDA Zone 9) is home to many sweet potato growers and packers. If you live in another area of the world, it’s important to … Continue reading
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How to Plant “Irish” Potatoes
Hands down, “Irish” potatoes are THE most fun to grow of all vegetables. Not only are they easy to grow, harvesting is like digging for buried treasure. Kids and adults alike go crazy when digging them up. At some point … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables, Winter
Tagged easy vegetables to plant, planting potatoes, vegetables, winter gardening
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What Should I Plant in Fall?
Fall is my favorite time of year! It has fantastic holidays (Halloween, El Dia de Los Muertos, Thanksgiving), good food (pumpkin pie) and beautiful colors. Also, it’s time to start my fall garden! This year I plan to have my … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Vegetables
Tagged arugula, autumn colors, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, bulbs, calendula, carrots, cauliflower, chrysanthemum, cilantro, collard greens, coriander, cyclamen, el dia de los muertos, fall colors, fall vegetable gardening, halloween, kale, kohlrabi, nasturtium, pansies, parsnips, pot marigold, rutabaga, shelling peas, snap peas, snapdragons, snow peas, stock, sugar peas, sweet peas, thanksgiving, turnips, what's an annual?
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Ants on my Plants!!!
One of the most common misconceptions people have about ants is that they “attack” and eat plants. Although ants are pesky creatures, they cannot be blamed for munching on plants since they can’t digest plant fiber. So if you see … Continue reading