Vegetables

Is a Cucumber a Fruit or a Vegetable?

We all love cucumbers; no questions asked! A survey by Statista revealed in the US, a person consumed 8 pounds of cucumbers in 2021, demonstrating the fruit’s popularity. But is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable? However, it turns out that this seemingly simple question is surprisingly complex. Depending on how you look at it and what definition of…

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Guide To Growing The Perfect Broccoli

One of the most nutritional vegetables around, this sun-loving, cool season vegetable is a superfood powerhouse, filled with fiber, antioxidants and loads of vitamin C. Your mother was right- there is a reason to eat your broccoli! This stout, flowering, thick-stemmed vegetable is related to cabbage, kale, bok choy and kale. A broccoli head is eaten before it flowers, when…

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Guide To Growing The Perfect Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a classic vegetable to grow in a home garden and they are the most popular plant in the garden for a reason! With so many varieties, from rich red beefsteak types or tiny little orange cherry tomatoes, there is a tomato out there for everyone, not to mention thousands of delicious recipes for you to enjoy.

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Guide To Growing The Perfect Peppers

Peppers are one of the most popular vegetables you can grow in your garden. This vegetable (but technically a fruit!) comes in so many different colors, shapes, flavors and most importantly- spice level! While pepper plants and their leaves all look very similar, that’s where the resemblance ends. The fruits of peppers vary from wrinkled to smooth skin texture, bulbous to thin and from pale lavender all the way to chocolate brown, with every shade of green, yellow, orange and red in between.

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Guide To Growing Potatoes

Potatoes are a staple of the spring garden. Homegrown potatoes are far superior in taste and texture when compared to store bought ones. But before you can get started, there are some things to learn about so you can have a successful crop. That’s exactly what you’ll learn here. This guide covers all aspects of growing potatoes, from the popular varieties to growing requirements, common problems and how to store or use your harvest. Let’s get started.

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Guide to Growing Potatoes 2

Plants That Offer Nutrients As plants grow, they take up nutrients from the soil, leaving the ground less fertile for the future crops. Gardeners have to replenish the supply by adding the necessary fertilizers or organic matter to the soil to sustain the health of plants.  However, there are certain crops that, in addition to taking nutrients from the soil,…

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What Month Do You Plant Beans?

Beans are an increasingly popular plant with gardeners of all stripes. They’re easy to maintain, delicious to eat, and capable of surviving in all kinds of climates and soils. But many gardeners are looking for further information on when exactly they should begin growing beans. It’s certainly a good question, as the time beans are planted can have a huge…

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How Many Varieties of Peppers Are There?

The Global Pepper Market has been soaring high! It was valued at an impressive USD 4.5 Billion in 2022 and is expected to reach a remarkable USD 5.30 Billion by 2030, taking off with a steady CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 2.5%. As global cuisine trends evolve, different types of peppers remain the perfect spice for any dish! Peppers…

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Growing Carrots in Florida

Carrots are a very popular vegetable I believe because they are colorful, sweet, and fairly easy to grow. This makes them popular for the gardener to grow. A very commonly used vegetable in a great many dishes also contribute to its adoption.

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Benefits Of Using Organic Seeds

Sometimes natural garden enthusiasts question if they need to use only natural yard seed. That is a concern with an easy, yet complicated, response. We will certainly attempt to explore the ins and outs of going totally natural in your garden. We intend to take a look at, do you actually require to utilize just organic seed, locating organic garden…

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Puerros en crecimiento

¿Buscas una verdura que añada sabor a tu comida y sea saludable? El puerro es una gran verdura para cultivar; hasta ahora también me ha parecido fácil de cultivar. Mucha gente puede tener dificultades con las cebollas; tienden a hacerte lagrimear los ojos al cortarlas y a algunos no les gusta el sabor natural.

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