A Kaleidoscope of Kales ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 160) A Kaleidoscope of KalesA Kaleidoscope of Kales No Other Vegetable is As Hardy and Adaptable. And No Other Offers Experiment-Minded Gardeners So Many Opportunities. Kale suffers from a staid reputation. Gardeners appreciate its willingness to grow when and where other vegetables won't, and its healthfulness is legend. But this article speaks to kale's...

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Better Swiss Chard ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 153) Better Swiss ChardBetter Swiss Chard A commercial grower reveals how to get the most from this easy-growing vegetable Among veteran gardeners, Swiss chard is well known as being easy to grow. Consequently, they tend to ignore it. On the other hand, beginners might assume that chard is as tricky as say, spinach, which can bolt easily in the heat. To both...

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Cabbage Family Greens ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 158) Cabbage Family GreensCabbage Family Greens Mustard, Collards, and Kale Mustard Garden mustard isn't yellow and you don't spread it on the backside of a ham sandwich. It's leafy, curly, green and very nutritious. Mustard planted in late summer, about eight weeks before the first fall frost date, is tops for a late harvest. Cold weather and light frosts improve...

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Collards and Kale ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 137) Collards and KaleCollards and Kale These two brassicas can be grown anywhere The first collards I ever saw were some three-foot-tall plants in a San Francisco backyard; the first kale I ever enjoyed eating was grown by some back-to-the-land farmers in western Oregon. Since I moved to North Carolina, I've taken up the southerner's dedication to growing and...

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Growing Head Lettuce ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 147) Growing Head LettuceGrowing Head Lettuce Follow These Tips for Great Heads A lot of people think that crisphead or iceberg-type lettuce is hard to grow. It's not. Good head lettuce just needs fertile soil, ample sunlight, a good supply of moisture and nutrients and most important, cool weather. The plants need temperatures around 55 to 60F during the growing...

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Lettuce for Winter Greens ( Added: Sat Oct 12 2002   Hits: 146) Lettuce for Winter GreensPlant Lettuce Now for Winter Greens Gardening in reverse with cool crops I really enjoy growing full lettuce in my Vermont garden. Yes, it stretches the season and gives me a steady crop of crisp greens during those cold gray days, but there's more to it than that. For me, fall growing puts a whole new spin on gardening. It lets me think...

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