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Acorn Squash (Cucurbita pepo)Acorn Squash are a breeze to prepare and each half is a perfect single-size serving! Another nice feature of homegrown Acorn Squash is they can last 2-3 months when stored in a cool, dark storage area. Keep a bit of the stem intact when harvesting Squash, to improve the vegetable… |
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Acorn Squash 'Table Ace' (Cucurbita pepo)‘Table Ace’ has a delicious nutty, lightly sweet flavor. All Acorn Squash are incredibly easy to prepare. Slice in half and you’ll have perfect single-size servings! Stores very well and can last 2-3 months if stored in a cool, dark storage area. To improve the vegetable… |
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Arugula, Rocket Salad, Roquette sativa (Eruca vesicaria)Wild rocket is native to Italy and a common ingredient in Italian cuisine. The flavor is a bit spicier than cultivated Arugula but a light peppery flavor still dominates. It's a great, natural seasoning for fresh salads and on sandwiches, or lightly cooked with fish or poultry.… |
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Asparagus 'Martha Washington' (Asparagus officinalis)A tried and true variety loved by generations of asparagus gardeners for its tender, delicious spears and good disease resistance. ‘Martha Washington’ is especially good for pickling and freezing. Asparagus plants are perennial. Their ferny texture adds a soft, airy feel to the… |
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Asparagus 'Jersey' (Asparagus officinalis)Asparagus plants are either male or female. While both produce delicious spears, it is the male plant that produces the most stalks because the female plant expends some energy on seed production. ‘Jersey’ is an all-male hybrid so the gardener can expect a large spear harvest… |
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Asparagus 'Purple Passion' (Asparagus officinalis)‘Purple Passion’ has a more tender texture than green varieties and has about 20% more sugar content. This gives the spears a slightly milder, nutty flavor. There are none of the strings found in green asparagus that tend to make them tough so this is an asparagus that can be… |
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Banana Pepper 'Sweet Banana' (Capsicum annuum)A gardener’s favorite for decades, recognized in 1941 by All America Selections for outstanding performance and flavor. “Sweet Banana’ produces long, sweet peppers that mature from yellow to red. Banana peppers get their name from their golden color and long, narrow shape that… |
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Banana Pepper (Capsicum annuum)Banana peppers get their name from their color and shape which resemble that of a banana. There are both hot and sweet varieties of banana peppers available. All are easy to grow and delicious eaten fresh, in cooking, or pickled. |
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Beans, Bush Beans 'Blue Lake Bush' (Phaseolus vulgaris)This bean has been around forever… And it’s no wonder, it is incredibly easy to grow and produces heaps of beans with the best garden fresh flavor a bean has to offer. Harvesting the beans when the pods are about 6 ½” long will ensure the best results for tenderness and… |
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Beets (Beta vulgaris)Beets have been a staple in the human diet for thousands of years. The wild ancestor to today's beets grows in the regions near the Mediterranean Coast and references to beets have been found in ancient Greek and Mesopotamian writings. All parts of the beet plant are edible and… |
