Root Crops

Takinogawa Gobo; a Common Weed or Valuable Edible

May 19, 2011

Takinogawa Gobo, aka Edible Burdock is a great option if you want to try a new and unusual, but easy to grow root crop in your vegetable garden this season. Here in Central PA burdock is a common weed that is used by some as a medicinal wild plant. Add Gobo to the list of [...]

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Sweet Potato Vines

A New Strategy for Growing Sweet Potatoes

July 20, 2010

Some veggies wilt under the summer’s heat but growing sweet potatoes is one way to make the most of high temps in the backyard garden. In fact, many growers will need to find ways to turn the heat up a few degrees in order to keep sweets happy and productive. The opportunity for growing sweet [...]

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Growing Shallots

September 30, 2005

Have you discovered the joy of using fresh shallots in your gourmet cooking? If so do you frown and question why this delicious gourmet vegetable is so expensive? Advantages of Growing Fresh Shallots While you can purchase onions by the pound with a little loose change, shallots are sold by the ounce for big bucks. [...]

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