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Beets Beets are frost-tolerant root vegetables. They can grow without cover in regions with mild winters and grow in low or high tunnels in regions with more extreme winters. Plant them later in the fall to allow maturation during the winter. Sugars are stored in the roots allowing for sweet beets at harvest time....
As the summer heat intensifies, so does the taste of fresh greens in the garden. Greens, like spinach (Spinacia oleracea), grow best in cool temperatures. Unfortunately, spinach, will bolt to seed from even the slightest exposure to heat. Some gardeners, including me, have trouble growing spinach in general. In past growing seasons I have...
If you could grow your own food to feed your family for one year, what would you grow? During WWII, the United States government encouraged families and entire communities to grow their own food due to food shortages, rationing, and rising food prices. This became known as the victory garden movement. Fast forward to...
