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Edibles/Vegetables
Zea mays Corn (Sweet and Pop) ze’å maz Vegetable Easy Poaceae; native to tropical America. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ after all danger of frost is past in the spring. Sow in a warm soil. Seeds can also be sown indoors, 2...
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VIGNA unguiculata Cowpea vig’nå ung-ik-u-la’tå Vegetable Easy Fabaceae; native to the tropics. Germination: Best sown outdoors when the soil is warm in the spring. Seeds can also be sown indoors at a temperature of 70-75°....
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VALERIANELLA locusta Corn Salad vå-le-ri-å-nel’å lo-kus’tå Vegetable Easy Valerianaceae; native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ when the soil is cool, as they will not germinate...
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SPINACIA oleracea Spinach spi-na’she-å ol-er-a’se-å Vegetable Easy Chenopodiaceae; native to southwest Asia. Germination: Best sown outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Sow in succession every 7-10 days until...
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SOLANUM tuberosum Potato so-la’num tu-be-ro’sum Vegetable Easy Solanaceae; native to Peru. Germination: Best sown indoors at a temperature of 68-86° and at a depth of 4 times the size of the seeds. They will germinate in 10-15...
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SOLANUM melongena Eggplant so-la’num mel-on’gen-å Vegetable Easy Solanaceae; native to Africa and Asia. Germination: Best sown indoors, 8-10 weeks before night temperatures remain above 55°. Sow at a temperature of 70-75° or...
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RAPHANUS sativu Radish raf’å-nus sa-te’vus Vegetable Easy Brassicaceae; native to Eurasia. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ when the soil is cool. It is a cool season crop that should be successively sown every 2 weeks...
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PISUM sativum Pea, Garden pe’sum sa-te’vum Vegetable Easy Fabaceae; native to Eurasia. Germination: Sow seeds outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring. Bury them deeply in the soil at 1-2 inches. Seeds will...
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PHASEOLUS lunatus Lima Bean, Butter Bean få-se’o-lus lu-na’tus Vegetable Easy Fabaceae; native to tropical America. Germination: Innoculate with a nitrogen-fixing bacteria prior to sowing. Seeds are best sown outdoors in situ after...
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PASTINACA sativa Parsnip pas-ti-na’kå sa-te’vå Vegetable Easy Apiaceae; native to Eurasia. Germination: Best sown outdoors in situ as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring. In Zones 8 and warmer, sow them in the fall for...
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