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"Working with the earth, smelling it, improving it, watching things grow in it made me feel good. It slowed me down and made life seem OK even if I was depressed or sad."Grow Your Own by Jeanne DarlingtonIssue Number 3, May/June 1970To read more about what to plant in other months and regions, visit our What to Plant Now home page.For planting times specific to your zip code, check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Vegetable Garden Planner. |
Top Crops for Southern Interior Gardening:
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Top 10 Crops: Southern Interior1. Sweet pepper
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Other Highly Recommended Crops:Cabbage family: Cabbage, collards, kale Cucumber family: Cantaloupe, watermelon, winter squash Leafy greens: Arugula, chard, lettuce, mache, mustard (all types), pac choi, sorrel, spinach, turnip greens Legumes: Asparagus/yard-long bean, bush lima bean, dry soup beans, edamame, pole beans, snow/snap and shell peas Root crops: Potato, radish, rutabaga, shallot, sunchoke, sweet potato Tomato family: Eggplant, tomatillo Miscellaneous: Asparagus, okra, rhubarb, scallion, sweet corn |
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RESOURCES* To learn more about when to sow seeds (indoors and outdoors) or when to transplant your seedlings to the garden, see: Know When to Plant What: Find Your Average Last Spring Frost Date. * To learn more about how to start seeds, check out Seed-starting Basics. For a primer on how to transplant seedlings, see Garden Transplanting: Expert Advice. * Find garden seeds from great mail-order companies with our Plant and Seed Finder. * Learn more about high-quality seeds and great seed companies in Best Seeds for a Bigger, Better Garden and Best Garden Seed Companies, or through our seed company directory. * You might also try swapping seeds locally. * For tips on growing everything from apples to zucchini, see our Organic Gardening homepage. |
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