Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
The Pod veggie category consists of one plant family: Legume Family: Beans (snap, shell and dried) and peas (English, sugar snap and snow) Similarities:  Pods enrich the soil with nitrogen. The main attraction with Pods is the pods and the seeds inside. The birds love the seeds. Pollinators love the flowers. Pods grow above ground. […]
Unlike the Flower Buds category, the main attraction for the Roots category grows underground. Roots include the following: Carrot Family:  carrots, celeriac, parsnip, parsley root Brassica Family: radish, rutabaga, turnip Aster Family: salsify and scorzonera Amaranth Family: beets Similarities:  Root veggies are hardier than some of the other veggie categories. When you harvest the root […]
The Flower Buds veggie category includes two plant families. While Flowers and Buds category can include edible flowers, herb blossoms and squash blossoms, the main veggie members of this category include: Brassica Family: broccoli, cauliflower, romanesco and brussels sprouts Aster Family: artichoke Similarities:  The flowers and buds are the main attraction with these veggies. These […]
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