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How to Store Root Crops Have your fall garden of root crops mature as late as possible by planting as late as possible. Cold weather sweetens the roots and you'll be putting the freshest produce into a cool root cellar, garage or back porch. |
National Gardening |
Winter Root Crop Gardening Whether you live in the cold North or the warm South, you can store some of your root crops in the garden. Your winter garden can yield fresh vegetables all winter long and into the spring. |
National Gardening |
Storing Vine Crops How to keep your harvest once it's out of the garden... |
National Gardening |
Food Gardening 101 It's a great treat to go shopping in your own garden to harvest fresh food. A small, well-tended garden can be just as productive as a large one that is ignored, so it is a good idea to start small and expand it as you need more space. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. |
National Gardening |
Growing Endive & Chicory In recent years gourmet European and Asian greens have gained popularity in this country. They add a spicy taste and an interesting texture to regular salads. |
National Gardening |
Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
National Gardening |
Harvesting Potatoes After all your work of planting and caring for your potato plants, here's how to get the most from your harvest. |
National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Get A Head The reason a lot of people start taking cabbage for granted is that it often turns out to be too much of a good thing. With a little planning before you plant, you can arrange your harvest according to your needs. |
Seasoned Cooking October 2008 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Kitchen Focus This recipe for roasted vegetables provides a satisfying, healthful way to create a hearty meal. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
National Gardening Shila Patel |
Drying Tomatoes Drying tomatoes is simple and the results -- delicious |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
National Gardening |
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes With sweet potato plants the vines don't die and signal harvesttime the way white potato vines do. This article tells you the best time to harvest, how to cure your sweet potatos and how to store them. |
National Gardening |
Harvesting Winter Squash and Pumpkins When and how to bring the crop in from the garden... |
National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Winter Salad Bowl No matter where you live a cold frame or tunnel greenhouse can put just-picked salads on the table through the coldest months. |
National Gardening |
Into the Kitchen: Squash and Melons How to store and prepare both summer and winter squash as well as melons. |
National Gardening |
Harvesting Corn Harvesting corn is a matter of picking the ears at peak flavor. Here's how to know when to harvest. |
Seasoned Cooking February 2009 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Kitchen Focus Before you dismiss the idea of making homemade stock as too much effort, pause and take stock (pun intended!) of the steps involved. Making stock is as simple as tossing a nice selection of ingredients into a pot, adding water and simmering it for hours. |
National Gardening October 1999 Renee Shepherd |
Sizzling Summer Treats Smoky-sweet, grilled or broiled, roasted peppers are hot! |
National Gardening |
Getting to Know Squash There are three main types of squash -- summer, winter and pumpkin. Here are descriptions of the varieties and characteristics of each. |
Prepared Foods July 1, 2009 Kerry Hughes |
R&D: Fruit and Vegetable Inclusions-- July 2009 Graceland Fruit Inc., a vegetable and fruit processing company in operation since 1973, has developed innovative new categories of processed fruits and vegetables as ready-to-use ingredients. |
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler |
Super-Nutritious Vegetables Now you can plant vegetables bred for their high nutrient content |
Popular Mechanics September 19, 2008 Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
Seasoned Cooking March 2009 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Kitchen Focus These Radish Cole Slaw and Spicy Pork Chops recipes make a deliberate transition that blends the comfort foods of the winter season with splashes of freshness that come with spring. |
National Gardening Kris Wetherbee |
Sweet Beets For a quick-maturing and nutritious vegetable, you can't beat beets... |
National Gardening Eliot Tozer |
A Gardener's Guide to Frost How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it... |
National Gardening Georgeanne Brennan |
Hearty Harvest Recipes These two recipes play up the assets of root vegetables. In the first one, nine underground vegetables are roasted with herbs and olive oil. The result is even better than the sum of its parts. The second is a surprise: parsnips in an aromatic spice cake. |
National Gardening Ben Watson |
Veteran Vegetables While you're planting some of the newest vegetables, don't forget to leave some room for these classics. |
This Old House March 27, 2001 Lynn Ocone |
Growing Perfect Tomatoes Treat yourself to one of the true pleasures of summer: your own homegrown tomatoes fresh from the vine... |
National Gardening |
Tomato Problems Some problems with tomatoes are not caused by insects or diseases. Here are a few common problems. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Avoid Winter Weight Gain How to combat winter weight gain and remain slim and trim for spring. |
National Gardening |
Trench Planting Your Root Crops A quick way to improve soil for root crops... |
Seasoned Cooking August 2008 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Kitchen Focus If you are thinking of joining a Community Supported Agriculture read on for a little taste of what you can expect from it. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
When Good Tomatoes Go Bad Here's a list of eight of the most common tomato fruit problems not caused by insect or disease. |
Food Processing April 2005 Diane Toops |
Category Report: It's in the bag The fresh-cut fruit and vegetable category is being fueled by convenience and the new Dietary Guidelines, as American consumers are flocking to pre-washed, pre-cut packaged fruits and vegetables at a blistering pace. |
National Gardening Carol Deppe |
Breeding Your Own Squash A guide to plant breeding and seed saving in the squash and pumpkin patch... |
National Gardening A. Cort Sinnes |
Harvest Feast If you find the idea of an exuberant Harvest Home more appealing than a formal Thanksgiving meal, at least it's an historically accurate option. The following recipes feature fresh vegetables. All feed approximately eight people and can be easily doubled for feeding a crowd... |
National Gardening Suzanne DeJohn |
Taking the "Fast" Out of Fast Food We are a nation that is substituting fast food for nourishment. Take more control and reclaim a connection to the foods that actually nourish us. |
National Gardening Jack Ruttle |
Fast-Growing Salad Greens These Asian specialties sprint from seed to salad bowl in two months or less... |
Seasoned Cooking October 2004 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Tailgate Meals Enjoy these recipes before the game and even during if you can manage to save some for that long! Roasted Vegetable Medley... Sweet and Spicy Chicken Salad... The Snack Mix of Champions... |
Seasoned Cooking August 2010 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Roasting Tomatoes I adore roasted tomatoes and enjoy them in everything from sandwiches to sauces to pizza and more. |
Inc. October 2006 Arthur Lubow |
The Squash Blossom Solution At the high, high end of the market, the Jones family of Huron, Ohio, outruns the economics of modern farming. |
National Gardening |
Timing The Potato Planting Potatoes can be planted very early in the season -- almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground and you're able to work the soil. In the North, you can plant your first crop of early maturing potatoes in April, usually six to eight weeks before the last frost. |
Seasoned Cooking September 2005 J. Sinclair |
Tomatoes It's September and you're probably up to your armpits in tomatoes. So here's a few things you can do with them -- including whipping up a tureen of roasted tomato soup or making a simple tomato relish. |
Science News December 6, 2003 Janet Raloff |
Leaden Gardens Recognizing the threat posed by tainted soil, environmental scientists have warned that growing edible plants in soils near streets or within several feet of homes and other painted structures risks extracting lead from the soil and bringing it to the dinner table. |
Seasoned Cooking October 2010 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Rush Hour Stuffed red peppers are a great way to welcome autumn and celebrate what harvest remains as we prepare for the long winter ahead. |
AskMen.com Steven Shaw |
Easy Ways To Eat 5 Fruits & Veggies A Day Add a few of these tips into your daily routine, and you'll be doing your body a huge favor. |
Seasoned Cooking October 2007 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Roasted Tomato Gazpacho Gazpacho gets a fall makeover in this recipe in which the tomatoes and garlic are roasted to give a special flavor to the entire dish. |