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Lettuce forever: you can have a four-season salad bowl - if you plant according to the season!

Article Abstract:

A row cover or cold frame enables the planting and harvesting of lettuce all year round. Vigorous and fast-growing varieties such as Deer Tongue and Amish Winter Lettuce are recommended for planting as early as January. Additional varieties and growing techniques are described.

Usage, Cold-frames, Cold frames

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Plant prolific pole beans!

Article Abstract:

Pole beans grow prolifically in small places. These string, snap and green beans, which grow tall rather than bushy, produce as much as 10 times more than low growing bush beans. Varieties of pole beans appropriate for various climates and conditions are described.

Legumes, Varieties, Beans

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Grow your own ... "cut & come again lettuce."(includes directory of suppliers and tips on stretching the growing season)

Article Abstract:

Gardeners can grow a mixture of lettuce varieties in a small space and harvest mixed greens as needed. Non-head varieties generally resprout most vigorously. An overview of recommended varieties and tips on growing are presented.

Organic gardening

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