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Radishs are a crisp, peppery, root vegetable in the Brassica family. Both roots and tops may be eaten. Radishes are easy to grow. They are available in many shapes, sizes and colors. Smaller summer radishes mature quickly while larger winter radishes take several months to mature.
Spinach (Spinacea oleracea) is a cool-season annual crop that matures quickly. It's eaten raw or cooked and is packed with vitamins and minerals. Spinach produces a rosette of leaves that may be wrinkled (savoy or semisavoy types) or smooth (flat leaf types). Leaves are oval, round, or triangular on short…
Summer Squash, Cucurbita pepa Grow Sheet. Easy, prolific warm season vegetable. Good source of vitamin A and potassium. High producer; bears fruit until weather cools in the fall.
How to grow Winter Squash, Curcurbita pepo (acorn) and Cucurbita maxima (butternut).Winter squash originated in the Americas and thrives in Marin's Mediterranean climate. Varieties include acorn, butternut, Hubbard, pumpkin, and spaghetti squash. Bush and vining varieties available.
Scientific Name Helianthus tuberosusGeneral Information Sunchokes, also called Jerusalem artichokes, are productive, pest-free summer perennial tubers. Plants grow 10 to 12 feet tall. They are easy to grow. Taste is like a cross between an artichoke and a water chestnut. Sunchokes are native to…
Instructions for growing tomatillos, small, tomato-like fruit develops in lantern-like paper husks. Tomatillos are used in cooking and in salsas. They belong to the nightshade (Solanaceae) family.
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Scientific Name Solanum lycopersicum General Information These instructions are for indeterminate tomatoes, which grow and produce until killed by frost or disease. Determinate varieties have similar requirements but need less support and pruning and work in smaller containers. Determinate…
This week, President Drake traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for UC priorities with federal policymakers – including Democrats and Republicans across the California congressional delegation – and other key partners. President Drake's meetings focused on the importance of federally funded research,…
Good garden soil contains 30-50% sand, 30-50% silt, 20-30% clay, and 5-10% organic water. The bacteria, fungi, and worms in the soil produce substances that act like glue, binding all these different parts together to form groupings. These groupings determine the size of the soil pore space. In…
