Our craving for sweetness (sugar) in nearly all of our food products has led plant breeders to seek out and select varieties with higher percentages of sugar content, but in many cases this has led to varieties that are lower in the precious phytonutrients that transfer protection from the plant’s pest-and-disease-immune system to our body’s […]
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Leeks, garlic, onions and scallions have some of the earliest planting dates in the home garden. In fact, many gardeners start their seeds in the fall in a cold frame, grow their own transplants for very early spring transplanting to the garden. Others prefer to just buy onion plants and plant them directly to the […]
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We are well into our 2015 gardening harvest season here in Upstate South Carolina, and it’s always exciting when we get to sample the fruits of our labors. Our local strawberry season is complete, as are blackberries, peaches and blueberries—my personal favorite. The hot and dry summer limited crops of yellow squash, zucchini and […]
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