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Healthy green asparagus spears emerging at several heights from a weed-free permanent garden bed

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Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is a crop of narrow margins. The plant has to keep growing without a check, form its curd in cool weather, and get…

Apium graveolens

Celery

Celery is a long, cool-season crop that only tastes worth the bed space when you protect moisture from transplant to harvest.

Zea mays

Corn

Sweet corn only earns its space when the patch is big enough to pollinate itself and strong enough to stay watered through…

Cucumis sativus

Cucumber

Cucumber pays back fast when you make the right structural choice before planting: trellis or sprawl, slicer or pickler, direct…

Solanum melongena

Eggplant

Eggplant succeeds when you treat it as one of the hottest-slot crops in the whole yard.

Allium sativum

Garlic

Garlic is a calendar crop more than a summer crop. Big cloves, fall planting depth, spring leaf health, and a dry finish decide…