In Siberia turnips grow wild! Turnips are an easy vegetable to grow if started at the right time of year and may be planted in spring and late summer or fall depending on your growing seasons. Turnips mature in two months from the time planted. When planting for a spring … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Beets
Beets are a popular garden vegetable for two reasons - they are fairly easy to grow and just about the whole plant can be consumed. Actually, the leaves, whether served tender and young in salads or cooked after they mature, are more nutritious than the beet root. Most people … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Goji Berry
The goji berry is also known as the wolf berry. The scientific name for this berry is Lycium Barbarum. The goji berry is native to the Tibetan Himalayas. Goji berry bushes grow well where there are hot dry summers and fairly cold winters. They grow well in USDA hardiness … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Zucchini
Zucchini is a summer squash. Also called a courgette in New Zealand, its scientific name is Cucurbita pepo. Zucchini originates in the Americas, though most people associate it with European dishes. It was introduced to Europe in the late 1900s and quickly became quite the vogue … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Green Beans
Many people consider green beans a vegetable more than a protein. Actually, they are both. Green beans, like all legumes are high in protein and fiber and low in fat. The most common type of green bean is called the "string bean" because of its fibrous contents. Snap beans and … [Read more...]
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