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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Vegetable of the Month for May: Potatoes

If you wanted to grow potatoes this spring/summer in your garden, hopefully you have them planted already as they should have gone in the ground first thing in spring. Now is the time to scout those new potato plants for a beetle that finds them irrestible! Learn more about this visitor from Colorado below ;-)

Also take some time to explore the many ways that you can enjoy potatoes in a delicious, healthful way (instead of just as french fries!)

View the Veggie of the Month info sheet below in full screen mode if your eyes hurt from looking at the small font (click next to the orange Download button) OR download it to your computer and save it for future reference.

Learn more about growing potatoes here (www.Gardeners.com) and here (Mother Earth News).

And for more inspiration on preparing potatoes in a new way, see these delicious looking recipes. Yummmmmmm!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Vegetable of the Month for April: Swiss Chard

In writing the Vegetable of the Month for April, you can NOT believe how many delicious, beautiful, creative ways I discovered to prepare chard!

Feast your eyes here for just a sampling of some of those tasty creations -- from stir frys to casseroles and biscuits to smoothies!

View the Veggie of the Month info sheet below in full screen mode if your eyes hurt from looking at the small font (click next to the orange Download button) OR download it to your computer and save it for future reference.

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The forerunner of beets and a close cousin to spinach, Swiss chard has brought color, flavor and nutrition to gardens since the time of Aristotle. Adaptable and productive, chard tolerates light frost as well as summer heat. Think of this easy-to-care-for crop as tall, heat-tolerant spinach.