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Basil is an annual herbaceous plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It has square stems with leaves that grow on opposite sides, and the leaves are rounded, slightly cupped, and curved to form a point at the tip. The leaves are generally light green, although some varieties have reddish or purplish leaves.
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Parsley is a herb that is commonly used in cooking as a flavoring agent and garnish. Parsley can be used in a variety of ways. It is often used as a garnish for soups, stews, and salads, and can also be used as a flavoring agent in dishes such as sauces, marinades, and dressings. Flat-leaf parsley is often preferred for cooking, as its stronger flavor can hold up better in dishes that are cooked for longer periods of time
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Royal Seeds Spineless Okra produces a very uniform fruit. An improvement to the original Clemson Spineless and now vastly used all around the world is Clemson Spineless 80. Exceedingly uniform and straight, these medium-green spineless pods are 7 to 8 inches long, slightly tapered, and grooved along the fruit. The plant, capable of growing as tall as 5 feet, is highly prolific, producing heavy yields in 55 days
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Snow white F1 hybrid cucumber plant produces succulent uniform fruits with a yellowish/whitish coat that grow 15-17 cm long and 5cm wide in diameter. Its fruits average 200-250 grams and taste good. The hybrid matures 35 days after planting and averages 40-45 tons per acre under good farming practices. Snow white F1 hybrid cucumber shows resistance to powdery and downy mildews plus leaf spots.
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Curly kale Half Tall is low-growing and can be harvested even during winter. Curly kale is easy-to-grow and full of vitamins and minerals. The leaves can be enjoyed in a salad, or used as spinach when cooking. This type of kale is hardy and can therefore be harvested even during winter if harvested gradually.
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Kale-Keeper (Thousand Headed) is a strong growing Sukuma wiki variety, very branching and frequently produces many heads, leaves can be picked over a long period including the dry season. It is a very productive variety with the ability to recover, but rather slow growing compared to other varieties of kale.
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Detroit Dark Red heirloom beets are vegetables that hail from Ontario, Canada, where Mr. Reeves developed them from blood turnips. This globular beet first made its appearance in 1892. However, beets seem to have originated in the Mediterranean region, where people grew them for thousands of years. Later, red beets grew in Germany and Holland, where these vegetables were used as cattle fodder; they were later imported to England for this purpose, but the poor began to raise them for an affordable food source. American colonists later brought red beets to the New World, where they became a commonly enjoyed vegetable both for their roots and their greens.
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Coriander is an annual herb in the family of Apiaceae. It is also known as cilantro, particularly in America and other in India. Coriander is most commonly used as a garnish on most Indian Sabzis. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are commonly used in cooking. The leaves have a different taste from the seeds, with citrus overtones.
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Watermelon Sugar Baby is a widely adapted heirloom variety is solid, dark green on the outside with a bright red, firm and fine-grained flesh that is super sweet. Watermelon contains high levels of healthy antioxidants, making Sugar Baby a great sweet way to pack in good nutrition. Vines are compact. Plant about 4 feet apart.
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What Is a Nantes Carrot? This type is as French as the city of Nantes, where it was developed by the Vilmorin-Andrieux seed company in the 1850s. Since those days, the original has been tapped as one of the parent crops to create a number of other cultivars, and all of them are now considered “Nantes-style” varieties