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VEGETABLES
In the 18 th century, French aristocrats
wanted to send to the peasants a message
that said “We have far more land than
we need and therefore can afford to
waste some.” So they planted the fields
surrounding their estates to grass and
the green grassy manicured lawn we
know today was born. This no doubt
helped bring about a little thing called
the French Revolution. But alas, lawns
had already caught on as a status symbol.
Today, Americans yearly spend $30 billion
and use 270 billion gallons of water to
maintain 23 million acres of lawn. In
just one hour a power mower emits as
much pollution as a car driven 350 miles.
Lawns use 10 times the chemicals per acre
as industrial farmland. In addition, the
average vegetable travels 1500 miles to
reach the consumer. But by using just a
quarter acre of your lawn you could grow
enough food to feed a family of 5 (or even
your own family). These facts may sound
depressing but what they tell us is that
not only are lawns highly inefficient but
also greatly contribute to the degradation
of the environment. I say it’s high time
we stop letting the French tell us what
to do! They think they’re so great with
their <strong>fan</strong>cy soft cheeses and socialized
healthcare. Liberate your lawn! By
converting even a small part of your lawn
to a vegetable garden you’re saying, “I
want my country back….literally! We can
call them Freedom Fields! So get growing!
And what lawn you do keep, remember,
untreated grass clippings make a great
natural mulch for your veggies. - Sarah B.
KEY
F=10” x 20” flats, 12 packs of 3, 36 per flat
Each cell 4.5 fl oz / 133 ml
4C=3.75” cow pots, 15 per flat
Each pot 9.46 fl oz / 280 ml
3C=3” cow pots, 12 per flat
Each pot 7.2 fl oz / 213 ml
G=Gallon, 3.69 qt / 3.49 l
CB=Color Bowl, 1 gal / 3.78 l
New plants for 2012 are listed in Bold Type.
* = Heirloom
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ARUGULA (Rocket) Astro - F
Standard* - F
Sylvetta - F
ASIAN GREENS Joi Choi (Bok Choy) – F
Komatsuna (Summerfest) - F
Mei Qing Coi (Baby) – F
Mizuna – F
Purple Mizuna - F
Purple Pac Choi - F
Senposai - F
Tatsoi – F
Tokyo Bekana - F
BITTER MELON Foo Gwa - 3C
BROCCOFLOWER - F
BROCCOLI Green Goliath - F
Green Magic – F
BRUSSEL SPROUTS Falstaff (Purple) - F
Jade Cross E - F
CABBAGE Copenhagen Market* - F
Danish Ballhead* - F
Early Jersey Wakefield* - F
Late Flat Dutch *- F
Ruby Perfection - F
Savoy Express- F
Savoy King - F
Stonehead - F
Tropic Giant - F
CAULIFLOWER Bishop - F
Fremont – F
Graffitti (Purple) - F
CELERIAC Brilliant - F
CELERY Golden Self-branching* - F
Redventure - F
Tango - F
CHINESE CABBAGE (Napa) Rubicon - F
COLLARDS Champion - F
CUCUMBER Armenian* - 3C
Boothby’s Blonde* - 3C
Burpless #26 - 3C
Crystal Apple* - 3C
Diva - 3C
Homemade Pickles - 3C
Lemon* – 3C
Mexican Gherkin - 3C
Spacemaster 80 – 3C
Striped Armenian - 3C
Sweeter Yet - 3C
Suyo Long* - 3C
EGGPLANT Barbarella - 4C
Black Beauty - 4C
Classic- F, 4C
Dancer - 4C
Fairy Tale - F
Ghostbuster (White) – F
Green Goddess - 4C
Kermit (Thai) - 4C
Little Fingers – 4C