Vegetable planting guide
Vegetable planting guide Part 13: Potatoes
Mashed, fried, or roasted; there is nothing quite like the versatility of the potato. These starchy vegetables are a staple for many people across the globe, ranking as the world’s fourth most important food crop, and it can even be grown in a backyard vegetable patch. The plant flourishes[...]
Vegetable planting guide Part 7: Dry beans
Dry beans are an ecologically sound foodstuff in today’s world. Dry beans are one of the easiest crops to produce organically. Dry beans are an excellent source of protein when combined with whole grains, nuts or small quantities of poultry or fish. Background Dry beans (Phaseolus spp.) originated in[...]
Vegetable planting guide part 4: Peanuts
Nuts and legumes are very good alternative sources of protein that can be utilised in areas where meat is not readily available or too expensive to buy. Cultivating and supplying peanuts, also known as groundnuts, to the local market can be a lucrative business if it is managed correctly.[...]
Vegetable planting guide part 3: Carrots and green beans
Carrots Origin and distributionCarrots are believed to have originated in Afghanistan, which remains thecentre of diversity of D. carota. They were known to the Greeks and the Romans. The greatest development and improvement of the original wild carrot that had thin, long roots took place in France. Carrots are[...]