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Gardening

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14. Turnips are sweet, crunchy, and add so much depth to soups, potato dishes.

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 07:44 PM

Oct 2015

They are delicious raw, grated into slaw, or used much like carrots. They are one of my favorites.

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Anybody else working on their winter garden? [View all] Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 OP

I planted Brussel Sprout seedlings a few weeks ago. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #1

garden greens NJCher Oct 2015 #2

I mainly just plant it because I'm picky about the taste. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #7

It is mostly root crops for me DirtyHippyBastard Oct 2015 #3

I just can't seem to get onions to grow. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #8

I had great luck first time ian cameron dromore Feb 2016 #16

Mostly dense clay. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #17

Soil is the key ian cameron dromore Feb 2016 #18

I can't get through my pumpkin patch libodem Oct 2015 #4

I only got about 5 libodem Oct 2015 #5

Dogs kept running into my bed to eat dirt, so I've put up some ad-hoc fencing. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #10

Have you tried leeks? We have grown them in the past and hope to get japple Oct 2015 #15

Turnip greens, collards and red romaine so far alfie Oct 2015 #11

Is there anything special you need to do for onions? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #12

I dig in some bone meal alfie Oct 2015 #13