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is a site filled with gardening tips and information on growing vegetables in the home garden. Vegetable gardening is a great way to save money and organically grown vegetables are healthier and better for the environment. There is even a Gardening Forum for asking questions and talking about your garden. Check for it under the "more" tab.
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For Vegetable Gardening information on garden designs, organic garden tips, vegetable growing guides, gardening supplies, and garden pests, just browse through these pages. There is even a collection of vegetable recipes to give you a reason for growing vegetables.

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Click on a page title to go that page or scroll down to check out some delicious vegetable recipes.
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Garden Design

 How much space do different vegetable plants need, what are some space saving gardening ideas, and what is meant by crop rotations and companion planting? Learn about organic gardening, raised beds, garden plans for the disabled, and using garden planters on this page.

Vegetables to Grow

  Gardeners have to make choices on which garden seeds and vegetable plants to try. From tomatoes to asparagus, find out what vegetable varieties are available and how they compare. Don't forget about old, proven varieties and try some heirloom vegetables in the garden.

Regional Gardening

  From Florida vegetable gardening to Alaska vegetable gardening, find out when and what to plant using these state by state vegetable growing guilds. Improve your backyard garden, kitchen garden, or organic garden by learning about your growing zone.

Garden Pests

  Learn to identify and control garden pests, improve poor soils and save on water usage. Get gardening tips on how to treat and prevent plant diseases. All kinds of vegetable gardening problems are covered on this page.                           
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Gardening Supplies

  Gardeners know that successful vegetable gardening requires some basic gardening supplies. From basic gardening supplies to nice-to-have gardening equipment, this page covers them all. Find out what comes in handy and which gardening ideas to use.  

The Vegetable Gardening Store

  Looking for something special for yourself or a gardening friend, check out this page to see what Amazon has to offer in the way of gardening books and supplies. I also have a Zazzle store, The Magic Garden, filled with customizable items with a nature and wildlife theme.

Vegetable Dishes and Benefits

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Full of nutrients and fiber, low in fats and with no cholesterol, what other reasons are needed. 

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1/2 cup of cooked Carrots has over 200% rda of vitamin A.
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1/2 cup of cooked Beets has 17% rda of folate.
1 cup of raw Brussel sprouts has 125% rda of Vit. C.
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Folate (folic acid) helps the body form red blood cells.
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Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections.
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1 med. cooked Artichoke = 28% of the daily needed dose of fiber. 
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1/2 cup of cooked Spinach has 12% rda of riboflavin and 11% rda of vitamin B6
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1 cup of Alfalfa sprouts has only 33 cal. and 3% rda of protein.

Vegetable Recipes

Here are some ways to use your vegetable harvest. Click on a recipe title to check it out.
1. Skillet Vegetable Dish
2. Italian Corn Medley
3. Summer Squash saute'
4. French Vegetable soup
5. Freezing Vegetables
6. Summer Tacos
7. Zucchini Pie 
8. Southern Skillet Okra
9. Vegetable Corn Chowder
10. Snacking Green Beans
11. Natchez Succotash
12. How to Freeze Fresh Sweet Corn
13. Stir Fried Sugar Snap Peas
14. Fast and Simple Pickles
15. Cucumber Salads
16. 3 Minute Spinach Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms
17. Fresh Stuffed Tomatoes
18. Celery Stuffings and Dressings
19. Slow Cooker Cabbage/corned Beef
20. Tomato Basil Pasta Salad
21. Creamy
Cole Slaw
22. Vegan Minestrone soup
23. How to make Vegetable Wontons
24. Blanching Fresh Vegetables 
25. Spicy Winter Squash
26. Deviled Potato Salad
27. Peppery Corn  Casserole
28. Sweet Potato Recipes

29.
Rhubarb Cake
30. Artichoke preparation 
31. How to make Carmelized Vidalia Onion Dip
32.Cauliflower Supreme
33. Vegetable Lasagna
34. Roasted Parsnips
35. Fresh Vegetable Salads 
36. Fettuccine with Peas, Prosciutto & mint
37. Southern Okra
38. Gumbo Ya Ya
39. Making Edible Sprouts
40. How to make Hot and Sour Soup
41. Stuffed Peppers
42. Fried Onion Patties
43. Simple Fried Squash Blossoms
44. How to make Plum Jelly
45. How to make Fried Okra
46. Asparagus, cooking and nutrition
47. Cabbage and Ground Beef Meal
48. Baked Asparagus
49. Eggplant Crostini
50. Cheesy Corn Casserole
51. Freezing Field peas
52. Butternut Squash Casserole

53. Grilled Corn Salad 
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Children learn from example, and Vegetable gardeners set some of the best.

Vegetable Vitamins and Nutrients

Arugula - fiber, A,C,K, folate
Asparagus - K, folate, C, A, B1, B2
Beets - folate, manganese, potassium
Bell peppers - C, A, B6, fiber
Bok choy - A, C, K, B6, folate
Broccoli - C, K, A, folate, fiber
Brussels sprouts - K, C, folate, A, manganese, fiber
Cabbage - K, C, fiber, manganese, B6, folate
Carrots - A, K, C, fiber, potassium
Cauliflower - C, K, B6, folate, fiber
Celery - K, C, potassium, folate, fiber
Collard greens - K, A, C, manganese, fiber, calcium
Corn, yellow - A, iron
Cucumbers - C, A, molybdenum, potassium (wax coating)
Dandelion greens - A, C, E, folate
Eggplant - fiber, potassium, manganese
Garlic - allicin, B6, C, manganese
Green beans - K, C, manganese, A, fiber, potassium, folate
Green peas - K, C, B1, manganese, fiber, folate
Kale - K, A, C, fiber manganese
Leeks - manganese  
Mushrooms - B2, B3, B5, copper, tryptophan
Mustard greens - K, A, C, E, folate, manganese
Okra - fiber, A, C, K, B6, thiamine
Olives - essential fatty acids
Onions - fiber, sulfur compounds, chromium
Parsnips -  fiber, C, K, folate   
Potatoes -  C, B6, Potassium
Pumpkin - A, C, E
Romaine lettuce - K, A, C, folate, manganese, chromium 
Spinach - K, A, C, E, B2, B6, B1, minerals, folate, iron, fiber
Squash, summer - C, A, manganese, magnesium, fiber
Squash, winter - A. C, potassium, fiber
Sweet potatoes - A, C, manganese
Swiss chard - K, A, C, manganese, iron, potassium
Tomatoes - C, A, K, molybdenum, potassium   
Turnip greens - K, A, C, folate, manganese, fiber
Watercress - A, C, folate
Yams - C, fiber, manganese
Zucchini - C, A, fiber,  magnesium
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