Archive for the ‘Vegetable Gardening’ Category
Pumpkin
Common Name: Pumpkin Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo Family: Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber Sun: Full Sun Soil: Good garden soil, well drained Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Summer Plant Height: Ten to twenty inches Flower Color: The pumpkin is native to North America, grown by the many Amerindian tribes as a source of food. Seeds [...]
July 25, 2011
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Irish Potato
Common Name: Potato, Irish Botanical Name: Solanum tuberosum Family: Solanaceae – Nightshade Sun: Full Sun Soil: Average garden soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 3 – 9 Propagation: Seed, tubers Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Summer Plant Height: Twelve to eighteen inches Flower Color: White, pink, red or blue. The potato was first domesticated in southern [...]
July 22, 2011
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Zucchini
Common Name: Zucchini Botanical Name: Cucurbita Pepo Family: Cucurbitaceae Sun: Full Sun Soil: Rich, well drained Propagation: Seed Squash originated in the New World and were grown by the American Indians for food. The zucchini was developed in Italy. Cucumis is the Latin name for cucumber; the species name pepo is the Latin word for [...]
June 14, 2011
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Tomato
Common Name: Tomato Botanical Name: Lycopersicon esculentum Family: Solanaceae – Nightshade Sun: Full sun Soil: Rich, well drained The tomato is a native of South America, with genetic evidence indicating that the highlands of Peru being where it originated. The species Solanum Lycopersicon was taken to Mexico where it was grown as food by the [...]
June 10, 2011
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Sweet Potato
Common Name: Sweet Potato Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas Family: Convolvulaceae – Morning Glory Sun: Full sun Soil: Propagation: Cuttings, slips The sweet potato originated in Central America. Experts have determined that the area between the Yucatan Peninsula and the Orinoco River in Venezuela as being the most likely areas of its origin. It has been [...]
June 9, 2011
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Spinach
Common Name: Spinach Botanical Name: Spinacia oleracea Family: Amaranthaceae Sun: Full Sun Soil: Rich, deep soil Propagation: Seed Iran is believed to be where spinach originated. It was introduced into India by Arab traders and from there it was taken into China where the first written records, around 647 AD, occur. The genus name derives [...]
June 8, 2011
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Radish
Common Name: Radish Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus Family: Brassicaceae Sun: Full sun Soil: Rich, well drained Propagation: Seed Wild forms of radish occur in the Middle East and Asia and it is thought that the vegetable originated there. It has been consumed at least since Hellenistic and Roman times. The genus name is Greek for [...]
June 7, 2011
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Tags: Brassicadeae, Radish · Posted in: Vegetable Gardening
Bean – Snap
Common Name: Bean – Snap Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris Family: Leguminosae Sun: Full sun Soil: Rich, well drained Propagation: Seed Snap beans originated in the hot tropics, mostly Central and South America, Indian and China. The snap bean was carried to Europe by Spanish conquistadores in 1597. The American Indians cultivated snap beans, growing them [...]
June 6, 2011
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Pepper
Common Name: Pepper Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum Family: Solanaceae – Nightshade Sun: Full sun Soil: Rich, well drained Propagation: Seed, cuttings The pepper originated in Mexico, Central and South America. Christopher Columbus brought seeds to Spain in 1493 and the pepper spread through Europe. The genus name comes from the Greek word “kapto”, which means [...]
June 3, 2011
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Tags: Pepper, Solanaceae - Nightshade · Posted in: Vegetable Gardening
Pea
Pea Botanical Name: Pisum sativum Family: Leguminosae Sun: Soil: Rich, well drained Propagation Seed Peas do not transplant well, so no advantage is gained by starting in pots. Peas need to be planted early here in southeastern Indiana. Mid February is not too early if you can get into the garden. Peas are very hardy [...]
June 1, 2011
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