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  Credit: Shelley Pauls How to Grow Garlic Introduction Garlic is a hardy perennial that grows best in well-drained soil. It's also one of the easiest vegetables to grow, making it a great addition to your garden. Garlic can be grown from seed or bought in the store, but it will only produce enough garlic for you to use in one season. To get the most out of your garlic harvest, you'll want to choose a sunny spot with fertile soil and keep plants watered well throughout their lives. Garlic cloves should be planted in fall or early spring. If you are planting garlic in the fall or early spring, choose a sunny spot and dig a hole that is four inches deep. Plant each clove (with its tip facing up) six inches apart, spacing them three-quarters of an inch apart. If you are growing your own garlic from seeds, start them indoors six weeks before transplanting outside. Place transplanted seedlings in pots filled with potting soil mixed with sand or peat moss until they have sprouted lea...

  Credit: Maarten van den Heuvel How to Grow Onion Introduction Onions are one of the most versatile vegetables in the kitchen, with a wide variety of uses. They're great raw or cooked, and they add flavor to stews and soups, salads, omelets and even desserts! How to grow onions. Onions are members of the Allium genus, which also includes garlic, leeks, chives and shallots. They're easy to grow in your backyard or on a window sill at home. Just remember that onions prefer full sun and well-draining soil. Onions can be planted directly in the ground or inserted about 2 inches into loose soil (this will help prevent rot). You'll want to keep them watered but not too much; onions like it moist but not wet. They also like it cool—in fact they prefer temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees farenheit during planting time so that their roots stay moist without becoming waterlogged when they begin growing roots into their new home! Once planted outdoors they'll need plenty of wa...

  Credit: Andrew Lancaster how to Grow lettuce Introduction Lettuce is a quick growing plant that can be sown in spring and fall for a continuous harvest. Sowing lettuce seeds To sow lettuce seeds, you need a greenhouse or cold frame. You can also sow them indoors in pots with soil and heat. To sow lettuce seeds inside: Fill a wide-mouthed plastic container with water and let it sit overnight so that the soil is moist but not dripping wet when you're ready to plant your seeds (you don't want them sitting in water). Sow the seed by carefully dropping it into the water at an angle so that each tiny root has some air around it—this will help keep them from drying out while they germinate; if there isn't enough moisture in your potting mix, use some additional perlite or sand as needed until all three surfaces are covered evenly with soil particles (don't worry about getting clumps). Cover any exposed bits of seed immediately after planting so they don't dry out again p...

  Credit: Nick Collins How to Grow Turnips Introduction Growing turnips is a great way to add some flavor and nutrition to your meals. You can also use them in soups and stews, or even as a garnish for sandwiches! If you're looking for ways to grow your own turnips, then this guide will walk you through everything from picking the right time of year and where to plant them, all the way through thinning out seedlings at harvest time. By following these steps carefully, you'll have plenty of tasty vegetables ready for harvest in no time! Pick your planting time. There are many factors that go into deciding when to plant your turnips. You'll want to choose a planting time that allows the best access to sunlight, water, and nutrients as well as weather conditions such as temperature and humidity. Here's how you can grow turnips: Plant in spring for an early summer harvest; this is also called "turnip seed." Plant in summer for an extended harvest; these are called...