TIME TO GET DIRTY IN VEGETABLE GARDEN.(LIFE)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: March 29, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: NANCY BRACHEY Knight-Ridder News Service

Visions of terrific tomatoes and lush lettuce dance in your head. So do beautiful beans and superb squash.

Now that spring is here, make them real. Get your hands and knees dirty. Start working on a summer vegetable garden.

Here is a guide to growing several popular crops.

Some plants and seeds will go in soon; others must wait for warmer soil and weather.

Tomatoes. America's favorite home-grown vegetable is one of the easiest to grow. Plant short varieties such as Patio in large pots to make a deck or balcony ...

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