‘Veggies Galore’ Archives
LIST OF BASIL CULTIVARS
This list of basil cultivars is a comprehensive list of cultivated varieties (cultivars) of basil. They are used in a variety of ways: as culinary herbs, landscape plants, healing herbs, teas, and for worship. All true basils are species of genus Ocimum. The genus is particularly diverse, and includes annuals, non-woody perennials and shrubs [...]
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
The Brussels Sprout is a cultivar group of wild cabbage cultivated for its small, leafy green buds, which are typically 0.98–1.6 in in (2.5–4 cm) diameter and visually resemble miniature cabbages. The sprout is Brassica oleracea, in the "gemmifera" group of the family Brassicaceae. Cultivation Brussels sprouts grow in heat ranges of [...]
COMMON DISEASES OF PEPPER
Some Common Diseases of Pepper in Florida Ken Pernezny and Tom Kucharek Pepper is an important commercial vegetable crop in Florida. During the months of November through May, the country is dependent on Florida for its supply of fresh peppers. Sweet bell pepper is produced in the highest quantity; however, recent years have seen [...]
CANTELOPE MELON
Cantaloupe (also known as the cantaloup, mushmelon, cantalope, rockmelon in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and Squash squashes. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted orange-fleshed melons of Europe; however, in more recent usage it has come to mean any orange-fleshed melon. The European [...]
PEPPERS…HOW HOT IS “HOT”..?
Pepper plants are picky about temperature. Their seeds germinate best in soil temperatures above 75°F, they prefer to be transplanted into garden soil that is at least 60°F, and they can't abide frost at all. Optimal pepper-growing temperatures range between 65° and 85°F during the day and between 60° and 70°F at night. When daytime [...]
BUTTER BEANS..YUM ~ YUM..!
Eaten as a vegetable and commonly known as the lima bean or butter bean and also known as Haba bean, Pallar bean, Burma bean, Guffin bean, Hibbert bean, Sieva bean, Rangoon bean, Madagascar bean, Paiga, Paigya, prolific bean, civet bean, sugar bean, Etchells Bean,; it is a delicious vegetable by any name and enjoyed by people all over the [...]
THE LOWLEY CUCUMBER..!
The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant. The cucumber is originally from India, and there are 3 main varieties of cucumber from which hundreds of different cultivars have emerged on the global market. Flowering and pollination A few varieties of cucumber are parthenocarpic, the blossoms creating seedless fruit without pollination. [...]
CELERY CRUNCH..!
CELERY (Apium graveolens) is a plant species where only the stalks are eaten. Cultivation Apium graveolens grows to 1 m tall. The leaves are pinnate to bipinnate leaves with rhombic leaflets 3–6 cm long and 2–4 cm broad. The flowers are creamy-white, 2–3 mm diameter, produced in dense compound umbels. The seeds are broad ovoid to [...]
OKRA 2nd Qtr. 2011
Okra does very well in Aquaponic systems and far out produces those plants that are soil bound. If you love Okra, you will be happy you put it in your system. Okra is known in many English-speaking countries as lady's fingers or gumbo and is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. Originating in [...]
Salad Anyone..? (1st Qtr. 2011)
When everything is peculating correctly, the veggies will flow like the nutrient rich water that feeds them. There is noting like the taste of fresh veggies that you have grown yourself and they are just as close as your Aquaponics system wherever it is, the basement, greenhouse or garage. Let's eat. I do apologize to all for having so [...]
