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Watermelon In The Garden, Rick Heflebower, Dan Drost May 2020

Watermelon In The Garden, Rick Heflebower, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes watermelon, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.


Peanuts In The Garden, Dan Drost, Taun Beddes May 2020

Peanuts In The Garden, Dan Drost, Taun Beddes

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This fact sheet describes peanuts, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.


Rutabagas And Turnips In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner May 2020

Rutabagas And Turnips In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner

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This fact sheet provides information for growing rutabagas and turnips in the garden, including varieties, how to grow them, pest control, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.


Radishes In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner May 2020

Radishes In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner

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This fact sheet provides information for growing radishes in the garden, including varieties, how to grow them, pest control, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.


Carrots In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner May 2020

Carrots In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner

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This fact sheet provides information for growing carrots in the garden, including varieties, how to grow them, pest control, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.


Black Salsify In The Garden, Dan Drost, Jodie Moser May 2020

Black Salsify In The Garden, Dan Drost, Jodie Moser

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This fact sheet describes black salsify in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, productivity, and frequently asked questions.


Asparagus In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Asparagus In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This publication covers how to grow, address problems, and harvest and store asparagus.


Beans In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Beans In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes growing beans in Utah gardens. It includes varieties, how to grow them, how to control pests, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition and answers to frequently asked questions.


Broccoli In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson May 2020

Broccoli In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson

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This fact sheet describes broccoli in the garden, gives recommended varieties, how to grow, problems, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.


Brussels Sprouts In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson May 2020

Brussels Sprouts In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson

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This fact sheet describes brussels sprouts in the garden, gives recommended varieties, how to grow, problems, harvest and storage, productivity, and nutrition.


Spinach In The Garden, Dan Drost Apr 2020

Spinach In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes spinach, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.


Jicama In The Garden, Michael Greenland, Dan Drost Oct 2019

Jicama In The Garden, Michael Greenland, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes Jicama and includes recommended varieties, how to grow it in the garden, problems, insects and weeds, nutrition, harvest, and storage.


Vegetable Irrigation: Leafy Greens, Dan Drost, Tiffany Maughan Jan 2019

Vegetable Irrigation: Leafy Greens, Dan Drost, Tiffany Maughan

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Different irrigation methods are commonly used to irrigate leafy greens, each with different management considerations. Furrow irrigation is quite common but many growers are converting to use drip irrigation to save water, improve plant growth, and optimize productivity. Regardless of the irrigation system used, there are some basic principles to understand that will help ensure proper irrigation. This fact sheet discusses these basic principles.


An Apple A Day? Eat More Fruits And Vegetables, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff Oct 2018

An Apple A Day? Eat More Fruits And Vegetables, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff

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This fact sheet gives ideas for increasing fruits and vegetables in the diet each day.


Cilantro/Coriander In The Garden, Dan Drost, Colt Miller Aug 2018

Cilantro/Coriander In The Garden, Dan Drost, Colt Miller

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This fact sheet describes cilantro/coriander in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.


Hidden Vegetables, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward Feb 2018

Hidden Vegetables, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward

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It can be difficult to get children to eat enough vegetables, especially if they are picky eaters. Hiding vegetables in other dishes is one way to avoid any disliked flavors or textures. However, there are pros and cons to consider when taking this approach.


Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For Utah, Shawn Olsen Jan 2018

Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For Utah, Shawn Olsen

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Create Myplate Youth Curriculum, Gaelynn Peterson, Sharmi Crowther, Suzanne Prevedel Jan 2018

Create Myplate Youth Curriculum, Gaelynn Peterson, Sharmi Crowther, Suzanne Prevedel

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This curriculum is divided into two sections: kindergarten through second grade and third grade through sixth grade. This curriculum was adopted by Utah’s Food $ense Program as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and was introduced and delivered to all Nutrition Education assistants and Extension agents in Utah.


Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell Aug 2017

Jicama, Gaelynn Peterson, Shannon Cromwell

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This fact sheet describes Jicama, a crispy, sweet, mild, bulbous root vegetable. It includes a description, nutrition highlights, availability, eating, selecting, cleaning and preparing, storing, and some recipes.


Caraway In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost May 2017

Caraway In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost

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this fact sheet sheet describes caraway, a biennial plant closely related to carrot and parsley. It includes varieties, how to grow problems. and harvest and storage.


Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen Apr 2017

Suggested Vegetable Planting Dates For The Wasatch Front, Shawn Olsen

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This fact sheet provides suggested vegetable planting dates for an average year along the Wasatch Front.


Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day Feb 2017

Using Shade For Fruit And Vegetable Production, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Sam Day

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This fact sheet stresses the value of protecting plants from too much sunlight radiation, and includes sunburn management, shade and the plant environment, timing shade application, shade cloth options and orientation, and cost.


Local Fruit And Vegetable Availability Along The Wasatch Front, Britney Hunter, Shawn Olsen, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Jaydee Gunnell Sep 2016

Local Fruit And Vegetable Availability Along The Wasatch Front, Britney Hunter, Shawn Olsen, Dan Drost, Brent Black, Jaydee Gunnell

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This fact sheet tells where to find local produce along the Wasatch Front, and when the produce is available.


Vegetable Irrigation: Onion, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, L. Niel Allen May 2015

Vegetable Irrigation: Onion, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, L. Niel Allen

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This fact sheet discusses the basic principles for properly irrigating onions.


Vegetable Transplant Production, Dan Drost Mar 2015

Vegetable Transplant Production, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet discusses what is needed to grow quality (compact, well rooted, healthy) transplants. It introduces things to consider when producing vegetable transplants. Transplants are commonly grown in greenhouses. Success depends on knowing the right conditions needed for the crop of interest so the plants are the correct size, are healthy, and capable of withstanding the transition from the greenhouse to the field. Briefly covered are: transplanting tray selection, transplant age and scheduling, growing mixes and soil media, seeds and seeding, what transplants need , diseases andother problems, and conditioning or hardening transplants.


Harvest And Storage Of Vegetables And Fruits, Shawn Olsen, Dan Drost, Teresa Hunsaker Jan 2015

Harvest And Storage Of Vegetables And Fruits, Shawn Olsen, Dan Drost, Teresa Hunsaker

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This 7-page fact sheet describes when and how to harvest fruits and vegetables and gives different options for storage for later use.


Edamame In The Garden, Dennis Worwood Jun 2014

Edamame In The Garden, Dennis Worwood

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This fact sheet describes edamame, or vegetable soybeans. It provides tips on planting, varieties, fertilization, irrigation, iron chlorosis, weed control, pests and diseases, harvest, cooking and storage, and nutrition.


Plant Some New Vegetables This Year, Dennis Hinkamp Apr 2001

Plant Some New Vegetables This Year, Dennis Hinkamp

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