The Organic Gardener's Complete Guide to Vegetables and FruitsFrom cover: A detailed alphabetical guide to growing 57 vegetables and 47 fruits. |
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Okra Variety Name Average Days to Maturity Dwarf Green Long Pod 50 Clemson Spineless 55-60 Emerald Green Velvet 55 General Description and Comments Dwarf plants grow 2-22 ft . tall ; pods are 7 in . long ; an early , high yielder . The ...
Okra Variety Name Average Days to Maturity Dwarf Green Long Pod 50 Clemson Spineless 55-60 Emerald Green Velvet 55 General Description and Comments Dwarf plants grow 2-22 ft . tall ; pods are 7 in . long ; an early , high yielder . The ...
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... dwarf varieties , such as the North Star cherry , are genetic dwarfs , which are kept small throughout their lifetimes by their own genetic makeup . Another kind of tree dwarfed by mutation is the " spur - type " tree which has been ...
... dwarf varieties , such as the North Star cherry , are genetic dwarfs , which are kept small throughout their lifetimes by their own genetic makeup . Another kind of tree dwarfed by mutation is the " spur - type " tree which has been ...
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... dwarf sizes . The most popular dwarf- ing rootstocks for apples are the Malling or Malling - Merton Series from the East Malling Research Station in Kent , England . See the box on the Malling Stocks in chapter 6 for infor- mation on ...
... dwarf sizes . The most popular dwarf- ing rootstocks for apples are the Malling or Malling - Merton Series from the East Malling Research Station in Kent , England . See the box on the Malling Stocks in chapter 6 for infor- mation on ...
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