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Top 10 No-Fail Veggies

By: Kristi York Wooten

Discover easy-growing varieties of your favorite spring and summer veggies with planting and harvesting tips from a Georgia farmer.

A thoughtful, well-maintained garden can easily yield spring favorites such as carrots, radishes, onions, lettuces and tomatoes like these lovely veggies from <a target="_blank" href="http://woodlandgardensorganic.com">Woodland Gardens Organic Farm</a>.

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Beautiful Bounty

A thoughtful, well-maintained garden in a temperate climate can easily yield carrots, radishes, onions, lettuces and tomatoes and other veggies such as these from Woodland Gardens Organic Farm.

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Radishes

Radishes are a great choice for a transition planting. "These make a nice easy crop for early spring," says Celia Barss, farm manager at Woodland Gardens Organic Farm in Georgia. "Thin them to 1 inch to get nice looking radishes."

At <a target="_blank" href="http://woodlandgardensorganic.com/">Woodland Gardens Organic Farm</a> in Georgia, carrots are harvested in early spring. Growing tip from Farm Manager, Celia Barss: "Loose soil is best. If you have heavy soil, use plenty of mature compost. be sure to thin to one inch."

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Carrots

At Woodland Gardens Organic Farm, carrots are harvested in early spring. When growing your own, Barss says, "Loose soil is best. If you have heavy soil, use plenty of mature compost. Be sure to thin to 1 inch."

At <a target="_blank" href="http://woodlandgardensorganic.com/">Woodland Gardens Organic Farm</a> in Georgia, green onions grow in loose soil. Growing tip from Farm Manager, Celia Barss: "For scallions, plant 8-10 seeds in a  clump and grow as a bunch. This makes harvesting easy."

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Photo: Courtesy of Woodland Gardens Organic Farm

Spring Onions

Green onions grow in loose soil. "For scallions, plant 8-10 seeds in a clump and grow as a bunch. This makes harvesting easy," says Barss.

Top 10 No-Fail Veggies

Beautiful Bounty

Radishes

Carrots

Spring Onions

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