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Show Gardening Takes Time But Provides Savings If your family is willing to put forth the necessary effort to have a productive garden, you can by-pass the vegetable counter and save the check-out counter. For a few months you can enjoy attractive, flavorful and nutritiously fresh vegetables from your garden. Also you can plan for canning, freezing and other storing for later use. Anyone who has tasted fresh garden peas, sweet corn freshly plucked or lettuce clipped and served at the next meal will argue against the idea that it's better to buy vegetables than to grow them yourself. You can add to the satisfaction and interest by growing some new vegetables and newer varieties. Try. growing some of the following for your family table: asparagus, rhubarb, broccoli, cauliflower, endive, parsley, salsify, Swiss chard, kale, egg plant and even seasoning and flavoring herbs. All of these grow well in Utah. Some new vegetable varieties do very well jn our Utah gardens. As an example, you may enjoy ripe tomatoes early by planting new early maturing varieties such as Presto and Moreton Hybrid. Watch what experienced gardeners are growing. Often they select the best new varieties available. A Utah State University Extension circular, EC 313 "Growing Vegetables Recommended Varieties for Utah," will help you in your selection of vegetables to plant. It also gives growing recommendations that can be helpful. Obtain copies through your local county extension office. |