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What’s your
favorite veggie
to grow?
ACROSS THE FENCE
Cucumbersarequickandeasy.Ilovetoeatandgrowthem.Iplant
atleastthreedifferentvarietieseverysummer,includingpickling
cucumbers.Theyhavethemostflavor—sometimesI’lljustpickone,
wipeitoffandstartmunching! AliceMellorSCOTLAND,CONNECTICUT
There’snothingbetterthanfreshsweetcorn
fromthegarden! TiffanyErtleHOMOSASSA,FLORIDA
IplantSwisschardinmyflowerbeds.Ilove
thevarietyofcoloredleavesandstems.
GailRandalHALIFAX,PENNSYLVANIA
Ilovegrowing
cayennechile
peppers.They’re
lesspickythan
otherveggies,and
dowellinKansas’
changingweather.
Ifreezethemto
useinchiliand
otherrecipes.
JenniferBroadstreetHess
MARION,KANSAS
YOURTURN!
What
birding
destinationison
yourbucketlist?
EveryyearIgrowatomato
plantinawhiskeybarrelor
anotherlargecontainer.Ialso
addherbslikebasil,oregano,
thymeandsometimeseven
greenonions.Iliketocallthe
plantingmyspaghettipot.
DarcyLarum
JANESVILLE,WISCONSIN
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Cayenne
peppers
Tomatoes
My favorite veggies are sugar snap peas. I seed them early in spring,
so they’re one of the first plants to pop up in my garden. The pods
taste just like summer! Rhonda Giesbrecht STEINBACH, MANITOBA