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Growing Information

  • Shallots Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Shallots Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Allium cepa var. aggregatum syn. Allium ascalonicum COMMON NAMES: golden shallot; French shallot, eschallot, echalotte (French); khan kho (Vietnamese); bawang merah (Indonesian, Malaysian); scalogna (Italian); schalotte (German); sjalot...

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  • Saffron Crocus Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Saffron Crocus Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Crocus sativus COMMON NAMES: Saffron Crocus; fan hong hua (Chinese); Safran (French, German); ya faran (Thai); zafferano (Italian) FAMILY: Iris family ORIGIN: It is thought to have originated...

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  • Rhubarb Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Rhubarb Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Rheum rhabarbarum COMMON NAMES: Rhubarb FAMILY: Polygonaceae, the knotweed family PLANT DESCRIPTION Rhubarb is a cool season herbaceous perennial; the best stem colour is produced at 10°C. A...

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  • Rakkyo Onion Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Rakkyo Onion Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Allium chinense COMMON NAMES: Rakkyo, Chinese Onion, Chinese Scallion, Oriental Onion, Jiao Tou / Chiao Tou (Chinese), Cu Kieu (Vietnamese) FAMILY: Alliaceae PLANT DESCRIPTION Rakkyo is a hardy...

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  • Potato Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Potato Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Solanum tuberosum COMMON NAMES: Spuds; taters; patata (Spanish); patat (Italian); pomme de terre (French); aardappel (Dutch); ziemniaki (Polish); alu (Hindi, Nepali, Bengali); kentang (Malay, Indonesian) FAMILY: Solanaceae, the...

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  • Pomegranate Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Pomegranate Growing Information

    Botanical Name: Punica granatum Common Names: Pomegranate Plant Family: Punicaceae Plant Description It is widely grown in the subtropics and tropics for it's ornamental beauty and leathery fruit, in colder...

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  • Pinto Peanut Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Pinto Peanut Growing Information

    Botanical Name: Arachis pintoi Common Names: Pinto Peanut syn. Amarillo Forage Peanut Plant Family: Fabaceae Plant Description Pinto Peanut is a low growing, perennial legume that forms a thick mat...

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  • Pigeon Pea Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Pigeon Pea Growing Information

    Common Name: Pigeon Pea, Congo Pea, Red Gram Botanical Name: Cajanus cajan syn. Cajanus indicus Family: Fabaceae Plant Description: A woody, leguminous shrub, to 3.6 m, with yellow and red...

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  • Peruvian Parsnip Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Peruvian Parsnip Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Arracacia xanthorrhiza COMMON NAMES: Peruvian parsnip; Andean parsnip; apio criollo; arracacha; arrecate FAMILY: Apiaceae, the carrot family PLANT DESCRIPTION This herbaceous perennial root vegetable, native to the Andes...

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  • Perennial Leek Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Perennial Leek Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum COMMON NAMES: Perennial leeks, Multiplier leeks, Perpetual leeks FAMILY: Alliaceae ORIGIN: Europe PLANT DESCRIPTION Perennial leeks are similar in appearance to garlic, with flat...

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  • Onion Chives Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Onion Chives Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Allium schoenoprasum COMMON NAMES: Onion chives FAMILY: Alliaceae, the onion family ORIGIN: Native to Europe, Asia and North America PLANT DESCRIPTION Chives is the smallest plant in the...

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  • Okinawa Spinach Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Okinawa Spinach Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Gynura crepioides COMMON NAMES: Okinawa spinach, Hong tsoi, Okinawa lettuce FAMILY: Asteraceae ORIGIN: Native to Indonesia PLANT DESCRIPTION Okinawa Spinach is a dense, low growing plant to 70...

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  • Oca Growing Information - Green Harvest

    Oca Growing Information

    BOTANICAL NAME: Oxalis tuberos COMMON NAMES: New Zealand yam; truffette acide; papa roja; quiba; ibias; knollen-sauerklee FAMILY: Oxalidaceae, the oxalis or wood sorrel family PLANT DESCRIPTION A compact, attractive, bushy...

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