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COLD CROPS

We are thinking about food a lot lately. Every time we go out into the garden, we are reminded that the food that we grew with such pride through the summer is melting away into pockets of rot. When Thanksgiving has passed, we are here to tell you that there is an encore happening in your garden and that the celebration need not be finished. With a little effort, it won’t be for another few weeks.

LEEKS

If you don’t have these in your garden, begin to sow them directly in the soil as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Leeks are easy to grow. Water deeply during dry

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