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New choices abound for your garden or landscape

Another pot-friendly vegetable is the compact Fairy Tale eggplant, an All-America plant trials winner that bears clusters of petite 5-inch purple eggplants about two months after planting.

These garden crops are pretty enough to eat

"Many vegetables and fruits are not worth the trials to grow at home, but edible flowers are easy," says Amy Suardi, a mom of four from Washington, D.C., who blogs on her website, Frugal Mama.

Diggin' In: Starting plants from seed

"RESOURCES- "Starting Seeds" helps you learn how to grow healthy, productive vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed.

For soup lovers, some stock tips

You'll want to bring the mixture to a boil, then drop it to a low simmer and keep it going, with the pot semi-covered, for as long as the meat and vegetables have something to offer.

Three new spins on old-school casseroles

Using a masher, mash vegetables until mostly smooth; stir in 3 tablespoons butter.

Easy recipe: vegetarian dumplings for Chinese New Year

Seasoned ground meats (pork, poultry or even beef all work quite nicely) are wonderful, especially when combined with diced vegetables, such as carrots and onion.

Feast in a flash: Ideas in book might make you an overnight farmer

"We've covered the whole spectrum of the quickest edibles, from ultraquick sprouts through to the quickest varieties and techniques with more traditional vegetables," Leendertz said.

Warm up with a winter salad

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Everyday Food: For easy meals, go for hearts

All the hard work of prepping the vegetable has been done for you.

Neil Sperry: It's time to plant for spring

You really want to be pretty much out of the vegetable business by late spring and early summer, as you make ready for the fall garden.

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Researchers have all sorts of great garden plants sprouting

On Deck Sweet Corn (Burpee) leads the parade of several high-yield vegetables.

Veggie burgers: Patties are delicate but delicious

These veggie burgers draw their flavor from vegetables, and that's the way it should be.

Sacramento Connect: Best of Blogs

Now that the weather is getting warmer, all I want is fresh salads and fruits and vegetables.