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The Candytuft Evergreen, ‘Iberis sempervirens’, has beautiful pure white flowers that cover this evergreen ground cover in the spring. Native to Europe, Candytuft has been used for centuries as an edging or border between lawns and taller plantings. The flat heads or clusters of stunning pure white, four-petaled flowers are on stems that are long enough to use in cut flower arrangements. The Candytufts bloom in early spring for 8 to 10 weeks. In mild climates they can bloom as early as November. The Evergreen Candytuft prefers full sun and average garden soil that is well drained. Do no let plants dry out or they will stop blooming. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date or in late fall. Candytufts are excellent in pots, containers, rock gardens and as a small scale ground cover.

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The Lettuce Red Sails, ‘Lactuca sativa’, is an All America Winner. This leaf lettuce has it all: heat and bolt resistance, fast growth, pretty foliage, and a great flavor. Leaf lettuce lovers will love Red Sails for its quick maturing (45 days) and its wonderful flavor. It is very heat resistant so it can be enjoyed most of the year. Red Sails display a leaf color of deep red-bronze. Red Sails Lettuce is an annual cool season plant. It will send up a seed stalk, which causes foliage to taste bitter, in heat generally above 90 degrees. Successive plantings of Red Sails can produce lettuce spring through fall. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the average last frost date, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 5 weeks before fall frost. This lettuce likes light, fertile, moist, and well drained soils. They will grow in light shade. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. This lettuce can also be grown inside in containers and is so beautiful it can be used in borders and edging.

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The Organic Alfalfa Sprouts are nutritious, delicious, and easy to grow. Alfalfa sprouts are high in many essential nutrients and low in calories. Their sweet, slightly nutty flavor and crisp, tender texture are delectable in salads, sandwiches, soups and dozens more dishes. No need for a lot of space, time, or fancy equipment. This is a plant anyone can grow in any climate, year-round. There are several ways to grow sprouts. The most popular, easiest, and least expensive is the jar method. All you need is a glass canning jar and a lid or piece of muslin and a rubber band. Complete instructions are printed on the seed packet. The quality of your home grown sprouts will above average compared to those purchased in a grocery store.

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The Pea Shelling Progress # 9, ‘Pisum sativum’, is an old favorite and this 18″ plant needs no staking and has plump peas with a superb flavor. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the peas? As an adult, you will enjoy the wonderful taste of Progress # 9 and appreciate the dwarf vines which require no staking! Progress # 9 has 5 inch pods with 7 to 9 plump peas per pod. Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Shelling peas should be harvested when when the pods are plump which is about 3 weeks after flowering.

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