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Back To Growing A Backyard Garden 

Not all vegetables take from spring to fall to mature.  If you’re getting a late start on your home garden or live in a region with a short growing season, fear not. There are many healthy, delicious vegetables that are quick to harvest.  Here are the 12 fastest growing vegetables to get your garden jumpstarted, from a variety of different gardeners.
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1. RADISHES:  One of the fastest growing vegetables are radishes. Most varieties will be ready for harvest in just 25 to 30 days after planting.  

Learn how to grow radishes in this advanced complete growing Video Guide at home.  Radishes grow quickly and with relative ease in containers; making them one of the more fun vegetables to grow.  French Breakfast radishes are very crisp and offer a mildly spicy flavor.
 
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2. GREEN ONIONS & MICRO GREENS: 
​While it can take 6 months for onion bulbs to mature, the green onion stalks can be harvested after just 3 or 4 weeks. You can also grow "Onion Microgreens" and have baby onion greens in two to three weeks.

To learn more about growing, harvesting, and the nutritious facts about Micro Greens, just watch the informative video to the right.  You may be surprised at what you will learn about fresh produce that you can grow yourself in a matter of weeks.   
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3. LETTUCE: 
​Leaf lettuce such as Romaine can begin to be harvested about 30 days after planting. Cut the leaves once they reach at least 3 inches.

Lettuce is one of the easiest veggies to grow in containers, in your garden or indoors and the results of your efforts are seen fairly quickly. With these tips, you can be enjoying the bounty of your own harvest in a short six to eight weeks after planting. 
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​3. BABY CARROTS:
​Baby carrots can be harvested after about 30 days. Other carrot varieties may take between 50 and 80 days to mature.  

Crunchy, sweet and full of character – nothing compares to garden-grown carrots. Grow them directly in the ground, in raised beds or in pots, and discover the tempting range of varieties available. Getting carrots just right can be challenging.  In the short video to the right, they share top tips on how to sow, tend and harvest carrot roots, so you can look forward to a truly delicious harvest.
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4. SPINACH:
Spinach is ready in as little as 4 to 6 weeks after planting.  Can you imagine!  Having  more than your family can eat! Container grown vegetables, organic gardening and homesteading is a success! The vegetables and fruit are abundant and the fresh eggs are delicious.  Best of all,  it can  improve you and your families health, quality of life, heal the body and it’s the best food you’ve ever tasted.  This video, is a great way to learn spinach and farming other plants and small animals.  
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5. KALE & OTHER LEAFY GREENS:
Kale, mustard greens and watercress are just a few delicious, super healthy greens that are fast growers. Most take about 50 to 65 days to mature, but baby leaves can be picked as early as 25 days.

Kale is one of the most popular and nutritious of the cold season veggies and best of all it can be grown in the spring or fall!  The video to the right will show you everything you need to know about growing a crop of kale in you home garden!
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6. PEAS: 
Snow peas take only about 10 days to germinate and are ready for harvest in about 60 days.  

The Video on the right is mainly about growing Peas in general and how very easy it is.  They show you how to save your pea seeds for growing next time you want to start your pea pods.  Peas are highly productive due to growing vertical and are one of the musts if you have a vegetable garden.
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7. BUSH BEANS: 
Most varieties of bush beans are ready to harvest within 40 to 65 days from planting.  Learn how to grow beans in this advanced complete growing guide. This is a progression video from seed to harvest. This is green beans also know as snap beans.

We love sharing with you Successful Advanced methods for growing BIG Harvest and Varieties of Unusual vegetables, fruit's, foods, builds & diys for new gardeners.  While Bush Beans is the title of this section, we will focus on Green Bean planting and harvesting.  
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8. TURNIPS: 
Turnip roots are ready for harvest after about 60 days, however the highly edible leaves can be harvested in only 40 days. 

Down South at it's best.  If you are not hungry after watching this video, there is something really wrong with you.  "Today we pulled some purple top turnips. Some had some nice size roots. We cleaned them, cooked them and then ate them for supper. Turnips, cornbread, green beans and chicken, all from Deep South".
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​9. CUCUMBER: 
​Most varieties of cucumbers can be harvested about 50 to 70 days after planting.

Crunchy cucumbers, fresh from the garden are in a league of their own. There’s nothing as cool as a homegrown cucumber! Cucumbers grown in the greenhouse require slightly different care from those grown outdoors. In this short video They show you how to grow both outdoor and greenhouse varieties, and share their nifty idea for making a fantastic cucumber frame to grow them up for easy picking.
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10. SQUASH:
​Many varieties of squash, including zucchini, are usually ready after about 70 days. For best flavor, harvest squash when they are still small.

Squash and Zucchini need regular maintenance and inspection. The tips in the video will help you to keep the plants healthy and growing. You will need to do regular Insect & Disease Inspection, Pruning, Water Wash, Peppermint Spray and Feeding.
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11. PEPPERS & PRUNING  
Calling all Pepper Heads, this video will show you amazing ways on how to get your peppers  to thrive.  These interesting gardening technics are for you to try out on your own.   The pruning technics also works on bell peppers; banana peppers; and most peppers in general.  

One viewer stated: "After 20 years of gardening I learned something new from watching this video.  I used to do the tomato's but not peppers. 
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12. TOMATOES & PRUNING
In this video you will be shown the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomato plants and how to prune them for maximum growth, health and high yields.  If you don’t prune your tomatoes, they will grow but will sprawl, become difficult to manage, and will invite diseases and pests.

Pruning promotes earlier and healthier harvests and tidy plants that are easier to care for.  
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