includes leeks, garlic, and shallots.
Onion plants are biennials, meaning
you have to replace them every
couple years. When they are fully
mature, they consist of leaves, a bulb,
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growing, there are flowers with seeds
in them that come out. Most onions
are white, red, or yellow. Yes, there
are even red onions out there! Onions
were known to help heal things in
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Onions have vitamin C, beta
carotene, potassium, and other good
stuff. If you cut them, they will make
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Oranges
Oranges are spherical, orange fruits
that are super tasty! They are one of
the best tasting citrus fruits out there
folks. About 120 billion pounds of
oranges are produced every year ;
what an amazing figure! Brazil,
U.S.A., and China are the top orange
producing countries in the world. In
the USA, oranges are grown in
Florida and California. Florida
produces about 80% of the total crop
of oranges for the U.S. Oranges can
be grown from seed. The seed sprouts
roots, and the roots give way to a
stem. The stem turns into a tree
trunk, and the tree trunk has a bunch
of branches. The branches bring
forth white flowers. Oranges develop
from the base of the flowers. The
flowers die off and bring forth the
orange fruit. Orange trees may
produce fruit for up to 100 years if
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how oranges grow. You can eat
oranges raw or you can throw them
in a blender and make a drink. Some
people use oranges in their cakes,
pies, pastries, and the like. Oranges
have lots of vitamin C, rutin,
hesperidin, and bioflavoniods. You
can blend them up and make a cake
or pie out of them. Go ahead and
clobber some oranges today!
Oregano
Oregano is widely recognized to be
one of the best herbs for pasta sauces
and chilies. It belongs to the mint
family. Oregano has a very distinct
taste and it goes great in pasta sauces.
You can probably grow it from seed,
too. Go grab some today!
Papayas
Papayas are super tasty and sweet
fruits that grow in tropical areas of
the world. They are usually round or
oval in shape, too. They are usually
green on the outside with a
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symphony of black seeds inside the
fruit. If you grow papayas from seed,
supposedly it will begin to bear fruit
36 months after planting. The tree
reaches a height of up to 35 feet. A
typical papaya plant will yield a
gathering of up to 150 fruits. Papayas
are very high in vitamin C, beta
carotene, vitamin A, and potassium.
You can eat these fruits raw or throw
it in a blender with other fruits and
call it a day. Or you can even mash
them up and make a cake or pie out
of it. Hop to it and get some papayas
today.
Parsley
Parsley is a great tasting herb that
goes well with any vegetable dish that
you can make. It is green with curly
little leaves on the end, and a long,
light green stem. It is a biennial herb,
meaning you have to re-grow some
every two years. Parsley goes very
well in stir fry dishes. Parsley has
vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and
calcium. Cook it with tofu blocks to
make and extremely tasty dish. Go
and get some parsley today!
Parsnips
Parsnips are white or red vegetables
that are elliptical in shape. It is the
tornado shaped white root that you
can eat. Parsnips are definitely
related to the carrot. Parsnips are
part of the parsley family. They have
a sweet, nutty flavor that goes well
with soups and the like. Or you can
serve parsnips with collard greens or
potatoes. Parsnips have fiber,
potassium, vitamin C, and folate. Go
get them today!
Passion Fruit
Passion fruit ; the Passion fruit is a
very exotic fruit indeed. The passion
fruit is a purplish spherical shaped
fruit with tough, wrinkled skin. The
flesh is yellowish-orange. The seeds
are embedded within the flesh, which
you can use to grow your own fruit.
Go ahead and get these dandies
today!
Peaches
Peaches are super great tasty fruits
that have an orange and yellow skin
and orange fruity inside. Most have
brown seed pits in the middle. Peach
trees can grow up to 25 feet high. A
peach tree usually bears a good crop
about 3 to 4 years after it is planted.
Sometimes, peach trees can live up to
20 years. Peaches are part of the rose
family. You can eat them raw, make
a pie out of them, or t hrow them in a
blender and make a fruit drink out of
it. Peaches have antioxidants, vitamin
A, vitamin C, fiber, and random good
stuff. Go ahead and grab some today.
Peanut
The peanut is a type of groundnut, a
nut that grows underground. They
are light brown in color encased in a
brown shell, What happens is that
the plant will drop little shoots into
the ground and peanuts grow on the
ends of the shoots. Then you harvest
them by pulling up the plants from
the roots and you end up with
peanuts! They have plenty of
vitamins and minerals in them
peanuts that's good for your general
health! So go ahead - hop, skip, run -
to the market and get some peanuts
today buddy!
Peas
Peas come in green pods with
spherical green seeds. Peas are
classified as legumes, and they
combine to make a complete protein
when you combine it wi th grains.
You should cook peas by steaming
them w ith herbs and spices. Peas
taste best when you put them in
vegetable soups. Growing peas is a
relatively easy thing to do. You just
take a seed from one of the pods, and
throw it in the ground. Water it, give
it some sunlight, and call it a day! No,
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take about 60 days to harvest peas.
Peas have lots of protein, pectin,
vitamin C, vita min A, thiamine,
riboflavin, iron, and potassium. Peas
are just a hop, skip, and a jump away
; go ahead and get them.
Pecans
Pecan ; the pecan is a nice little nut
that I never liked, but I will eat them
in the future. They are a honey
brown colored nut that grows on
trees. The pecan is very good for your
body! They help heal broken bones
like no other. Go out and get some
pecans today!
Pepper
Peppers come in many different
shapes and colors, ranging from red
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different variety called black pepper.
The pepper plant bears a small green
berry that turns to red as it ripens.
The berries are dried and they turn
to black as they dry. The dried
berries are ground up and shifted
into containers. Just cook them w ith
herbs and spices for it to taste good.
The other type of pepper is the Bell
pepper. It grows on a small little
plant called the pepper plant. The
pepper is usually cylindrical with a
caved in top. There are dozens of
little white seeds inside the pepper.
Peppers are part of the nightshade
family. Peppers have vitamin C,
vitamin A, vitami n B6, and folate.
Go ahead and get these today.
Persimmon
Persimmon ; the persimmon is an
orange fruit that is semi-spherical in
shape and supposedly is very tasty. I
am assuming it does have a seed
somewhere inside the fruit , but I am
just not sure where the seed is at.
Also, people use the persimmon for
woodmaking and jellies. Persimmon
has lots of nutrients. Go get some
today!
Physalis
Physalis ; the physalis is a type of
fruit that is round in shape with a
calyx, an encasing, and is usually
orangish in color. Supposedly the
physalis is known as groundcherries.
They have lots of vital nutrients in
them that can make you happy! Go
get some soon!
Pistachios
Pistachios are small elliptically
shaped nuts that have a white shell
and a small greenish-whitish-brown
nut in it. The seeds are the stuff you
eat - the pistachio nut. They grow
them out in the West Coast of the
USA a lot, especially California.
Pistachios have plenty of vitamins
and minerals in them for you. So go
ahead and get down to the market
and get some pistachio nuts soon!
Pineapples
Pineapples are grown in many
tropical areas of the world. They are
tasty yellow fruits with scaly skin on
the outside. The seeds are on the rim
of the yellow flesh, outside. The seeds
are black. The pineapples plant
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weighs an average of 6 pounds.
Pineapples are very sweet fruits that
make them great additions to your
diet. You can blend them up to make
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have vitamin C, thiamine, folate,
vitamin B6, iron, magnesium , and
fiber. Head to the store to get these
today.
Plums
Plums are purple spherical fruits that
grow on trees in many parts of the
world. The trees grow up t o 18 feet
tall. About 6 million metric tons of
plu ms are produced each year.
China, Germany, and the U.S.
produce the bulk of the plums in the
world. The U.S. produces about 9
million tons each year. California
produces more plums than the other
states combined. Plums have a
smooth skin and a thick, juicy flesh.
You can eat them with the skin on or
off. They are sweet, juicy fruits that
you can eat at just about any time of
day. Plums have vitamin C,
riboflavin, and potassium. Go ahead
and clo bber some plums today.
Make sure you let it ripen on your
window sill, though.
Pomegranate
Pomegranates are purplish red round
fruits that are very good for your
body. They have a lot of seeds in
them that you can eat or store for
next year's planting. Pomegranates
grow on trees all across the globe.
They have a nice flesh, and the seeds
you can eat. They have lots of
vitamins and minerals in them so
easy does it! So, go ahead, hop on
over to your local market and get so
me pomegranates today buddy!
Pommelo
Pommelo ; the pommelo is a fruit
that looks like a big pear, but with
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has on its inside divisions like the
orange does. There are seeds inside of
each little division. The pommelo is
called that because it is so big but has
so little fruit that you just want to
pummel it ; beat it down! So anyway,
go and get some pommelo today!
Potatoes
Potatoes are elliptical brown or red
vegetables that come in colors
ranging from brown to red. They
grow underground, too. Potatoes are
baked, boiled, fried, or mashed.
Potatoes are grown in many parts of
the world, but in the United States,
they are mostly grown in Idaho.
Growers produce about 6 bi llion
bags of potatoes every year. China
grows the most potatoes out of all the
countries. The U.S. produces 400
million bags of potatoes annually.
Potatoes are annual vegetables,
meaning they have to be replanted
every year because the plant dies off
after the tubers mature. Potatoes are
unique because you can plant the
whole tuber as a seed. It produces
offshoots from the little eyes on the
potato. The offshoots bring forth new
potatoes on stems. There are also
sweet potatoes, too. They are
essentially the same as regular
potatoes except they are sweet and
have an orange interior. Potatoes are
inexpensive, nutritious, and filling.
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taste, but it is noticeable. They have
fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B6, iron,
magnesium, potassium, and zinc. You
can boil them and mash them up or
you can eat them baked. Either way,
go get them today.
Pumpkins
Pumpkins are very large spherical
orange vegetables that grow on vines.
Pumpkins are very heavy and have
lots of seeds within the fruit.
Pumpkins have a distinct taste. You
can eat them mashed up or use them
in a pie. Pumpkins are part of the
gourd family. Pumpkins are typically
eaten from September to December
in the United States. Just like most
other orange pigmented vegetables,
pumpkins have a lot of vitamin A.
They also have vitamin C, potassium,
and fiber. One thing about pumpkins
is that they have lots of seeds. Go and
get some pumpkin today!
Quinoa
Quinoa is a cereal grain crop that
looks like a type of light grain if you
look at it. They are green or red in
color and they are ultra good for
your body. Not too many people
know that quinoa exists but now you
do. I am sure that quinoa has all
kinds of vitamins and minerals in
there that's healthy for the ole
temple! Anyway, head down to the
market and get some quinoa today
my bud!
Radishes
Radishes are spherical red vegetables
that grow underground. The reddish
root is the part that you eat. They are
closely related to cabbage, kale,
turnips, and cauliflower. As a matter
of fact they are part of the mustard
family. They make good additions to
soups and salads. Radishes have
vitamin C , iron, potassium, and
folate. Get some today.
Rambutan
Rambutan ; the rambutan is a
medium sized fruit that looks very
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has feathers on it! There is a brown
seed in the middle of the whole thing.
You can use it to plant next year!
Anyway, the rambutan must be good
for you because folks like it! So go
and get some of that good ole
fashioned rambutan today buddy!