Ask the Gardener - "What winter vegetables can I grow?"

Q: What winter vegetables can I grow?
A: Cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts – they’re all the same, or are they? Historically, since humans decided to live in one place and forgo traveling as hunter-gatherers, they have planted and grown edible plants at home. The plants listed above all originated as the same species, Brassica oleracea, in the mustard or Brassicaceae family of plants. These leafy greens that are easy for us to grow in the cooler season have been hybridized for a few thousand years with amazing results.

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