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    • Chard
    • Collard
    • Corn
    • Cucumber
    • Eggplant
    • Kohlrabi
    • Lettuce
    • Muskmelon
    • Mustard
    • Okra
    • Onion
    • Parsnip
    • Peas
    • Peppers
    • Potato
    • Pumpkin
    • Radish
    • Rhubarb
    • Snap Beans
    • Spinach
    • Summer Squash
    • Sweet Potato
    • Tomato
    • Turnip
    • Watermelon
    • Winter Squash
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Growing

Pick your favorite veggie and start growing!

  • Asparagus
  • Beet
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Chard
  • Collard
  • Corn
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Kohlrabi
  • Lettuce
  • Muskmelon
  • Mustard
  • Okra
  • Onion
  • Parsnip
  • Peas
  • Peppers
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Radish
  • Rhubarb
  • Snap Beans
  • Spinach
  • Summer Squash
  • Sweet Potato
  • Tomato
  • Turnip
  • Watermelon
  • Winter Squash

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1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

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