Relax and plant rapini
Is there anyone out there in Colorado who didn’t get a late start on their vegetable garden? I thought not. Late starts don’t matter to The Fast Food seed collection features varieties that will all be ready in 50 days or less, just in time for Independence Day barbecues. You get seeds for Contender bush beans; “Early Wonder” beets; broccoli raab; French Breakfast radishes; Farmer’s Market Blend mesclun; Tyee spinach; and Early Prolific Straightneck summer squash. Now: See if you can create a recipe that uses all of them. $13.99 at botanicalinterests.com or most garden centers.
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Pruners make it easy squeezy
line of pruners, loppers and shears now includes 10 tools, with loppers from 15 to 31 inches in size. Cleverly angled blades mean you need less hand and arm effort to cut through chores. Some of the tools have received an ease-of-use seal from the Arthritis Foundation. You can even watch gardener and cable-TV landscape guru Ahmed Hassan demonstrate them on YouTube. $24.99 and up; www2.fiskars.com and garden and hardware stores.
