Raising your own crops and food.

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Fruits

CITRUS

·  Growing Citrus in the Dooryard - Citrus trees can be an important part of the landscape.

·  Growing Citrus in Containers - Tips and techniques.

·  Growing Citrus - Citrus trees are evergreen shrubs; retaining the majority
of their leaves year-round and should be hedged accordingly.

·  Growing Citrus Plants - Even gardeners who live in areas that get frost can grow citrus plants.

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BERRY

·  American Plant Food - Growing berries.

·  Growing Grapes and Berries - You'll be amazed at how easy it is to
grow your favorite berries and grapes with our handy guides.

·  Horticulture.com - Growing berries and fruit.

·  Master Gardeners - Blackberries and Raspberries

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TROPICAL & EXOTIC

·  Tropical Fruit - Includes description, history, storage, and uses for tropical fruit.

·  Tropical Fruits - Tips on selection and use of a variety of tropical fruits.

·  Suite 101: Tropicals and Exotics - Growing advice.

·  Burke's Backyard - Eating and growing tropical fruit.

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NUT

·  Northren Nut Growers Association - The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. (NNGA) brings together people interested in growing nut trees.

·  Fruit and Nut Trees Around Your Home - Start by planting a fruit tree in your front yard.

·  Home Gardeners - Nut bearing trees.

·  Burke's Backyard - Eating and growing tropical fruit.

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APPLE

·  Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden - Growing apple trees in the home garden can be fun and rewarding.

·  Growing Apple Trees - Hints for the apple orchard.

·  Do It Yourself.com - Growing Organic Apples.

·  City Gardening.net - Apple information links.

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PEACH, PLUM & CHERRY

·  Peaches and Nectarines - Growing peaches and nectarines in the home garden.

·  Growing Plums - Grow plums in the home garden.

·  Plum Trees - Growing plum trees for the home ground.

·  City Gardening.net - Cherry information links.

·  Growing Cherries - There are two basic types of cherry, the sweet and the acid.

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Staples

GRAINS

·  Ecofarming - Growing the winter wheat crop.

·  Mother Earth News - Growing grains

·  Bi-Cropping of Winter Wheat and White Clover - A report on the methods and economics of growing two crops on the same land in Ireland.

·  Wheat Page - Resources on the agronomy of wheat, from Kansas State University.

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RICE

·  All About Rice - Information about the crop, the varieties, together with some recipes.

·  International Rice Research Institute - A research and training center established to improve the well-being of rice farmers and consumers, particularly those with low incomes. It is dedicated to helping farmers in developing countries produce more food on limited land using fewer inputs, without harming the environment.

·  Deepwater Rice - A detailed account of the growing of this crop, also known as floating rice, in water depths of up to 2.5 meters. Includes account of pests and diseases.

·  Rice Web - Provides information about the history, production, and distribution of rice, as well as discussions of environmental and geographic factors, and current research issues.

·  Sustainable Rice Production - Studies and promotes sustainable growing methods in Australia.

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