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CityViewNC.com | 21 New science/STEM wing and junior high classrooms Non-denominational Selective enrollment Great athletic, performing and fine arts programs Pre K through 12th grade 422 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 www.fayettevillechristian.com (910) 483-3905 Voted Best Private School 10 years and counting! tastes better to me than collards, and it bears all winter and spring. I am especially fond of bok-choi, Chinese cabbage and other Asian cole crops. Plant now and in March for harvest all spring and summer. ere are many colors, shapes and growth habits of kale. Texture ranges from smooth to puckered to lacy. Colors range from intense, bright burgundy reds to smooth blue-gray and pink blends. Kohlrabi: A fat green or purple bulb-like kohl. Don't worry about the "bulb" being above ground. at's the way it grows. It's a great cool-season crop to start now and in mid-March. Onions and garlic: e only limit is whether you have voles in your yard. ey will eat the sweet, juicy-hot bulbs at times. Parsley and cilantro: ey are closely related and grow similarly. Crops planted in fall survive the winter and do their best bearing in spring. Of course, you can harvest anytime there are a few leaves ready. Spring-planted crops should start in late March. Peas: Edible pod peas are awesome, sweet and tasty eaten right off the vine. I call these peas "breakfast in the garden." Radishes: Start two or three crops two weeks apart. You don't need much room to grow all the radishes you and your neighbors can eat. Big-leaved hot red mustard: is is amazingly productive. If you are a fan of wasabi mustard, you will find this excellent when fresh, especially in salads. I usually snatch one of the beautiful leaves each time I walk by and stuff it into my mouth. It's hot and satisfying. I also like the fern-like cut-leaf version, which is not as productive but is beautifully lacy in salads. Eight or 10 plants of these hot mustards is all I need, since I'm the only one in my family who eats them. ey are very spicy. I never cook them because that robs them of flavor. Start a crop now and another in April. Check for area fall and spring plant sales, usually in September and April, to see what's available. Sales usually are held by Fayetteville Tech's horticulture students, the Master Gardener volunteers and Cape Fear Botanical Garden. If you have questions about any gardening topics, email me at rogermercer@icloud. com. I will answer as many as possible by email. Celebrate Public Power! At PWC, our employees – who are also your friends and neighbors – make the difference. They enable us to provide world-class utilities and exceptional customer service, with the advantages we offer as a Public Power provider: • Community-owned, PWC operates solely for the benefit of customers, not shareholder profit. • Our customers have a voice through local leadership, because PWC leaders are customers too! • Locally operated, we respond faster when you need us, especially important after a storm. Learn more at faypwc.com/ public-power-at-work Customer Focused. Community Strong. Neighbors Serving Neighbors 17245 Celebrate Public Power! At PWC, our employees – who are also your friends and neighbors – make the difference. They enable us to provide world-class utilities and exceptional customer service, with the advantages we offer as a Public Power provider: • Community-owned, PWC operates solely for the benefit of customers, not shareholder profit. • Our customers have a voice through local leadership, because PWC leaders are customers too! • Locally operated, we respond faster when you need us, especially important after a storm. Learn more at faypwc.com/ public-power-at-work Customer Focused. Community Strong. Neighbors Serving Neighbors 17245 Celebrate Public Power! At PWC, our employees – who are also your friends and neighbors – make the difference. They enable us to provide world-class utilities and exceptional customer service, with the advantages we offer as a Public Power provider: • Community-owned, PWC operates solely for the benefit of customers, not shareholder profit. • Our customers have a voice through local leadership, because PWC leaders are customers too! • Locally operated, we respond faster when you need us, especially important after a storm. Learn more at faypwc.com/ public-power-at-work Customer Focused. Community Strong. Neighbors Serving Neighbors 17245

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