Cantaloupes and other summer melons serve as the quintessential take-along snack for summer picnics and barbecues.Cantaloupe cross section.Their high water content helps ward off dehydration and combat the heat while their refreshing taste provides a guilt-free, low maintenance dessert for kids and adults alike. The mildly sweet and juicy flavor of cantaloupe makes it a perfect fruit for even the pickiest palates.
]]>Garlic comes from the mountainous regions of Central Asia and has adapted to extreme changes in temperature, including very cold nights. As a result, garlic performs best when subjected to a cold period of one or two months. Ground temperatures of between 0 — 10º celsius encourages optimum clove formation, making it very suited to our Irish climate and Autumn planting often produces better crops than garlic sown in Spring. Garlic enjoys a long growing season, so if planted in October up to early December, the harvest usually occurs in July/August and the bulbs are much bigger.
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