Bulbs: One of the most popular ways of growing bulbs—snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses, in particular—is to naturalize them in drifts so they spread at will. This is usually done in grass, but those bulbs preferring shady woodland conditions can be naturalized in soil under trees and shrubs. It is also possible to establish bulbs beneath a planting of ground cover like scrambling ivies.
5 Bulbs and roots
are widely grown. Onions (A] were an important crop in ancient Egypt. The shallot [B] forms new bulbs by the side of the old. The
7 Sweet peppers [A]
belong to the genus Capsicum, native of the American tropics. The seed pods of okra or gumbo [B] are picked ten weeks after planting. |
