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Summer vegetables: What grows best, tips for a healthy garden

WASHINGTON — Bins of asparagus and delicate greens at the farmers market are beginning to thin out. Now that it’s nearly June, it’s time for summer vegetables.

Kathy Jentz, editor and publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine, shares some of her favorite things to plant, plus tips for maintaining a healthy summer garden.

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Forget how grandma did it: USDA says don’t wash the turkey

To help families avoid falling ill this Thanksgiving, food safety experts are working to dispel commonly held myths. [related_gallery align="right"]The most common holiday food safety mistake? Washing the bird, said Janell Goodwin, a technical information specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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