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Tabbouleh Garden Tabbouleh is a fresh vegetarian salad, originating in the Middle East. Served cold, this light dish is perfect for Texas summers. Plant this bed as an extension to your Mediterranean Garden and vary tomato varieties. Divide your garden into two sections and plant accordingly. Area 1 – Flat Italian Parsley • 6 – 8 Flat Italian Parsley Area 2 – Red Onions and Tomatoes • • 24 Red onions 1 Tomato plant (any medium- or largesized variety, with cage) Area 3 – Cucumbers • 2 Cucumber plants (any variety, on trellis) Sweet & Spicy Garden Peppers are some of the easiest and most colorful plants you can grow. From side dishes to main course super- stars, they are also extremely versatile in the kitchen. Plant one pepper from each category, spacing pepper plants 24 inches apart: • • • • Bell – Big Early, Yellow, Red, Orange, Fajita, or Big Bertha Bell Snacking – Yummy or Sweet Banana Small Chili – Chile Red, Tabasco, Thai Hot, Serrano, or Cayenne Cherry – Sweet Cherry, Hot • • Cherry, Pimiento Thin-walled – Cubanelle, or Giant Marconi Jalapeno – Jalapeno, Mucho Nacho, Mammoth, or TAM Mild DENTON COUNTY Living Well Magazine | FALL 2015 29