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Many edible plants are typically grown from seed but some are usually grown from baby plants, often because growing them from seed takes a long time or is unreliable. There are different names for different types, for example:
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Onions can be grown from miniature onions known as sets. These mature faster and are less prone to disease.
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Strawberry plants produce runners that grow out across the soil and create new plants at the end of them. For more information on these, check out our resource.
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Garlic is generally supplied in large bulbs made up of many cloves. Each individual clove can be planted to produce a new plant.
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Raspberry plants are often supplied as canes, which are dormant plants with long, woody stems (hence the name).
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Potatoes are grown from miniature potatoes known as seed potatoes and are generally split into three groups: first earlies, second earlies and main crop (depending on when you harvest them).