"2016-08-24T15:38:01Z"^^ . . "Other" . "\u201Cminiature\u201D applied to vegetables can mean either genetically small plants and produce, or baby vegetables\u2014immature specimens of vegetables that would reach normal size if allowed to grow. In the second sense, anyone can grow miniature vegetables simply by harvesting standard varieties while the edible part is still small\u2014summer squash or cucumbers when they\u2019re only 2 to 3 inches long, for example, or carrots thinned from the row.\nGrowing vegetables that are small when they are mature requires selecting a miniature variety. These may be small fruits borne on small plants or small fruits borne on normal-sized plants.\n"@en .