Planning Your First Vegetable Garden
Here's all you need to know about starting your first home vegetable garden.
Look through a variety of perennials and vegetables to grow in your garden. The Cosmic Purple Carrot sports purple skin, orange flesh, and a yellow core. 'Avalon' is a white TripleSweet corn, good for home gardens and market gardens. Eureka's dark green color and crisp texture make it suitable for both salads and pickles. Large, full, brilliant red lettuce with a creamy, yellow interior. More common in Europe, mache is a mild-flavored leafy vegetable available in spring and fall. Perilla is an attractive annual herb grown for its spicy-minty flavor and attractive leaves. 'Schooltime' is a dual-purpose pumpkin. Its compact vines yield classic orange globes that are perfect for carving.
Here's all you need to know about starting your first home vegetable garden.
Enjoy the rich flavor and wide variety of homegrown vegetables. Each guide in this series includes complete growing instructions.
Nothing is better than homegrown produce. Learn to grow the fruits, vegetables, and herbs that work best in your climate. The current garden trend is toward smaller yards -- and, therefore, less space to grow food crops -- so planting patterns greatly influence the size of the harvest.