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Grow a Pizza Garden

June 09, 2015
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Garden at a Glance

We grew this garden in a 6- X 4-foot-space in full sun. Because we have so much clay in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden, we grew the plants in raised beds filled with good-quality topsoil amended with compost. All of the plants were provided by Bonnie Plants.

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Husky Cherry Red Tomato

Use more than one variety of tomato to create rich, complex flavors in your tomato sauces. And be sure to slice up a few tomatoes to place on top of your pizza, as well. 'Husky Cherry Red' is a great variety because it's compact, so you can tuck one or two in the garden without it taking over.

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  • Try our Roasted Cherry Tomatoes recipe.

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Golden Jubilee Tomato

'Golden Jubilee' is a mild-tasting variety perfect for making a great tomato sauce. It offers large, golden-yellow fruits that mature in about 80 days from planting. This variety grows tall, so we used colorful tomato stakes to keep it upright.

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  • Try our Green Tomato Pizza recipe.

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Basil

Tomatoes and basil are one of the most classic flavor combinations, so be sure to include a few basil plants in the garden. Chop up basil leaves and incorporate them into your tomato sauce or sprinkle them over the top of your pizza. And be sure to use the basil to make fresh pesto!

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  • Try our pesto recipe.

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Keystone Giant Bell Pepper

Chop up a bell pepper or two for your pizza and add this vegetable's great flavor and high nutritional value to your meals. Create a cheery, colorful pizza by including different colors -- red, yellow, orange, purple, brown, or green bells are so much fun.

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  • Try our Alfredo and Sweet Pepper Pizza recipe.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Spice up your pizzas with hot jalapeno peppers. They offer a distinct taste and mild to hot flavor. Use them green or wait for them to mature to red for extra color -- they're great both ways.

  • Learn more about growing hot peppers!
  • Try our Jalapeno Popper Pizza recipe.

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Oregano

Introduce a rich Italian flavor to your garden with oregano. This easy-to-grow, quick-spreading plant will create a carpet of color in your garden. Use it to flavor your tomato sauce or chop it up and sprinkle it over the top of your pizza.

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  • Try our Goat Cheese, Tomato, and Oregano Pizza recipe.

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Onion

A must-have ingredient, onion imparts zesty flavor to pizzas and a great texture to gardens. Be sure to pick a variety suited to your climate; short-day onions thrive in the South; long-day onions do best in the North.

  • Learn more about growing onions!
  • Try our Sweet Onion Pizza recipe.

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Rosemary

Rosemary will give your food a wonderful, unmistakable flavor and aroma. Mix it in tomato sauce, chop up some rosemary leaves and sprinkle them over your pizza, or add some stems to the coals in your grill.

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  • Try our Shrimp and Feta Cheese Pizza with Rosemary recipe.

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Thyme

Thyme is sure to make any tomato sauce taste richer. This easy-growing groundcover is great for a dry corner of your pizza garden where you can plant it and let it grow on its own. Its aroma alone will bring an extraordinary note to your homegrown pizzas.

  • Learn more about growing thyme!
  • Try our Roasted Thyme Tomatoes recipe.

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Our Planting Grid

Here's a grid you can use to create your own pizza garden:

A. 2 'Husky Cherry Red' tomatoes

B. 1 'Golden Jubilee' tomato

C. 2 basil

D. 1 'Keystone Giant' bell pepper

E. 1 'Jalapeno' pepper

F. 1 oregano

G. 3 onion

H. 2 rosemary

I. 5 thyme

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