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A list of vegetables to grow in your garden veggie patch
Posted: 07 Apr 2008
Some of the excuses I often catch myself using, when it comes to growing vegetables in my garden, is that (1) I haven’t prepared my veggie patch yet, and (2) there doesn’t seem to be that many vegetables to grow. Well the first lame-duck excuse can be overcome by getting my gluteus maximus into gear and tilling some soil. For those who struggle with physical labour you still don’t have an excuse for you could easily start a no-dig garden or even begin straw bale gardening. There are quite a few options available to those who are unable to create traditional soil vegetable gardens. However, it was the second one that got me beat. Perusing the seed packet aisles is an exercise in regressive optimism. One could easily conclude that the Vegetable Growers Association were conspiring against the home gardener and in bed with the large box stores. Their options for the DIY vegetable grower are ordinary, at best. So, I decided to remedy the situation and create my own list of vegetables that I could grow in my garden. And here’s the list according to their families. Continue reading Vegetables to grow in your garden veggie patch (Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas)