Start small
My first garden
Try cool-season lettuce or warm-season bush beans in a small bed. Keep sowings watered; neither needs a climbing trellis.
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Vegetables, herbs & flowers chosen for home gardens, kitchen plots, and a little room to experiment.

Start small
Try cool-season lettuce or warm-season bush beans in a small bed. Keep sowings watered; neither needs a climbing trellis.
Pick for your plate
Set aside sunny growing space for vegetables or herbs. Plant each crop in its season, with support for tomato and cucumber vines.
Make room for blooms
Give a sunny cutting patch room for tall stems. Plan support in windy spots; sow calendula in cooler weather.
Jimmy Nardello brings sweet frying peppers; Fish Pepper brings heat.
Plan your pepper plantingChoose a compact bush crop or give a heat-loving climbing bean a trellis.
Compare bean growth habitsCompare round Lemon, slicing Marketmore 76, and National Pickling cucumbers.
Compare cucumber varietiesChoose loose-leaf Red Sails or upright Parris Island Cos romaine for a cool-season crop.
Choose your lettucePlan for bold bouquets, airy borders, tall flowers, or cool-season petals.
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