Zucchini in North America and Australia; courgette in France, England, Ireland, and New Zealand; zucchini in Italy: it’s the summer squash with the shape of a cucumber. Yellow, green, or light green, it is one of the easiest vegetables to grow–all it needs is warm weather. There are at least 50 popular varieties of zucchini.
Sweet potatoes prefer regular, even watering until they are established. Keep planting beds weed free Sweet potatoes require loose, well-drained soil and about 100 very warm days. Sweet potatoes are usually grown from slips started from roots (to start your own add another 40 days). Set sweet potato starts into the garden about the same
Lettuce problems: Lettuce that is crowded or grown in poor soil will be tough and bitter tasting. Most varieties of lettuce require cool weather or slight shading for best growth. Grow lettuce in the cool part of the year, when temperatures range in the 50s and 60sF. You can plant lettuce as soon as the
Corn Varieties to Grow include Standard corn–the “old-fashioned” corn your grandfather grew; the corn with tasty corn flavor. Many of these varieties are heirlooms and open-pollinated. There is no substitute for the flavor of corn just picked from the garden. Flavor and adaptability to your garden’s climate are the major considerations when choosing a corn
Eggplant Varieties Easy to Grow include large oval eggplants, elongated eggplants, and white eggplants. Give eggplants a warm location, warm soil and keep them evenly watered and stress free and they will reward you with beauty and flavor. Here are best bet, easy-to-grow eggplants divided into shape and size categories: (1) large oval eggplants; (2)
All pepper varieties demand warm growing temperatures, full sun, and moist and well-drained soil. Peppers demand a warm location from start to finish. For peppers to prosper: sow pepper seed in a warm seed bed and transplant seedlings into a warm planting bed where the air temperature will remain consistently warm until harvest. Cool weather
Melon Growing Problems: Melons thrive in very warm weather and need consistent moisture to grow to maturity. Muskmelons, cantaloupes, winter melons, and watermelons: they all thrive under the same cultural conditions and they all share similar growing problems. •Cantaloupes are muskmelons: these melons have pumpkin-like ribbing, a skin covered with a netting of shallow veins
Water is essential for vegetable growth. Vegetables are mostly water: an ear of corn is 70 percent water, a potato is 80 percent water, and tomato is 95 percent water. Vegetables will not grow and yield without consistent, even watering. When to Water Vegetables To know when your garden needs water, feel the soil, and
Pepper growing problems can often be avoided by making sure pepper plants are not stressed. Peppers–sweet peppers and hot peppers–share nearly all of the cultural and growing requirements of tomatoes. If you can grow tomatoes, you can grow peppers. Choose a site with full sun where the soil is moisture retentive but well-draining. If you
Muskmelon and Summer Melon varieties include orange and green fleshed melons. Full sun, temperatures at least 70°F, and about 90 days and more will give you rich-tasting melons. Muskmelons and cantaloupes are the same thing, they are known as summer melons. Casabas, Crenshaws, and honeydews are called winter melons because they come to harvest at
