Summary: Pick a sunny site, incorporate compost, select vegetable varieties that will thrive in the season, plant according to spacing recommendations on the packet, mulch to prevent weeds and before you know it you will be ready to harvest.
Crops for Spring and Fall: Root crops (carrots, radishes, turnips, etc.) and leafy greens (lettuce, spinach, kale, etc.)
Crops for Summer: fruiting crops (tomato, squash, eggplant, etc.)
Additional Resources- Vegetable Gardening: A Beginner's Guide
- Vegetable Planting Calendar
- Vegetable Gardening Chapter in the Extension Gardener Handbook
- Growing Food in the Community Gardening Handbook
- Vegetables in the Gardening Portal
- Vegetable Plant Profiles in the Extension Gardener Toolbox
- Seed Starting
- Organic Gardening
