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A MATTER OF TASTE


        Garden rules: plant the vegetables you like to eat
        and cook with. But generally speaking, here are
        the most popular vegetable plants to feed a family of 4.


              VEGETABLES

          Delicious veggies               Quantity                     Where to plant

          Onions, Green onions, Leeks     20 to 30 plants              In-ground, or raised table garden
          Cucumber                        2 plants                     In-ground or pot with a support structure (trellis)

          Zucchini                        2 plants                     In-ground or pot with a support structure (trellis)
          Squash and Melons               2 plants                     In-ground, or raised table garden
          Hot and Sweet Peppers           3 plants                     In-ground or pot with a support structure (trellis)

          Tomatoes                        1 cherry tomato plant        In-ground or pot with a support structure (trellis)
                                          1 medium-sized tomato plant
                                          1 large tomato plant

          Carrots                         1 seed packet                In-ground or deep container
          Potatoes                        5 to 10 plants               In-ground or deep container


                    VEGETABLES

          Delicious veggies               Quantity                         Where to plant

          Lettuce, Spinach                Stagger planting                 In-ground, or raised table garden
                                          for continuous harvest.          near the patio
                                          3 to 4 plant every few weeks
          Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli,   3 to 5 plants                  In-ground or flowerbeds
          Bok choy, Brussel sprouts

          Beans                           5 climbers or 2 rows             In-ground or pot with a support structure
          Peas                            1 seed packet                    In-ground with a support structure (trellis)

          Radish                          1 seed packet                    In-ground, or raised table garden

              Easy to grow




















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