What fruits and veggies grow well here?

[sometimesy]

I forgot one: what about carrots?

[NcerfromNY]

Originally Posted by sometimesy

I forgot one: what about carrots?

as long as you are using a raised bed or soil and not trying to get them out of the clay, particularly once the dry, hot summer bakes them.

[GucciLittlePiggie]

can you grow raspberries, peaches, plums?
and can citrus fruits grow in the summer / can the plants survive the winter?

[Raleighmark]

Citrus won't survive the winter.
In general Fruit trees aren't worth the trouble for the home gardener, lot's of pesticides and pruning are required.

Here is everything you ever wanted to know about vegetable gardening in N.C. courtesy of N.C. State University, including recommend variates. Hope this helps.

Home Vegetable Gardening

Also FYI we are in climate zone 7b. When you look at seed catalogs they will tell you which zone different plants will grow in.

[LPnerd]

we have two peach trees in our yard and they do very well. In wake forest no less! LOL. Tomatoes do ok, depending on the type, green beans did well and so did the green onions. We had zuchinni from july through sept, and watermelon and cantalopue would not grow at all.
planted rasberies last fall, anxious to see what happens there. Will try the blueberries but I would imagine the birds get them first! LOL

[Claire_F]

Originally Posted by LPnerd

Will try the blueberries but I would imagine the birds get them first! LOL

We put netting over our blueberries to keep the birds from getting them. However, the netting also makes good snake traps. At least one snake per year loses a battle with the netting after getting tangled up in it.

Last year a squirrel found a way to get under the netting to have a tasty snack. Smart critters!