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All the ones you mention, John1960, and a few more. Garden is not all that large - only about 8' wide and 40' long, but it's enough work! We're already eating our own lettuce and radishes, and enjoying the herbs - parsley, dill, three different kinds of basil, and sage. We also put in two blueberry bushes and 2 raspberry bushes. We enlarged the garden area by quite a bit. Last year, all we grew were tomatoes. Oh, yes - we'll also have sunflowers smiling and nodding their heads (in approval, I hope) over the garden!
You left out probably the most popular -- tomatoes and lettuce!
I planted tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, sweet corn, banana peppers, eggplant, zucchini, canteloupe, and dill. Oh, and sunflowers! Love to snack on the seeds!
Where's the maters?!! You getting tired of hearing that John?
Fresh home-grown tomatoes are the best thing in the whole world.
We have 27 mater plants, 6 hills of squash, and 9 bell peppers, and about one long hill of 12 watermelons planted. With about 5-7 plants in each watermelon. We are going on a melon diet!
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I have my garden in containers because we have a gigantic oak tree in the back that precludes any in-ground gardening. But, I do have tomatoes, patty pan squash, bush green beans, cucumbers, swiss chard, jalapenos, peppermint, cilantro, basil and lemon basil, chives... not mention flowers and foliage plants. We bought a greenhouse and so I started these from seeds, getting the vegetables as determinate types so that I can keep them in control - hopefully! LOL It is starting to look like a jungle out back...
Oh, man, John 1960! Your poll has made me crave some good summer-grown vegetables.
Years ago, the kindest old man would bring me fresh vegetables every day from his garden, and I felt so bad about his working the garden and sharing like that until I begged him to let me help. I was allergic to every plant in the garden. Odd, huh? But I could sure eat them all. I helped his wife wash and prepare the fresh vegetables after that. She would can some, and freeze some.
I have Swiss Chard in some containers on the deck and patio -- does that count? They looked beautiful with the pansies and violas, but I have no idea what to do with them now. Will they take the summer heat and humidity? So far, they are just beautiful. The bunnies like to sneak some leaves in the evening.
I just tuck a few herbs, a few tomato plants, a jalapeno pepper, and cilantro into my flower beds. I like to make fresh salsa, have basil for my pasta, and sage for Thanksgiving. Also mint for the Mojitos.
I live in the country, so I mostly just leave the veg growing to the pros.
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thanks for starting this.
You getting tired of hearing that John? 
