Choosing Vegetables
If you have space for a vegetable garden, and the time and enthusiasm to cultivate it, give careful thought to the choice of vegetables you grow and the growing area each vegetable will need.
Details of 17 versatile vegetables are shown below. Sowing times given apply to most northern regions.
Yields in pounds are approximate as soil, climate and variety all affect results. Choosing vegetables
Vegetable / Sowing Time / Yield Per 10 Feet Row / Time To Harvest In Months
Peas / March / 8 lb / From 3.5 Months
Leeks / March / 20 Leeks / 10 months
Lettuce / March To May / 15 Lettuces / 2 months
Tomatoes / April To June / 19 lb / 5 months
Sweet Corn / May / 30 – 50 cobs / 3 months
Potatoes / Plant Late February To May / 24 lb / 4 Months
Carrots / March To July / 8 lb / 6 months
Beets / March To June / 15 lb / 2 months
Spinach / March To August / 10 lb / 3 Months
Cabbages / March To July / 7 Heads / 5 Months
Broccoli / March To June / 11.8 lb / 4 Months
Turnips / March To August / 8-14 lb / 5 Months
Radish March To August / Plentiful / 1.5 Months
Beans / May To June / 17-30 lb / 4 months
Onions / March To April / 9 lb / 6 Months
Shallots / March / 8-9 lb / 6 months
Celery / May / 11-14 lb / 7 Months Choosing vegetables
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