What are your favorite vegetables to grow?

[deepestblues]

This is amazing to know! I was looking for purple potatoes to grow since I have read that they are quite healthier for you! I haven't locate where to buy them here where I live, but would love to try growing this.

There's a place in Maine that sells All-Blue potatoes. I've grown them and they're a little funky looking. Sort of grey when mashed.They taste alot better than that stuff from the store too.

 

[IcyBC]

Just did a quick search, and it looks like most big box stores carry seed potatoes.

That is nice of you to do the search! I had a friend who lives about two hours drive away from me, and somehow she found the purple potatoes to buy. But it only happened once last year. They soon disappeared after that.

 

[IcyBC]

I usually do container gardening because I have lived in apartments for so long. I always grew tomatoes, peppers and green onions. Last year I moved into a house but still container grew my same veggies. I may branch out a bit this year, we will see

Oh I forgot about the green onion! They are the easiest to grow! I just cut off the top, and push it down in the dirt half way, and they grow. I didn't have to buy green onions in the summer at all.

 

[LIcenter]

That is nice of you to do the search! I had a friend who lives about two hours drive away from me, and somehow she found the purple potatoes to buy. But it only happened once last year. They soon disappeared after that.

You're welcome. Actually I've never grown taters before, and now I'm getting a little interested in giving it a try. If anything it will be a good way to break up some ground for other future plants.

 

[maj742]

I like to grow zucchetta, a very tall vining summer squash that produces 3 foot long fruits which are like zucchini, but better, firmer. I also like growing red noodle beans, which grow 1-2 ft. long. Another favorite is Giant Red Marconi Hybrid Pepper, a heavy yielder. Tomatoes are a must.

 

[LIcenter]

maj742, is that whole plant edible,or just the bulb area? Pretty cool looking tho!

 

[Everbrown]

Tomatoes in a cage, cukes on a trellis

 

[claudine]

I like to grow zucchetta, a very tall vining summer squash that produces 3 foot long fruits which are like zucchini, but better, firmer. I also like growing red noodle beans, which grow 1-2 ft. long. Another favorite is Giant Red Marconi Hybrid Pepper, a heavy yielder. Tomatoes are a must.
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Haha, this zucchetta looks hilarious! It reminds me of a snake with a really big head Giant Red Marconi Hybrid Pepper sounds like a great plant. I've never seen it in person.

 

[maj742]

Zucchetta is a long skinny zucchini-like squash. The long neck is completely seedless. The seeds are in the center of the small bottom bulb. I scoop the seeds out of the small bulb, then use the rest of the bulb too. I like the zucchetta better than zucchini. It is a bit firmer, has a nicer taste, and is incredibly easy to use. I don't peel it. I slice it, dice it, make sticks, or shred it. I love it roasted - I don't grill but it would be so good on a grill. It grows differently than a regular zucchini does. Zucchetta grows vines to 15 feet. It is best grown on a sturdy trellis because the fruits hang down and grow long and straight. However, they will also grow easily on the ground like pumpkins do. In that case the fruits twist and curve like a snake. Everyone who sees my garden notice the zucchetta and ask questions about it. The huge fruits are eye-catching.
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[maj742]

This is a photo of my actual garden trellis with one zucchetta I let get particularly large. It was about 36 inches.