Description
We grow from these same seed varieties in our own garden beds every year, so what is listed above is not a catalog of hypothetical vegetables, it is what actually ends up on our table. Ten varieties to choose from: Carrots, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Tomatoes, Zucchini, Kale, Lettuce, Spinach, Bell Peppers, and Jalapenos.
Whether you are filling a single raised bed or a whole backyard plot, this list covers the staples that make a summer garden worth the effort: something for salads, something for salsa, something to can, and something the kids will actually eat off the vine before it makes it inside.
Getting started
- Kale, lettuce, and spinach are cool-season crops. Get them in early spring or again in fall, they will bolt and turn bitter in high summer heat.
- Tomatoes, peppers, jalapenos, cucumbers, green beans, and zucchini are warm-season and frost-tender. Wait until after your last frost to plant outside, usually mid-spring in upstate South Carolina.
- Carrots do best direct-sown into loose, rock-free soil rather than started indoors and transplanted.
- Zucchini and cucumbers are heavy producers from just a few plants. Do not over-plant unless you enjoy giving vegetables away to every neighbor on the street.
Good to know: Seeds ship anywhere. Just want bell peppers in bulk? We also sell a dedicated Bell Pepper Variety Mix.
