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  • Planning a garden should begin well before planting season. Choosing which varieties of vegetables to include depends on personal preference, climate and the space allowed for the garden. Select favorite vegetables that you, your family and friends will enjoy once you harvest a plentiful crop. Choose vegetables that you don't mind canning and freezing, in addition to using fresh. Read plant labels at garden nursery stores to select vegetable varieties that grow heartily in your weather zone and soil type.

    Vegetables on a Vine

    Choose vining vegetables if the garden space is plentiful, without restrictive borders. Vining plants can quickly take over a small garden space and need room for the vine to creep. Select cucumbers, pumpkins, gourds, sweet peas and squash if the garden has space for vegetables that grow on a vine. One vine from these vegetables can easily grow over 12 feet, so space plants accordingly.

    Vertical Vegetable Plants

    Plant vertically growing vegetables in small or spacious gardens. Choose tomato plants supported by a tomato cage, bell pepper plants or green bean bushes for vegetables that grow well in sunny small spaces. Use vertical vegetable plants to add visual interest to a large garden with vining plants. Create multiple beds in the garden, one for each type of plant. Alternate vining and vertical vegetables to decrease the number of shaded plants in the garden. Choose small, low growing plants such as leaf lettuces, broccoli, cabbage or head lettuce if space is restricted. Consider growing herbs to complement the vegetables in the garden. Choose basil, oregano and rosemary to complement tomatoes in Italian cooking. Grow dill to season homemade pickles made from garden grown cucumbers. Try parsley and chives to season home grown potatoes.

    Vegetables Growing Underground

    Choose to plant vegetables that grow underground. Try potatoes, carrots, radishes and turnips. Although the plant foliage will be above ground, the vegetable will grow and mature under the soil. Select these types of vegetables if you have the physical capability to dig deep into the soil to unearth the vegetables. Harvesting these types of vegetable require more strength and effort than those easily plucked from a stem or vine.

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    The Helpful Gardener: Vegetable Garden

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