OK, I couldn't resist responding to this one. It is a cold, windy, rainy day here in Southern Indiana, quite a departure from the past 3 weekends where we have had 70 - 80 degree temps. I have been too busy playing outside, but with the weather , I am inside today and got a chance to look at tbn.
I love all vegatables, but my staples have to be tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and green beans. For big tomatoes, I like big beef...they consistently produce nice big , crack free tomatoes. For mouth poppers....you have to try Juliet Hybrid. These are the size of a small egg, and warning....these are habit forming. I am trying a new small variety this year called Sugary Hybrid. For paste or sauce, try Amish Paste . These would make about 4 of the romas, and have a wonderful tomato taste.
For corn, I like Incredible....this is probably my favorite. As for Beans... I like Contender for bush beans, and an old favorite pole bean variety Macaslin.
Potatoes.... I plant Kennebec for white, and Red Pontiac. I love to roll those big ones out with the potato plow, then I have visions of all kinds of potato dishes from french fries to baked.
Ok , those are my staples....but you are really missing out if you limit yourself to those. Make yourself an asparagus bed. Yr after yr, I just keep picking. This is the first crop out of your garden...we've been eating it for the past 2 weeks. And ahh... yes...the peas...fresh peas...nothing like them.
Greens you say? I love kale...and all those other things like swiss chard, pak choi, chinese cabbage, and yes , even spinach .
And not to miss out on broccoli and cauliflower.
Did I mention egg plant , and of course peppers. Man, I am getting hungry.
OK.... I am attaching a picture of some big beef and juliet hybrid tomato seedlings that I just transplanted to bigger pots this morning......
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