Growing Organic Vegetables

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Growing vegetables for your own use is both fun and healthy. With your own organic vegetable garden you can finally take back control over what is going into your body and have fun doing it. Growing organic vegetables 'now' will place you way ahead of the coming organic garden revolution.

Organic Vegetables Index

I've compiled organic gardening information "Growing Fact Sheets" for most of the commonly grown home vegetables in gardens throughout the world. I will be adding more over time. Use this index to find the vegetable you want to grow in your organic garden.

I've classified vegetables based on use and botany.

Bulb

    Bunching Onions
    Garlic
    Leeks
    Onions
    Shallots
    Torpedo Onions

Cole

All are members of Bassisca family or related crops.
    Broccoli
    Brussels Sprouts
    Cabbage
    Cauliflower
    Chinese Cabbage

Cucurbits

    Crookneck Squash
    Cucumbers
    Melons
    Patty Pan Squash
    Pumpkins
    Watermelon
    Winter Squash
    Zucchini Squash

Fleshy Fruits

    Bell Peppers
    Cayenne Peppers
    Eggplant
    Okra
    Tomatoes

Grains

    Sweet Corn

Perennials

Those plants that grow back year after year for three or more years.
    Asparagus
    Basil
    Rhubarb

Legume

    Bush Beans
    Bush Lima Beans
    Bush Peas
    Pole Beans
    Pole Lima Beans
    Pole Peas

Roots

    Fleshy taproot
        Beets
        Black Salsify
        Burdock
        Carrots
        Celery
        Cylindra Beets
        Horseradish
        Mangels
        Parsnips
        Radishes
        Rutabagas
        Salsify
        Turnips

    Lateral root
        Irish Potatoes
        Jerusalem Artichoke
        Sweet Potatoes

Salad and Greens

    Collard Greens
    Head Lettuce
    Kale
    Kohlrabi
    Leaf Lettuce
    Mustard Greens
    New Zealand Spinach
    Parsley
    Spinach
    Swiss Chard

Why Growing Your Own Organic Vegetables is Important

• Very few of us know where the vegetables in our supermarkets come from. Are they safe? How much pesticides and herbicides were the vegetables exposed to?
• The increasing cost of fuel will increase the cost of vegetables due to higher shipping and farming costs.
• Will we trust Mega corporations to feed us safely and nutritionally in the future?
• When we buy Organic products in the market – are they really organic?

Cool site! Wow! Everything you ever wanted to know about Rhubarb. Savor The Rhubarb is a guide to harvesting a healthy Rhubarb garden and learning how to prepare and serve great Rhubarb dishes.

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Cool site! Do It Your Self - Home Vegetable Garden - Here's another great site that shows you how to grow all the vegetables that you and your family can eat right from your very own home garden.