Best āSmall Spaceā Market Varieties to Grow This Year
Who said you needed a large plot of land to be a sustainable farmer? These old heirloom varieties put that notion to bed (the garden bed, that is). While some have been looking for the biggest of the big, Iāve searching down catalogs and websites to find those varieties bred to be miniature, usually via the French. Some of these heirloom varieties are highly productive, like the ālittle fingerā eggplant.Ā It is still the perfect time to get these beauties going and enjoy them all summer long.Ā
Cabbage: Kalibos cabbage ($3.00, $3.50)
Carrots: Parisian carrot ($1.75,Ā $2.49, $2.50, $2.99, $3.50)
Cucumbers: Miniature white cucumber ($2.25, $2.99,Ā $3.05)
Corn: Blue jade dwarf sweet corn ($2.95, $2.99)
Eggplant: Little finger eggplant ($2.25, $3.49,Ā $3.75)
Greens: Extra dwarf pak choy ($2.50, $3.69)
Lettuce: Tom thumb lettuce ($2.35, $2.50,Ā $2.95, $3.49,Ā $3.95), Sanguine ameliore lettuce ($2.75) Tennis ball ($1.75,Ā $2.50,Ā $2.99, $3.95)
Peas: Kelvedon wonder garden pea ($2.75), Tom thumb garden pea ($3.00), Desiree dwarf blauwschokkers pea ($3.00)
Peppers: Candelight hot pepper ($2.95)
Radishes: Comet radish ($2.29), French breakfast ($1.09)
Tomatoes: Summer sunrise tomato ($2.37)
Squash: Cornellās bush delicata ($3.95)
Watermelon: Sugar baby bush watermelon ($2.50)
In addition to these lovely vegetables, most annual herbs are perfect for container, small-scale, and urban gardening. Any other varieties I missed? Message me thoughts / comments.Ā
Have a lovely Monday! š§