Vegetables Organic Gardening For Sale In Boston

While this heirloom won't win any awards for its politically incorrect name, Mexico Midget will keep you in salad-sized tomatoes during the entire growing season! Great flavor and productivity makes this an excellent choice for farmer's markets.

Continue harvesting over several months, or until plants begin to lose flavor. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants require partial shade in warm climates, rich, well-drained soil and regular water.

Space 5-8 feet apart in all directions – vines can wander up to 15 feet. Crops are ready to harvest when they have a deep solid color and the vines die back and turn brown. Looks like an artisan cheese wheel, but is one of our favorite pie varieties!...

Perfect for vertical gardens! Purple Podded Pole Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) are vigorous climbers — reaching 6-feet tall — and extremely productive. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil...

For bush types, space rows two feet apart; space climbing varieties in rows three feet apart or in double rows 6-8 inches apart with a trellis, fence, etc. Harvest pods when they are plump — usually three weeks after flowers appear — then shell and...

Can't decide what to plant this year? Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Sow directly into prepared beds 2-4 weeks before the last expected frost. Learn How to Grow Lettuce here.

Look for brown silks, dark green husks and plump kernels that squirt “milky” liquid when pinched; clear juice is immature. Sow 1 inch deep, 8 to 12 inches apart. Prepare and cook shortly after picking — flavor is lost quickly!

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants are best direct-seeded two weeks after the last spring frost date, but can be started earlier indoors as transplants. Good for slicing and pickling.

Harvest when the paper husks start to yellow and are loose and crinkly around the fruit. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Similar to tomatoes, start indoors and transplant to the garden after the last frost.

Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated by five feet. Martino's Roma Tomato is definitely the choice! Determinate vines will produce an incredible crop of 2-3 oz.

Harvest pods when they are plump — usually three weeks after flowers appear — then shell and eat immediately; pods that are discolored or shriveled are past their prime. Sow in spring, no deeper than one inch and 2-3 inches apart in all directions.

Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form. Sow 1 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart. Look for firm, sizable pods and pinch off with your thumbnail and fingers.

Thin as plants develop and apply 4-8 inches of mulch to maintain moisture and limit weeds. Do not allow to grow larger than 3 inches or they will be tough and woody. A culinary treat! Heirloom Early Wonder Beet ( Beta vulgaris ) has a classic round shape...

An oldie but goodie! Speckled Lettuce ( Latuca sativa ) is a popular Amish heirloom with bright yellow-green leaves and brilliant red flecks. Compact, bib-type heads have a pleasant, buttery flavor and are of good quality — rarely bitter! Certified...

One of our most popular greens! Heirloom Arugula ( Eruca sativa ) has a spicy flavor and is outstanding mixed with goat cheese, caramelized onions and candied walnuts in salads. (40-45 days) Learn How to Grow Garden Greens here.

Popular with home and market growers, and ready for harvest in 90 days. May also be planted in hills, two per hill, with the hills spaced 2-3 feet apart. It has bright yellow skin and orange colored flesh that is very aromatic and delicious.

Note: Japanese pickles — known as tsukemono — are made from preserved vegetables and used as a condiment (or side dish) to add color and flavor to meals. Plants prefer full sun and fertile soil with lots of organic matter.

Allow 1-1/2 feet between plants in all directions; provide support for varieties that grow over one foot tall. Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. Fresh or dried, in sauce or powder, the mild hot flavor of Cayenne Pepper ( Capsicum annuum...

Good spacing is 2 seeds in a 2- or 3-in pot. Here are our best tips on How to Grow Rhubarb , too! Each packet contains approximately 25 seeds. A heating cable will speed germination.

Begin harvesting when the stalks are large enough to use all the way up to the first frost. Start indoors up to 8 weeks before the last frost and set out when the garden begins to warm.

Allow 1-1/2 feet between plants in all directions; provide support for varieties that grow over one foot tall. Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. This pimento-type variety is a stellar choice for canning.

A beautiful mix that includes several of our best selling heirloom gourds ( Cucurbita pepo ). Planting and Harvesting Tips: Known as a warm season annual, gourds do best in full sun and require ample amounts of water and soil rich in organic matter.

Quite a head-turner in the short-season garden! The Plum Purple Radish is everything you'd expect from a great variety: shapely roots and sweet with white flesh. As a bonus, it stays delicious—not fibrous—all season! Very hardy; ready in 25-30 days...

To harvest, pinch or cut the leaves just above the soil surface and allow to grow back. Young plants provide the sweetest leaves and stems. Great for market gardens! Ching Chang Bok Choy ( Brassica rapa var.

Good things come in small packages! Little Gem Lettuce ( Latuca sativa ) is a compact, romaine-type with succulent, light green leaves. Tender and sweet, it's one of our best tasting varieties available.

Standing only 8 in. Planting and Harvesting Tips: This cool season crop thrives in sandy, fast draining soil and full sun. For bush types, space rows two feet apart; space climbing varieties in rows three feet apart or in double rows 6-8 inches apart...

These tiny purple treasures from the Netherlands are easy to find and beautiful to see. Planting and Harvesting Tips: This cool season crop thrives in sandy, fast draining soil and full sun.