Vegetables Organic Gardening For Sale In Virginia Beach

Most varieties can be eaten when green or under-ripe, however, the flavor improves as plants mature. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed. Drought tolerant, hardy and very productive. Sow 1 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart.

However, if temperatures drop, you'll want to bring all fruits (green or not) indoors. You'll love to see it sliced! Fruits can weigh up to 2 pounds. Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated...

The rind of the Golden Midget Watermelon turns yellow when ripe! These 3-pound fruits have a salmon-colored, sweet interior. A gentle, south-facing slope is ideal. Sow 1/2 inch deep after the last frost and temperatures are warm.

Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Crops require full sun, fast draining soil and regular water. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after...

Harvest while fruit is young and shiny for best flavor. Sweet and delicious, they're particularly pleasing when pickled. Plants prefer full sun and fertile soil with lots of organic matter.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors and transplant to the garden after the last frost date. Gorgeous color and bountiful harvest from this indeterminate variety. Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart...

In addition, look for the underside — where the fruit rests on the ground — to turn from a greenish white to tan or yellow. The creamy white flesh is tender and sweet with an intoxicating aroma.

Some varieties will produce secondary heads when the main head is cut from the stem. Brunswick Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea ) yields 6- to 9-pound heads that are easy to grow and chock-full of flavor.

Trim off the tender shoots and use raw or cooked. A common garden crop for centuries in Europe. Space plants 4-6 inches apart in rows 20-24 inches apart. Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds.

Keep trays at room temperature and do not allow to dry out. Each packet contains approximately 300 seeds. Transplant outside after the last frost, spacing 4-6 inches apart in all directions.

Compact plants produce vibrant purple fruits in abundance. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors 8-12 weeks prior to the last frost of spring. Transplant outside after the soil has warmed.

Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. Tall, but produces impressive amounts of 8-in. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed.

Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Heat tolerant and very flavorful — it's one of our favorites! (55 days) Learn about Growing Lettuce here. Continue harvesting over several months, or until plants begin to lose flavor.

Pull roots when they are of usable size — usually one inch in diameter — and relatively young. The Misato Rose Radish defies the definition with dark green leaves, light pink to green skin, sweet bright pink flesh and long roots measuring 3-4 in.

(50 days) Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Harvest early and often for baby greens that are delicate and sweet. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants require partial shade in warm climates, rich, well-drained soil and regular water.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors and transplant to the garden after the last frost date. Indeterminate; 85-90 days to maturity. Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated by five feet.

Here are our best tips on How to Grow Lettuce , too! Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Harvest during cool weather for best quality. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants require partial shade in warm climates, rich, well-drained soil and regular...

Soaking 1-2 hours prior to planting will speed germination. Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form. Good for baking! (53 days) Learn about Growing Beans here.

Crops require full sun, ample water and deep rich organic soil to perform well. Look for brown silks, dark green husks and plump kernels that squirt “milky” liquid when pinched; clear juice is immature.

Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form. Compact plants yield 7-inch long yellow pods with brilliant purple streaks. Sow 1 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart.

Cut from vines with at least one inch of stem attached. Small bush varieties may be spaced 3-feet apart. Superb flavor and sturdy rinds make this variety excellent for market sales! Ali Baba Watermelons are prized for their excellent taste, crisp texture,...

Each packet contains approximately 1000 seeds. Ready for harvest in just 50-60 days. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants require partial shade in warm climates, rich, well-drained soil and regular water.

Sow 1/2 inch deep and 1-3 inches apart. Harvest outer leaves one inch above the ground as plants mature (5-8 inches tall), new leaves will form in the center of the plant. Very productive all season long with dark green, succulent leaves and creamy-white...

However, if temperatures drop, you'll want to bring all fruits (green or not) indoors. The Black Icicle Tomato has a rich, deep taste you'd expect from a dark heirloom, but it comes in a long, smooth package.

Cut from vines with at least one inch of stem attached. May also be planted in hills, two per hill, with the hills spaced 2-3 feet apart. Here's a selection that's sweet and dependable! The Honey Rock Melon is an early heirloom variety that can produce...

Cut from vines with at least one inch of stem attached. In addition, look for the underside — where the fruit rests on the ground — to turn from a greenish white to yellow or cream colored.