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Gardening in Small Spaces?

Try some of these varieties which are especially suited to small growing areas, as well as containers:

French Filet Bush Bean "Cupidon", 55 days. A gourmet delight. String-less, 6-8" pods are grown on 18-22" plants. Very productive over a long season. Brown seeds.
Soybean Edamame "Sayamusume", 85 days. 2 ft ht. A consistent high yielder. Your taste buds will thank you for the nutritious taste adventure. 3 to 4 light green seeds per pod.
Chard "Bright Lights", Hybrid, 55 days. Bright green leaves with veins & stalks in vibrant shades of pink, orange, white, yellow, purple & red. Tender & mild. An excellent source of Vitamins A & C.
Cucumber "Bush Crop", 55 days. Bushy plant with short 2-3 ft. vines produces full size slicing cukes! Fruit is crisp & juicy with good flavor. Great for small spaces or containers.
Cucumber "Homemade Pickles", 54 days. The short 2-3 ft. vines are vigorous & prolific & work well in small spaces. Crisp texture & good flavor. Pick small for gherkins, medium size for dill spears or large for bread & butter pickles. Good eating fresh, too.
Eggplant "Black Beauty" Heirloom, 83 days. Broad, thick, attractive fruits on sturdy, tall, upright plants. Good flavor a quality. Grow in as little a space as 1 sq. foot.
Snow Pea "Dwarf White Sugar, 50 days. Very early, heavy & long harvests from compact vines. Tender & sweet flat pods. Stringless when picked young.
Sweet Pepper "Buran" Polish Heirloom, 89 days. This is one of the sweetest peppers you can grow. The 18-24" plants produce lots of 3 lobed fruit that are about 4" long & 3" at the shoulder.
Sweet Cherry Pepper Mini Bells Hybrid F1, 65 days. Its earliness, yield, & flavor distinguish this prolific pepper. Compact plants are ideal for pots or small gardens. The bright green changes to red earlier than others.
Pumpkin "Spirit" F1 Hybrid, 99 days. A very early pumpkin which is semi-bush and can be grown in limited space, but the fruits are full sized weighing 10-15 lbs.
Summer Squash "Papaya Pear", 40 days. The semi-bush plant yields lots of yellow skinned fruit that are shaped like a papaya or pear. Harvest when fruit is about 3" long. Fun for kids to grow.
Squash Golden Zucchini, open pollinated, 55 days. This bush plant produces bright gold, cylindrical fruits. Great for small space gardens or containers.
Zucchini Squash "Space Miser" Hybrid, 45 days. Produces regular size, delicious zucchini on small plants. Outstanding in small spaces--tuck it into a flowerbed or plant in a container.
Tomato "Siletz" Hybrid, V/DET, 57 days. The earliest large-fruited tomato! Sturdy compact plants produce full-flavored, deep red, 12-16 oz fruit in spite of cool springs & slow seasons.
Tomato "Bush Early Girl" Hybrid, 60 days. Determinate. Compact, bush-type plant yields large harvest of firm, meaty, flavorful, bright red fruit. A good choice of small spaces or containers.
Tomato "Burbank" Heirloom, 70-80 days. Determinate. A 1915 introduction from plant genius Luther Burbank. Fruity & slightly tart. Stocky 18-36" bush gives good yields & needs no trellising.
Cherry Tomato "Tumbling Tom", Hybrid, 70 days. This weeping-form trails up to 2 ft from hanging basket and studded with 1"-2" bright red fruit. Looks as good as it tastes.
Tomato "Tiny Tim" Open Pollinated, 50 days. Determinate. A small 10-18" variety great for container growing. A high yielding tomato that's both decorative and delicious.
Tomato Yellow Currant, 75 days. Indeterminate. These tiny tomatoes are not much larger than a fingertip. Very intense tomato flavor.
Tomato Red Currant "Mini Pearls" Hybrid F1, 74 days. Indeterminate. A cocktail tomato that is full of flavor. A bite size tomato, borne in clusters which is suitable for pot culture.