Vegetables

Peppers are such a colorful vegetable ranging in color from green, red, orange, yellow, and even purple. With hundreds of varieties to choose from you can pick from sweet mild tasting peppers to fiercely hot peppers. Peppers are a perfect addition to just about any dish. Below are some popular peppers you can easily grow in your Phoenix garden.

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Tomatoes are usually on the top of every gardeners’ list. For good reason too. Nothing beats the taste of a home grown tomato.

Let’s grow some tasty tomatoes !

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Lettuce has so many varieties to choose from and nearly all of them are ready to harvest within 65 days. You don’t need a large area to grow lettuce.

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Cabbage is part of the Brassicaceae plant family. It is a cool season vegetable that is easy to grow.

Cabbage is great for stews, soups and salads. You can also make homemade coleslaw or fry cabbage as a side dish.

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Beets are cool-season root vegetables. They are part of the Amaranthaceae family, so they are related to spinach.

Beets are not the only edible part of the plant. The leaves of a beet plant are edible as well.

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There are two main types of squash to grow in your Phoenix or zone 9b garden: winter and summer.

Squash is available in a variety including summer squashes, butternut, acorn, spaghetti squash, hubbard, crookneck, are easy to grow.

Are you ready to grow squash in your garden? Find out when to plant, how to take care of and when to harvest squash in Arizona.

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