Southern Gardening Guide

Spruce up your garden with fresh ideas and simple how-tos

Raise Your Own Veggies

How to start your own vegetable garden right in your own back yard.

Van Chaplin, Article by Rebecca Bull Reed

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Seasonal Crops

Within the trio of beds, an entire arm is devoted just to herbs. The other beds contain cucumbers, beans, eggplants, tomatoes, and peppers. Colorful zinnias are summer essentials. Cool-season crops include lettuces, arugula, onions, collards, broccoli, mustard, turnips, cabbage, snow peas, and ‘Sugar Snap’ peas.