Vegetable Garden PlantsWelcome to Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden's plant guide. This page has been set up as a basic list of the different types of vegetable plants that you can grow. Each plant is a link to more information that you need when planting and growing the vegetable/s of your choice.
Heirloom VarietiesWhat are Heirloom Vegetables?Basically an heirloom vegetable is a true to type plant.
Most of the commercially available vegetables, vegetable seeds and seedlings available are hybrid varieties. This means that for whatever reason, they have been cross bred, not always for the best and often resulting in the loss of many of the characteristics of the original variety.
If you'd like to learn about heirloom varieties and where to get them, without all the politics and lecturing, check out the plant page of your choice below. Each will feature a section on heirloom varieties that we have grown.
AAsian Greens
Read up on Bok Choy, Pak Choy and Chinese Cabbage with more to come.
BBeans
Read up on all you need to know about growing beans, both bush and climbing varieties. See this separate page on Broad Beans for their specific growing needs. Beetroot
Read up on growing Beetroot here. Brassicas
Read up on growing Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Kale with more to come. CCapsicum (peppers)
Read up on growing Capsicums (peppers) and Chillis NOW AVAILABLE eBOOK - How to grow Capsicums and Chilli's.Click here to view the eBook library Carrots
Read up on Carrots. There is a large variety available from early to mid and late season varieties, baby carrots, round carrots and carrots suited to potted vegetable gardens or container gardening. Celery
Read up on everything you need to know about growing celery and coming soon, celeriac. Chillis
Read up on growing Chillis (and Capsicums) Corn
Read up on how to grow Sweet Corn for fresh eating, popping corn for drying and popping and ornamental varieties for decoration. Cucumbers
Read up on how to grow Cucumbers, including apple cucumbers, continental and lebanese varieties with more to come. EEggplants
Read up on Eggplants. There are more varieties than you think! GGarlic
Read up on how to grow garlic here. OOnions
Read up on growing onions, both spring and bulb, here. PPeas
Read up on everything you need to know about growing podding and snow peas here. SSpinach
Read up on everything you need to know about growing Spinach here. TTomatoes
Read up on everything you need to know about growing Tomatoes here. ZZucchini
Read up on everything you need to know about growing Zucchini's here.
Is there a vegetable you like but don't see here? If you'd like to know about a particular type of vegetable, keep your eyes peeled - this page will continually update as we move through our various planting seasons. You can subscribe to be notified when this page is updated using the orange RSS feed button in the navbar on the left.
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