Vegetable Garden

The vegetable garden was established in 2010 in response to a renewed interest from the public in growing organic fresh vegetables in home gardens. As the vegetables and herbs ripen, they are harvested and donated to the local food shelf.

This vegetable garden is often used to demonstrate creative ways to plant the vegetables we enjoy. The garden currently showcases the use of raised beds, trellises and pots as various ways to grow our food whether the available space is a deck or an acre of land. Many vegetables are well-suited to growing in containers including: cucumber, eggplant, chard, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, snap beans, peas, most herbs and of course tomatoes.

This year there are numerous examples of how vegetables can be grown in containers.  So if space is a constraint, all that is needed is a large pot and and a sunny place to grow your own tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers – the possibilities are endless!   This year many varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers and beans are featured.  Pumpkins and squash are all planted in containers so show how versatile this option can be.

Learn how to prepare the soil and garden plot, how to select seeds and plants, and how to plant, grow and water your vegetable garden with resources on the U of MN Extension website.

To learn about storing and preserving your harvest, visit this page of the U of MN Extension website.

The U of MN also maintains Fruit & Vegetable newsletter & blog.

Plant list, 2023

A	summer dance cucumber – Cucumis sativus
B	red bell peppers – Capsicum annuum
C	garden sweet cucumber – Cucumis sativus
D	yellow bell pepper – Capsicum annuum
E	racer pumpkin – Cucurbita pepo
F	beans – Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Blue Lake’
G	German pink tomato – Solanum lycopersicum
H	black krim tomato – Solanum lycopersicum ‘Black Krim’
I	moonglow tomato – Solanum lycopersicum
J	brandywine tomato – Solanum lyucopersicum ‘ Brandywine’
K	Celery – Apium graveolens
L	golden zucchini – Cucurbita pepo
M	dark star zucchini – Cucurbita pepo
N	purple cabbage – Brassica oleracea
O	purple bell pepper – Capsicum annuum
P	green dragon burpless cucumber – Cucumis sativus
Q	bonbon buttercup squash – Cucurbita moschata
R	Japanese climbing cucumber – Cucumis sativus
S	green pepper – Capsicum annuum
T	barracuda nantes carrot – Daucus carota
U	jalapeno pepper – Capsicum annuum
V	cayenne peppers – Capsicum annuum
W	lettuce leaf basil – Ocimum basilicum
X	scarlet runner beans – Phaseolus coccineus
Y	goldrush yellow beans – Phaseolus vulgaris
Z	royal burgundy beans – Phaseolus vulgaris
AA	tendergreen beans – Phaseolus vulgaris
BB	General Lee cucumber – Cucumis sativus
CC	tendergreen cucumber – Cucumis sativus
DD	calabrese broccoli – Brassica oleracea var. Italic
EE	corvette pumpkin – Cucurbita pepo
FF	cauliflower – Brassica oleracea
GG	early wonder beet – Beta vulgaris
HH	autumn gold pumpkin – Cucurbita pepo
JJ	royal chanteway carrots – Daucus carota
KK	flat leaf kale – Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica
MM	dill – Anethum graveolens

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