~ quote from http://tinyfarmblog.com/
Here's some more cool varieties of vegetables I am going to be trying. Again, a lot of them are picked to (hopefully!) grow well in containers.
Eight Ball Zucchini
A round and compact zucchini! Not what you normally see in a zucchini, but it's certainly interesting and looks fun to cook with. Just imagine a lovely eightball zucchini stuffed with mushrooms and garlic and parmesan sitting on your plate? Yeah. Amazing.
Spherical Carrots
Here's a picture of the seed packet I got this year! Aren't these amazing?! They don't grow too deep down so they are great for containers. I'm quite excited to try these out.
Nasturtiums
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Beautiful and edible flowers and leaves. They have a peppery taste, perfect to mix in with salads. If you plan on growing them, check out all the super cool colors and varieties. There's a climbing variety (T. majus) and a more compact bushy variety (T. minus). I am growing the big climbers cause I want them to trail down over my balcony! That is, if all goes according to plan...
Tiny Tim Tomatoes
The whole plant is only about 12-14 inches tall! It produces lots of cherry tomatoes relatively early (50 days!), too. A nice tomato for container gardening. It's important to remember it's a "determinate", meaning it only produces a certain number of leaves and tomatoes, and after that, it's done for the season. You might find yourself planting another!
Pictures from
Eight ball zucchnni: http://tinyfarmblog.com/,
Nasturtium: http://www.herbcompanion.com/
Tiny Tim Tomato: http://myseedgarden.blogspot.com/
Wow, I had no idea veggies could be so spherical :) That Tiny Tim plant is crazy - talk about close packing!
ReplyDeleteOh! I like the tomatoes plant! I'm a big fan of cherry tomatoes, and that plant looks really great and easy to grow. I'm definitely getting one at some point.
ReplyDeleteI know! Spherical vegetables are rather impressive.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly the Tiny Tim variety was bred in 1945 and was quite popular cause of it's size and prolific tomato-producing abilities. From all I've heard of them, Tiny Tim tomatoes sound very easy to grow! I'll keep you updated on how they do. =)