Vegetables Organic Gardening For Sale In District Of Columbia

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Start indoors and transplant to the garden after the last frost date. However, if temperatures drop, you'll want to bring all fruits (green or not) indoors.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed. Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blossoms to form.

White seeded — great dry or as snaps! (62 days) Each packet contains approximately 40-60 seeds. Thin when seedlings emerge so that bush varieties are 5 to 6 inches apart; pole varieties 6 to 8 inches apart.

Soaking 1-2 hours prior to planting will speed germination. Sow 1 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed.

Provide support and mulch well to conserve moisture and reduce weeds. Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated by five feet.

Ready in 55 days. Thin to one seedling for every two inches. A gorgeous, sweet number that's a hit at farmer's markets, Pink Beauty Radish is an excellent choice for home gardeners, too! There's nothing like the bright pink hue to brighten and early or...

A best seller at farmer's markets! Dragon Carrot ( Daucus carota ) yields 7- t0 8-inch long roots with reddish-purple skin and a golden-yellow core. (90 days) Learn How to Grow Carrots here.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: These warm season annual plants require full sun, ample water and plenty of room to grow. Crops are ready to harvest when they have a deep solid color and the vines die back and turn brown.

Peppers grow best when temperatures are warm and need substantial heat to set fruit. Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Crops require full sun, fast draining soil and regular water.

Compact plants produce vibrant purple fruits in abundance. A beautiful Italian heirloom! Listada de Gandia Eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) is one of the best available. Space plants 18-24 inches apart in raised beds or double rows 2-3 feet apart.

Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Continue harvesting over several months, or until plants begin to lose flavor. Learn How to Grow Lettuce here. This popular Heirloom Lettuce Mix contains equal amounts of our EIGHT most popular garden favorites.

Here's a selection that's sweet and dependable! The Honey Rock Melon is an early heirloom variety that can produce melons up to 4 pounds with the right conditions. For best results, plant in rich soil with full sun.

Highly nutritious and extremely hardy, the slightly sweet flavor is enhanced by frost. An old Italian favorite! Lacinato Kale ( Brassica oleracea ) has beautiful blue-green leaves that are best eaten when small and tender.

Compact plants are very productive and do not require staking. Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed.

Direct sow spring crops 4-6 weeks before the last frost date. Use a sharp knife to cut from the base of the plant about one inch below the swollen stem. Planting and Harvesting Tips: A fast growing cool weather crop that thrives in well-drained soil rich...

A popular market variety that should be picked just before “full slip” for best flavor. Make sure that the area is protected from strong winds and cool temperatures. Sow in place two weeks after the last frost and space 2-4 feet apart in rows 5-10...

This ancient variety produces excellent tasting summer squash in abundance! Yellow Scallop (aka Golden Custard) is a striking yellow, frilled fruit on bush-type plants. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed. Pick often to keep plants productive; when harvesting immature pods you encourage new blooms to form.

Plants grow 24- to 30-inches tall and produce bright-green shoots and leaves that are crisp and flavorful. It grows best in loose, fast draining and fertile soils. Start indoors 4-6 weeks prior to desired transplanting date.

Sow directly into prepared beds 2-4 weeks before the last expected frost. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plants require partial shade in warm climates, rich, well-drained soil and regular water.

Ready in only 20-28 days, this tasty variety has red skin and crisp white flesh. Thin to one seedling for every two inches. One of the first crops to pop its head from the soil, Early Scarlet Globe Radish ( Raphanus sativus ) has the classic color and...

Peppers grow best when temperatures are warm and need substantial heat to set fruit. Always cut — do NOT pull — fruits from plants. Planting and Harvesting Tips: Crops require full sun, fast draining soil and regular water.

Meaty and full of flavor, they're great fresh or dried! (53 days) Each packet contains approximately 40-60 seeds. Thin when seedlings emerge so that bush varieties are 5 to 6 inches apart; pole varieties 6 to 8 inches apart.

This sweet Italian variety is named after the neighborhoods in Melrose Park, Illinois that nurtured it for years. Red fruit in 70-90 days. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after...

The Rouge Vif d'Etampes Pumpkin ( Cucurbita maxima ) is a 19th-century market squash, with a deep orange-red color and a flattened, ribbed shape. Here are our best tips for Growing Pumpkins , too! Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Plant these warm weather legumes directly into rich, fast draining soil in spring after the soil has warmed. Look for firm, sizable pods and pinch off with your thumbnail and fingers.

Sugar Beet roots often are 2+ pounds in weight and can have as much as 20 percent sucrose, if soil and growing conditions are right! From a tested, GMO-free seed lot. Planting and Harvesting Tips: This hardy vegetable prefers cooler climates and grows...