Medium Veggie Garden
We love our medium veggie selection for the Summer Box! These varieties are diverse for all different types of recipes. From salads, roasted veggies, or delicious salsa, these plants will provide you with great additions to your kitchen. These plant types thrive in the sun, and can last for a whole growing season with proper maintenance.
The Plants
Hot Pepper
Jalapeno
Plant to Harvest: 50-70 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
Jalapenos (and peppers in general) love full sun. They grow best in the warm weather, and love soil with good drainage. Something great about jalapenos is they generally resist most garden insect pests! To harvest your jalapenos, we recommend not pulling them directly from the plant, instead, use shears to harvest them. Pepper plants are delicate, so avoid damaging them as much as possible.
Cucumber
Pickling
Plant to Harvest: 40-55 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
This cucumber is a bush variety. You can trellis this if you want to, but it’s not necessary. Patio snacker cucumbers are designed to be a more compact cucumber plant. This will allow you more space in your garden. Harvest your cucumbers when they are 6-8 inches in length. This will optimize the flavor and keep your plant producing more fruit.
Cucumber
Slicer
Plant to Harvest: 40-55 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
This cucumber is a bush variety. You can trellis this if you want to, but it’s not necessary. Patio snacker cucumbers are designed to be a more compact cucumber plant. This will allow you more space in your garden. Harvest your cucumbers when they are 6-8 inches in length. This will optimize the flavor and keep your plant producing more fruit.
Squash
Green Zucchini
Plant to harvest: 40-55 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
Green Zuchhini needs to be planted in full sun with well draining soil. Water your zucchini deep, and add mulch to keep moisture in the soil. Harvest your zucchini when they reach 6-8" in length for the best flavor.
Squash
Yellow Zucchini
Plant to harvest: 40-55 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
Yellow Zuchhini needs to be planted in full sun with well draining soil. Water your zucchini deep, and add mulch to keep moisture in the soil. Harvest your zucchini when they reach 6-8" in length for the best flavor.
Bean
Green Beans
Plant to harvest: 30-50 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
These yummy green beans should be grown on something they can cling onto. This can be a trellis, fence, or anything you'd like to use that enable the plant to grow upwards.
Sweet Pepper
Bell
Plant to harvest: 40-60 days
Space it needs: 16-24 inches
Helpful tip:
Staking your bell pepper plants is a good option to give it the support it needs. Bell peppers do best in full sun and warm weather. These plants will need a deep watering– one to two inches per week. Aphids and flea beetles love bell peppers, so be sure to check for pests often. Like jalapenos, use a sharp knife or shears to harvest the pepper to avoid damaging the plant.
Pumpkin
Plant to harvest: 60-90 days
Space it needs: 48+ inches
Helpful tip:
This pepper will have striped fruit and striped leaves, do not throw this plant away if it has white variegation on the leaves or has a striped fruit! It is designed to be a beautiful addition to your garden with its unique coloring. This is a sweet, small snacking pepper. It will grow to be the size of the palm of your hand, and will have a burst of sugary flavor. We recommend you stake your pepper plant (or even trellis it if you want) and keep it in full sun as much as possible. Check regularly for insect pests since it is a sweet fruit. Harvest peppers with shears or a knife to protect the plant from damage.
Tomato
Cherry
Plant to Harvest: 45-65 days
Space Needed: 24-36 inches
Helpful Tip:
When growing cherry tomatoes, pick off the suckers! Look for where the branches meet the stalk (forming that angular V shape). Take off the small suckers at these meeting points and at the bottom of your plant to use more of its energy to make fruit. Trellis your cherry tomatoes once they reach 6-8 inches of height to support the weight of the fruit on the branches.
Tomato
Fresh Market
Plant to Harvest: 50-65 days
Space Needed: 24-36 inches
Helpful Tip:
Our fresh market tomatoes can produce up to 10 pounds of fruit! When picking tomatoes, wait until they are red for the fruits to reach their maximum sweetness. If you see sunspots on your ripe tomatoes or cracking, pick them immediately. Trellis your tomatoes once they reach 6-8 inches of height to support the weight of the fruit on the branches.
Tomato
Saladette
Plant to Harvest: 50-65 days
Space Needed: 24-36 inches
Helpful Tip:
These tomatoes will grow to be a pear or oval shape. These tomatoes are great for canning, sauces, and salsa. When picking tomatoes, wait until they are red for the fruits to reach their maximum sweetness. If you see sunspots on your ripe tomatoes or cracking, pick them immediately. Trellis your tomatoes once they reach 6-8 inches of height to support the weight of the fruit on the branches.
Lettuce
Romaine
Plant to Harvest: 35-40 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful Tip:
This lettuce can be harvested as it grows. Remember to not harvest more than ⅓ of the plant at a time to avoid shock. Planting it deeper into the soil will give it more support and keep it healthy as it starts off.
Arugula
Plant to Harvest: 35-40 days
Space Needed: 16-24 inches
Helpful Tip:
Arugula grows quickly and adds a slight peppery taste to any sandwich or salad. It can be harvested as it grows. Do not harvest more than ⅓ of the plant to prevent shock (unless you want to harvest the entire plant). This plant needs plenty of sun and water.