How To Freeze Or Can Fresh Onions From The Garden

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Plant Your Own Vegetable Garden

If you have enough space to plant a small vegetable garden this spring, not only will you eat better, but you will also save money on your grocery bill all year. Fresh vegetables not only taste much better but are much healthier for you too. I really like knowing where my vegetables came from and what has, or has not, been put on them.

I love planting the seeds and watching them come up each spring. When I go out to pick my garden each morning, I feel like I am on a treasure hunt. I am going to list here what I believe are the best vegetables to grow in your garden to can or freeze, so you can continue to enjoy them all year.

Spinach
Garlic
Green Beans
Onions
Tomatoes

Larger spinach leaves from my garden.

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1. Spinach

Spinach is one of the easiest vegetables to grow. It is an "early garden" vegetable and can be planted after your last hard freeze. It may grow quick enough that you can plant a second crop before it gets too hot. You can pick the small baby leaves to use for salads, and the larger leaves can be used for cooking. If you are using the larger leaves, you want to wash them very thoroughly and take out the larger veins in the leaves before cooking them.

If you plant several spinach plants, you might get more greens than you can eat from your garden. You can store them by boiling them in salted water until they are tender. Drain them and let them cool, then put them in vacuum seal bags. I have spinach to cook with all winter.

Fresh garlic cloves in bowl

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2. Garlic

Garlic is such a commonly used vegetable and is very good for your health. It is another early garden vegetable, and you can plant your garlic after your last hard freeze; it will even tolerate a hard frost unscathed. Once your garlic blooms, it should be ready to dig up. I have had garlic come back year after year in places that I do not till up.

Garlic can be stored in a cool, dry place where it can get air circulation. They should store well for a long period of time. Once they begin to feel a little soft, you can freeze them to use for cooking when you need them. Now you have garlic to use for your recipes all year long!

Green beans in my gegetable garden

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3. Green Beans

Green beans, sometimes called "string beans," are really very easy to grow. They grow best before the weather gets too hot, so be sure to plant them right after you think you have had your last frost. Green beans grow in low-to-the-ground bushes and have to be picked, which can be backbreaking for some people. I love picking green beans, but my back does get a little tired sometimes, so I have a small child's plastic chair I have taken out to the garden.

We can green beans every year and have enough to last us until they put on again the next spring. I also vacuum seal some whole green beans and have them to sauté all winter, until spring. Fresh green beans are delicious cooked with some ham or bacon or steamed with a little garlic and butter! Now you will have your homegrown green vegetables to eat all year round.

Freshly dug green onions.

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4. Onions

Onions are another early garden vegetable that you can plant after the last hard freeze. You can dig up some of your onions early and have what we call "green onions." I love to eat green onions with nothing but saltine crackers! Green onions will not keep very long, so be sure and refrigerate them. Wash them well and place them in a tall glass with just enough water to cover the bulb of the onion, and place the glass in the refrigerator.

Green onions are great to slice and put in salads. I also chop the green stem and use them instead of chives for my baked potatoes. For the onions that you leave in the ground to get bigger, you want to watch the stems. Once the stems on your onions have turned brown, it is time to dig your onions.

Onions will keep for a long time also, stored in a cool, dry place with air circulation. Some of your onions may not get very big, but those are the best to put in stews. Once your onions begin to feel a little soft at the top, you want to use them immediately, or you can chop and freeze them to use when cooking when you need them.

Fresh tomatoes from my garden.

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5. Tomatoes

I think everyone's favorite vegetable to grow is the tomato. Nothing is better than a fresh, homegrown tomato! You can plant cherry tomatoes for salads and larger tomatoes for slicing and cooking. Of course, you can take the salt shaker with you and do what I do: pick the tomato, rinse it with the hose, give it a little dash of salt and eat it!

Plant These Vegetables in Your Garden

There are several other vegetables that you can grow and store for later use, but I believe these five are the easiest. At least, they work the best for me. Just to list a few of the others, you can grow cucumbers to make your own pickles. Broccoli and cauliflower can also be frozen for later use. Okra is a southern vegetable that is very good fried or pickled. Pickled okra can be canned and stored all winter.

I hope I have given you some good ideas that will help you eat healthier and save some money on your grocery bill. Happy gardening!

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This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on August 15, 2017:

Thank you, Deborah. :)

Deborah Minter from U.S, California on August 13, 2017:

Great tips, for growing vegetables.

Chitrangada Sharan from New Delhi, India on May 29, 2017:

Very well written and informative hub about gardening!

I love growing plants and flowers in whatever little space I have. Your suggestions are worth following and I would like to follow them.

Thanks for sharing this useful hub!

sujaya venkatesh on August 23, 2015:

a great guide

Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on June 30, 2015:

My pleasure Sheila. My morning glories aren't doing so well though. You too!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on June 30, 2015:

Thank you, Kristen! I'm glad you enjoyed my hub and thank you for stopping by and the vote up! Good luck with your garden and have a wonderful day!

Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on June 29, 2015:

Sheila, this is a wonderful hub. Your easiest vegetable list is real helpful for those who grow it in a garden, and maybe perhaps indoors/container like me. Voted up!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 30, 2015:

You are welcome, Akriti. Thank you for stopping by!

Akriti Mattu from Shimla, India on May 29, 2015:

Thanks for the information.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 25, 2015:

Thank you so much, Patsy! I appreciate your kind comment and all your support! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 25, 2015:

Thank you and you're welcome! Our garden hasn't done too well this year as we have had too much rain. The garden never gets a chance to dry out! My tomatoes, squash and cucumbers seem to be faring well, but my onions, greens and potatoes have rotted in the ground! Rain, rain, go away, at least for a little while! Thank you for stopping by and sharing. I hope you have a wonderful garden this year!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 25, 2015:

Thank you! These are all very easy to grow vegetables and pretty much staples for most people. Fresh is fabulous! Thank you for stopping by and all your support! Have a wonderful day!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 25, 2015:

Hello, Audrey! These are the easiest veggies to plant. However, this year we have had so much rain that many of my vegetables are just rotting in the ground! The garden never gets a chance to dry out! Thank you for stopping by and good luck with your garden this year!

Patsy Bell Hobson from zone 6a, Southeast Missouri, USA on May 24, 2015:

I love this Hub. It's clear, concise, and, of course, filled with my veg favs.

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Audrey Hunt from Pahrump NV on May 24, 2015:

I've been using seeds to plant my garden this year. Started a little later than usual because of late snow here in the mountains. Love your ideas and delighted to learn how to freeze my spinach. Big thanks Sheila and sharing.

Mary Craig from New York on May 24, 2015:

A great selection SG! Easy to grow vegetables that we love to eat, what more could you ask for?

Of course, nothing is better than fresh and nothing is fresher than your own garden. Good choices!

Voted up, useful, and interesting.

Audrey Howitt from California on May 24, 2015:

Well I have some of these going already! Guess I should get out there and get the rest going!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 24, 2015:

You are quite welcome, Oliversmum! Our garden is not doing well this year! We have had so much rain that my onions, greens and potatoes have rotted in the ground! So far the rest of the garden is doing well. I hope this rain stops soon!

oliversmum from australia on May 23, 2015:

sgbrown Hi. Thank you for all this great information and photographs. We do have a veg.garden,but it is coming on winter here,so not a lot a vege,s to be sown at the moment. Thank,s again. Thumbs up. :) :)

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on March 28, 2015:

Hi Patricia! I do love my home grown veggies! Garlic is one of the easiest to grow. Ours has already come back from last year and I even have one growing in my yard where I must have dropped one last year! I hope you get to have a bigger garden when you get into a new place too. Thank you!

Patricia Scott from North Central Florida on March 23, 2015:

Nothing like home grown veggies....I have never grown garlic. Now I must give it a try as I use it a LOT in cooking.

Thanks for sharing....hoping to have a bigger garden once I am settled into a new place.

Angels are on the way to you this afternoon ps

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on February 22, 2015:

Thank you, Susie! The tomatoes are my favorite and I love to make potato salad out of the fresh red potatoes! Thank you for stopping by once again! I really appreciate all your support!

Susie Lehto from Minnesota on February 20, 2015:

I do believe you have the 5 best veggies to grow covered here, Sheila. I love all of those fresh vegetables, especially the potatoes and tomatoes.

Voted up!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on September 24, 2012:

Hello Nyamache! I do love planting all the vegetables and watching them pop up from the ground and grow. My family eats much healthier and we do save a lot of money this way. Thank you for stopping in, commenting and voting, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Joshua Nyamache from Kenya on September 24, 2012:

This hub reminds me when I used to take care of our garden. I really enjoyed planting variety of vegetables and the family was able to save money. This is a useful hub. Voted it up!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on September 20, 2012:

Hello Audrey! You are very welcome! We use a lot of garlic so it sure comes in handy. Hope yours does well! Thank you for stopping in and commenting. Have a great day!

Audrey Howitt from California on September 20, 2012:

Oh I love gardening! I want to plant garlic this year---Thank you for this hub!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on August 19, 2012:

Hi Diane! Our soil is very rocky, and hard too. The first thing do is I would take a soil sample to your local extension center and find out what the soil is lacking. It's very easy to do. Once you have what it needed, till the soil very well, add some mulch leaves or hay to it, this will help break it up. You might even plant your tomatoes where they don't get late afternoon sun. Our temperatures here get really hot and my tomatoes eventually burned up. Water, water, water. Tomatoes take a lot of water. If you have any questions, feel free to email me! Thank you for stopping in and commenting. It is always appreciated! (You might want to read my hub...Tips on How to Grow a Vegetable Garden) Have a wonderful day! :)

G. Diane Nelson Trotter from Fontana on August 19, 2012:

My back yard gets a lot of sun and the soil is rocky and dry. I tried to grow tomatoes and they burned. You got any suggestions as to what I could do?

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on August 05, 2012:

Hello creativelycc! Thank you for your kind words. Spinach, onions and garlic may come back if you till the seeds back in and keep them watered. That may give you so fall produce also. I have to say that this is the first year that I have done NO weeding! If I pulled 10 weeds, I would be surprized. If you will notice the picture, I used mulched leaves to cover my garden with. I was amazed at how weedless my garden was. I was pulling weeds for hours at a time before. I did a hub on the DR Lawn and Leaf Vac that we bought. I will never be with out that vac. We used it to mulch the leaves from spring, it worked extremely well! Thank you for stopping in and commenting, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Carrie L Cronkite from Maine on August 05, 2012:

You have a beautiful garden. I never new that spinach and onions would come back when they go to seed, so happy I know that now! Gardening is wonderful, I spent several hours in mine today weeding and cutting some plants down. Great hub!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 24, 2012:

Hi Patsybell! If I had my choice of only 5 vegetables to grow, it would definitely be these. Thank you for your wonderful comment, vote and sharing. It is always appreciated. Have a wonderful day!

Patsy Bell Hobson from zone 6a, Southeast Missouri, USA on July 24, 2012:

Love this hub. This is a good choice of 5 vegetables. Love your hubs. Voted up, tweeted, pinned.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 24, 2012:

Hello Gail Anthony! I am starting my herb garden next spring. I grew some chives this year and would like to try some more herbs. We do grow a lot of garlic, onion and peppers as we use a lot of them in our canning. Good luck with the onions and garlic next year, they are really fairly easy to grow. Thank you for stopping in, reading and commenting on my hub, it is always appreciated. Nice to meet you too! Have a great day!

Gail Anthony on July 24, 2012:

Good hub, SG. I have a herb garden along with tomatoes and peppers. I;ve never thought about onions and garlic, both of which are heavily used in our kitchen. I think I will gibe them a try next spring. Thanks for sharing.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 21, 2012:

Hi Patsybell. Thank you for taking time to read and comment. I'm glad you enjoyed my hub. Thanks for the vote up and tweet too, it is always appreciated! Have a great day!

Patsy Bell Hobson from zone 6a, Southeast Missouri, USA on July 21, 2012:

Love this hub. voted up, tweeted.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 12, 2012:

Hello jpcmc! I wish you luck with growing the vegetables in my hub. They all should be quite easy to grow. I have not grown herbs as of yet, but plan on that myself next spring. Thank you for commenting, it is always appreciated. Have a wonderful day!

JP Carlos from Quezon CIty, Phlippines on July 12, 2012:

I do plan to plant these vegetables. I also want to learn how to plant and care for herbs like parsley and rosemary.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 03, 2012:

Hi blairtracy! Glad to hear you already have these veggies in your garden. Just finished making a huge salad with veggies from our garden, sooo good! Thank you for stopping in and reading, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day!

Tracy B from Canada on July 03, 2012:

Mmm, I have all of these in my garden this year and am very excited to start eating them! Great hub!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on July 02, 2012:

Hello Vegas Elias. Yes, growing a garden has saved my family countless dollars at the grocery store and of course home grown is much healthier for you too. Thank you for your kind comment, it is always appreciated. Have a great day!

Vegas Elias from Mumbai on July 01, 2012:

This is a very useful hub. The suggestions aim at improving the health as well as the finances of those who would implement the suggestions. Self grown vegetables are definitely more healthy because they will definitely be grown and handled more hygienically.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on June 29, 2012:

Hello hardcov. These would be good vegetables to grow in your first garden as they are really easy to grow. Thank you for stoppin by and commenting, it is always appreciated. Welcome to HubPages!

hardcov from Vienna, Austria on June 29, 2012:

I wish I had a garden. If I'll have one then I am going to try these vegetables. Thanks for the hub!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on June 29, 2012:

Hello lrdl3535. Thank you for your kind comment on my hub. Onions and garlic are one of my favorite vegetables to grow as they are easy and are used in so many ways. Thank you for commenting. Have a great day!

Richard Lindsay from California on June 29, 2012:

Good article, garlic and onions are real easy to grow

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on June 29, 2012:

Hello Christin S! I love tomatoes! I eat some right off the vine too. I have not tried pickled zucchini or sun drying tomatoes. I would be interested in how you do this. Maybe this could be a good hub for you to write. (If you haven't already, I will have to check.) Thank you for your kind comment and vote, it is always appreciated. Have a great day! :)

Christin Sander from Midwest on June 29, 2012:

Good hub! I agree with nothing beating a home grown tomato for sure! We sun dry them and they are fabulous and even more flavorful - the ones we don't eat right off the vine anyway ;). Last year we pickled Zucchini and it was amazing! Definitely a great way to keep that around awhile. Voted up!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on June 24, 2012:

Hello toomuchmint! If you till the seeds under and keep them watered, they should come up early fall. We usually have greens and garlic come back the best. Thank you for your kind comment. Have a great day! :)

toomuchmint on June 24, 2012:

Great hub, Sheila. The advice on re-seeding is very useful. I'm going to try it on this year's plants. Voted up and useful.

seo website on June 10, 2012:

You made some Good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with sgbrown.hubpages.com

C E Clark from North Texas on June 07, 2012:

Great information for people who would like to have a garden and don't know where to start! I grew up on a farm and my mother always had a huge garden, a couple of acres or so. Before I started school I'd always be underfoot while she was planting, tending, and harvesting. There is nothing like fresh peas or corn on the cob from one's garden. New potatoes are so yummy.

Peas and corn are pretty easy to grow too, as are radishes and leaf lettuce. Your hub really brings back the memories. Wish I could have a garden . . .

Voted you up, interesting, and useful!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 31, 2012:

Hello Keeley! I do hope you try again. One of the most important things you can do is to get your soil tested. You would be surprised at the difference that can make. (I wrote a hub on that too.) Thank you for reading, commenting and voting, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 31, 2012:

Hello spike03. I do love eating what I have grown. I am glad you have found my hub useful. Thank you for stopping by, reading and commenting, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Keeley Shea from Norwich, CT on May 31, 2012:

Tried to do a vegetable garden last year and wasn't too successful. Your hub is great - nicely written with great explanation! :) Makes me inspired to try again! Voted up and useful!

spike03 on May 31, 2012:

I love planting and cooking.. This one serves as a very good source for me.. Thanks :)

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 30, 2012:

Hi Angela. I guess our garden is little compared to some. It is about 30 ft by 50 ft. I woouldn't be able to take care of anyting any larger. I love my garden, it is like a treasure hunt every morning when I go out to pick it. Thank you for your wonderful comment, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Angela Brummer from Lincoln, Nebraska on May 30, 2012:

Is that a little garden? It looks like a crop in the picture!! LOL I love everything you mentioned! First rate hub!!!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 30, 2012:

Hello noenhulk. That is a very interesting question. I will have to do some research on that topic and see about writing a hub on it. Thank you for stopping in, reading and commenting on my hub, it is greatly appreciated. Have a great day! :)

noenhulk on May 29, 2012:

Voted up your hubs. Thanks for sharing. How about a hub on growing vegetables on a pot? What are those that can be grown on pots? I am wondering?

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 27, 2012:

Hello oceansider. You are very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed my hub. My spinach has already "gone to seed". If I wanted more,(I still have some from last year), I would till it under and keep it watered. I wouldn't get as much as the initial planting, but I would have some come back. Thank you for your kind comment and vote, it is always appreciated. Have a wonderful day! :)

oceansider on May 27, 2012:

Loved your article...thanks for the tips about re-growing the garlic and the onions and spinach!

Voted up!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 26, 2012:

Hi Peg! Spinach is really easy to grow, but you are going to need quite a few plants to get enough to do any good. It's too late to plant it now, maybe try that next year. One thing I didn't mention, that is so easy is squash. You could find some small plants and put one to two in pots on the porch. They would probably do very well. (If you like squash.) Thank you for stoppin in, reading and commenting, I always enjoy hearing from you! :)

Peg Cole from North Dallas, Texas on May 26, 2012:

Your tried and true five for the garden are a real good find. At the plant store I always get too ambitious and buy too many varieties. This narrows it down to the basic few ingredients that are used often. I've had good luck growing tomatoes and blueberries in containers on the porch. Spinach sounds really easy. Maybe I'll give that a go.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 26, 2012:

Hello CZCZCZ. I'm glad you enjoyed my hub. Thank you for our kind words. Garlic are easy to grow. Why don't you or your wife write a hub on your pasta sauce, I would love to see it. We make our own picante and tomato sauce, but I have not tried pasta sauce. Thank you for your wonderful comment and vote, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

CZCZCZ from Oregon on May 25, 2012:

Enjoyed reading this hub. Many great ideas for veggies to grow in our home garden. I had never thought of growing our own garlic I don't know why, but just hadn't. Look forward to giving it a try to seeing if we can make 100% our own tomato, garlic, and basil pasta sauce. Voting this hub up, loved it!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 24, 2012:

Hi pandula77. You are very welcome! These are some of the easiest vegetables to grow. Thank you for stopping in, reading and commenting. It is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day and good luck with your vegetables! :)

Dr Pandula from Norway on May 24, 2012:

Thanks! got some ideas as to how to proceed with my dream of expanding my garden beyond what it's already is. just flowers.....

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 24, 2012:

Hello Smireles. I am so glad you enjoyed my hub. Thank you for your kind words. I hope you have good luck with your gardening! :)

Sandra Mireles from Texas on May 24, 2012:

I really enjoyed this hub. You are a good writer and have really helpful information. Thanks for the help. I have never been a successful gardener.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 24, 2012:

Hello Living Well Now. No, I have not grown pole beans. I will definitely have to look into them. My back and I thank you for your suggestion and for your kind comment. :)

Living Well Now from Near Indianapolis on May 23, 2012:

Have you grown pole beans? They're a little easier to harvest for those of us with bad backs and they're prolific to boot. Nice article for beginning gardeners!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 23, 2012:

I tried to reply to your kind comment earlier, apparently it didn't take. I want to thank you for your kind comment and let you know how much I appreciate you stopping by and reading my hub. Good luck with your garden this year! :)

Tracy Lynn Conway from Virginia, USA on May 23, 2012:

I love how you simplified this and broke it down. Wandering through the seed packet shelf at the gardening store I often get lost in the possibilities. While my husband has a few green thumbs I tread cautiously in the garden. My young son and I had great luck with green beans and sunflowers, maybe I will try one of your tried and true five this summer. ~voted up and useful~

Tracy

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 22, 2012:

Hello floors. Being a "massive spinach fan", I think you would really enjoy growing it. There is just something special about growing and eating your own vegetables. Spinach is probably the easiest of all vegetables to grow. Thank you for stopping in, reading and commenting, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

floors from United Kingdom on May 22, 2012:

Interesting choices. I've always been a massive spinach fan so could be fun to try that in my garden next year.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 21, 2012:

Hello AndriyR. Thank you for your kind comment. I didn't like spinach until I grew and cooked my own. I had only the canned goods type and hated it as a child too. If you have never eaten fresh cooked spinach, you might want to try it. Good luck with you garden this year, I think you have made some very good growing choices! Thanks for stopping in, reading and commenting on my hub, it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

AndriyR on May 21, 2012:

Thank you for a great hub! We're growing all you're recommending (except for Spinach - not a big fan of it since childhood :) ), to add to the early spring veges we also grow red radish - it is very popular here in central Europe.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 21, 2012:

Hello David. I went to the blog, it is awesome. I do love growing my own vegetables. Sounds like you have a wonderful job! I wish more of us would "get back to nature". Thank you for stopping in and commenting. Good luck with your gardening and have a wonderful day! :)

David Campeau Jr from Pennsylvania on May 20, 2012:

This is my first year growing spinach and garlic. So far, both are doing great. We have about 3/4 of an acre of vegetables which is quite a bit! We will be expanding into a full acre for next year. You can see what we are doing here: http://oldschoolfarmers.blogspot.com

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 18, 2012:

Hello mrs rao. I'm glad you enjoyed my hub. I hope you find it useful. Thank you for your comment and vote. Have a great day! :)8

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 18, 2012:

Hello hydenz. I'm glad you enjoyed my hub. I hope you found it useful Thank you for your comment.

mrs rao on May 18, 2012:

Hello...Nice information you have given. Voted up

Nicole S Hanson from Minnesota on May 15, 2012:

Great hub! We just planted our garden yesterday and planed tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, peppermint, rhubarb and pumpkins. We plan to add to it though, so this was helpful!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 03, 2012:

Haha! Mine is white! What color is yours! :)Thank you for your comment, vote and share! It is always appreciated! Have a great spring. :)

Patsy Bell Hobson from zone 6a, Southeast Missouri, USA on May 03, 2012:

I will use the child's chair in the bean patch in a couple of weeks. Great Hub voted up and share.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on May 01, 2012:

Hello maxravi. You are so welcome. I am glad you found my hub useful. I wish you and your mom "happy gardening". Have a wonderful day! :)

Ravi Singh from India on May 01, 2012:

Thanks Sgbrown for your points.I mom love gardening , I will give her some tips from your article.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on April 08, 2012:

Hello greatstuff. I am not sure what the weather is like in Malaysia, but the ground needs to be warm for chiles and plenty of sunshine. Try, try again, as they say! :) Thank you for stopping in and commenting on my hub, it is always appreciated. Have a great day! :)

Mazlan A from Malaysia on April 08, 2012:

I planted some chilli seeds a month ago and it didn't grow that well..maybe don't have green fingers. Envy you!

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on April 07, 2012:

Hello Shannon. I'm so glad I was able to help! One of my sons and his wife are starting their first garden this year. Once you eat fresh vegetables out of your own garden, you are going to be hooked! Thank you for stopping by and commenting, it is always appreciated. Have a wonderful day! :)

Shannon Paigah from Irvine, CA on April 07, 2012:

Very informative hub! I'm in the process of setting space aside in my yard to grow a garden. Your article was helpful in making several decisions. Thank you.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on March 29, 2012:

Hi Susan. You can definitely grow tomatoes in a container. A large pot outside in the full sun would do great. One tomato plant will continue to produce more tomatoes, however, spinach, onions and garlic don't. You would have to plant many plants in containers. Green beans continue to produce, but you need a lot of them to do much good. I would probably just stick to growing tomatoes in a container. Thank you for stopping by and reading my hub. It is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

Susan Ng Yu on March 29, 2012:

Can these vegetables be grown in containers? :)

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on March 28, 2012:

Hi Cookware Bliss! Good to hear from you. Thank you for voting and pinning! It is always appreciated! Have a great day! :)

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on March 28, 2012:

Hi Peggy! I'm sorry you miss your big garden. They are a lot of work, but so well worth it. You got the best covered...tomatoes, peppers are two of my favorites! Thank you for your vote and sharing! You know it is always appreciated! Have a wonderful day! :)

CookwareBliss from Winneconne, WI on March 28, 2012:

Voted up and pining it :) Thanks for SHARING!

Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on March 28, 2012:

I had a huge successful garden in Wisconsin many years ago, and had some luck growing a more limited amount of vegetables at our last house in Houston in some of the garden beds. We have so much shade at this house that I have limited space for growing vegetables. I have many herbs and have a couple of tomato plants, a green pepper plant and just planted some swiss chard and kolrabi seeds a few days ago. Hoping that the area will furnish enough sunlight during the day so that the seeds can mature and grow. I would LOVE a larger garden space with adequate sunlight. Would certainly grow more vegetables! Voted up, useful and will share with my followers.

Sheila Brown (author) from Southern Oklahoma on March 28, 2012:

Hello ytsenoh. Thank you for your kind words. We didn't have a basement, but my dad use to hang onions and potatoes in burlap sacks in a storage room attached to the house. Thank you so much for your thumbs up and comments, you made my day! Yes, tomato is actually "classifed" as a fruit, but most people think of it as a vegetable. :) Have a wonderful day!