Growing your own groceries is an incredibly fun and rewarding project. Homegrown produce tastes better and is more nutritious than the store-bought alternative. From traditional garden plots to raised beds and container gardens, you’ll discover all about growing delicious vegetables right at home.

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Vegetables A-Z

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Amaranth is grown for its edible leaves and seeds.

Amaranth

Artichokes are the immature flower buds of a plant in the thistle family.

Artichoke

Arugula is a leafy green vegetable that packs a peppery punch.

Arugula

Asparagus is a delicious and nutritious perennial vegetable.

Asparagus

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Green beans are easy-to-grow veggies.

Beans

Beets are excellent spring and fall vegetables with edible roots and leaves.

Beets

Bok choy is a leafy green vegetable in the Brassica family.

Bok Choy

Broccoli is a cool-season vegetable that grows best in spring and fall.

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts are easy and fun to grow

Brussels Sprouts

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Cabbage is a low-maintenance cool season vegetable.

Cabbage

Carrots are a classic veggie garden staple.

Carrots

Cauliflower is easy and fun to grow.

Cauliflower

Celery

Collard greens are a Southern cooking staple.

Collard Greens

Homegrown corn is a delicious autumn treat.

Corn

Cucumbers

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All parts of the dandelion plant are edible and highly nutritious.

Dandelion

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Eggplants are also sometimes called aubergines and belong to the nightshade plant family.

Eggplant

Endive is a leafy vegetable related to chicory and radicchio.

Endive

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Garlic bulbs have numerous benefits around the garden and in the kitchen.

Garlic

Growing gourds is an easy and fun DIY project.

Gourds

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Horseradish is mainly cultivated for its taproot, but the leaves are also edible.

Horseradish

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Kale is an incredibly nutritious leafy green vegetable.

Kale

Kohlrabi is a cruciferous vegetable that forms a green or purple bulb and edible leaves.

Kohlrabi

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Leeks are a mild-tasting member of the onion plant family.

Leeks

There are four main types of lettuce: butterhead, crisphead, loose-leaf, and romaine.

Lettuce

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Basket of chanterelle mushrooms

Mushrooms

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Okra is grown for its edible green seed pods.

Okra

In addition to being healthy and delicious, onions are useful companion plants for many other veggies.

Onions

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Parsnips are root veggies with a mild, creamy flavor.

Parsnips

Peas are fast-growing and fix nitrogen in the surrounding soil.

Peas

Peanuts are legumes that develop underground.

Peanuts

From sweet bell peppers to hot chili peppers, there's something for everyone.

Peppers

Potatoes are one of the easiest veggies to grow at home.

Potatoes

Nothing says fall like homegrown pumpkins.

Pumpkins

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Quinoa is grown for its edible and highly nutritious seeds.

Quinoa

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Radishes are spicy root veggies in the Brassica family

Radishes

Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable grown for its edible leaf stalks.

Rhubarb

Rutabaga is a root vegetable in the Brassica family.

Rutabaga

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Spinach is an easy-to-grow leaf vegetable.

Spinach

Grow summer or winter squash plants in your home garden.

Squash

Sweet potatoes are grown for their starchy, sweet tubers.

Sweet Potatoes

Swiss chard is in the same plant family as beets and spinach.

Swiss Chard

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Tomatillos are tart green or purple fruits in the nightshade plant family.

Tomatillos

Free closeup fresh tomato plant

Tomatoes

Turnips are root veggies in the Brassica family.

Turnips

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Zucchini is a type of summer squash.

Zucchini