Chard by Thomas Hawk
- Vilma Tomato – While this cherry tomato only grows two feet tall, don’t let it’s size fool you. It will be covered in delicious and beautiful (the fruit ripens from stem to tip, so it looks a little like Spanish Flag) tomatoes.
- Neon Glow Swiss Chard – Magenta and gold stems contrast beautifully with the green leaves. I love to saute chard with olive oil and garlic….yum!
- Honey Bear Acorn Squash – A more compact squash vine that produces single serving sized fruits. Try training it on a sturdy trellis.
- Oasis Turnip – Before you turn your nose up at the idea of eating turnips, give this one a shot. The root is sweet and juicy and the leaves are edible too.
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I started seeds from our fave, Botanical Interests, for Tomato Bush Silvery Fir Tree. It’s an heirloom and suitable for containers and it has pretty silver foliage.
Great suggestions! I’m a new reader, and I do a ton of container gardening, so I am loving your blog. I’m planting Sunshine Blue blueberries, Twinkle Eggplants, and Mohawk peppers this year in containers, in addition to my dwarf lemon and fig trees. I’d love to try out that squash, but I might already have my hands full.
Oh my gosh, I have plenty of room but that Honey Bear Acorn squash sounds awesome. Single serve squash! I love it. I’m forwarding this post to my Mom, a container gardener.
Gen — I know!! I hate having to stuff every nook and cranny of my freezer with extra squash that I wasn’t able to use.
Kimberly — Your fruit and vegetables sound great!
Adriana — I saw those at Armstrong and was very tempted, but ended up going with their zebra tomatoes instead. I wish I had more room to grow multiple different varieties of tomatoes each year…