If the reason–or one of the reasons–you want to grow your own fruits and veggies is to avoid the harsh chemicals used to produce those pristine vegetables and fruits you see in the supermarket, then you can get the most bang for your garden space by focusing on these fruits and vegetables. That’s because these are the plants that commercial growers use the most pesticides and other bad-for-you, bad-for-the-environment chemicals to grow.
Fruits
- Apples
- Cherries
- Imported Grapes
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
Vegetables
- Bell Peppers
- Celery
- Hot Peppers
- Potatoes
- Spinach
This list came from the Environmental Working Group. They have an iPhone app so that you’ll have their list with you at the grocery store. Pretty nifty!
How do you pick which edibles to plant in your garden?
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I have not had particularly good luck with growing food crops in pots with the exception of lettuce and various herbs. This is due mostly to extreme limitations with space as well as a lack full sun on the small patio where I live.
My fantasy garden includes an acre of organically grown heriloom veggies, three acres of organic heirloom apple and pear trees, and a grove of almond and English walnut trees, also organic. Really not more than one woman can handle, until we talk about the flower portion of the fantasy farm, which is several hundred acres.
Shari–Check out this list of shade tolerant edible plants LOTB readers and I have been creating: http://lifeonthebalcony.com/an-updated-list-of-herbs-and-vegetables-that-you-can-grow-on-shadier-balconies/
OUTSTANDING! Thank you for the link! I had not discovered this before.
Shari–Glad you came back to see the link. There are even some fruits that will do well in the shade, like kiwis!
scary list isn’t it, – all the stuff I love to eat, – glad i’m already growing 3 or the fruit myself and going to try peaches this year. – Why do they need so many chemicals on peppers? Spinach I can understand. –
I agree with Sarah Raven philosopy in picking fruit and veg to eat, – her book The great veg plot is highly recommended.
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