For anyone new at veggie gardening,
Posted By: Me on 2008-04-19
In Reply to: I have always grown veggies - sm - ALmt
let me just say that tomatoes are the trickiest to grow. I believe cherry tomatoes are easier than the big kind.
Green beans: If you have heard of pole beans and bush beans and wondered what the difference is, it's not be beans but the growth habit. Bush beans grow lower to the ground and pole beans climb up something. Pole beans are nice if you don't want to have to bend over as much during harvesting. For the lazy gardener, you can even let pole beans grow up corn you are growing in the same space.
I learned these tips from watching Paul James' show, Gardening by the Yard.
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