Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
While the formal name is Leguminosae, the common name for the bean family is the legume family. In this veggie family, there are members that you may not think of like peanuts. Here is a list of some of the veggie and flower members: Veggies:Â beans, chickpeas, fava beans, peas, snow peas, soybeans and sugar […]
While the Cucurbit Plant Family has more veggies members, the Grass Plant Family has a summer favorite. There are some grains, a veggie and some ornamental blooms in the Grass Family or Poaceae Family.  Here are some of the members that you might find in a garden: Veggies: Corn While corn is in the Fruits Category […]
The formal name for this veggie family is Cucurbitaceae – try saying that three times fast! Most gardeners call it the Cucurbit or the Cucumber Family. While this family does not include just cucumbers, see below for some of the other members: Veggies: Cucumbers, summer squash (yellow squash and zucchini), winter squash (acorn, blue hubbard, butternut, […]
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