Vegetable Garden Spring 2018
The goal of this garden is to develop a recommended variety list of vegetables for Fort Bend County by trialing a wide variety of vegetables over a period of three years. Due to the mild climate in Fort Bend County vegetables can be grown year-round. During the trial growing period no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides are used. The soil is amended with leaf mold compost and cottonseed meal bi-annually. A drip irrigation system is used in the beds to ensure efficient watering.
There are examples of raised-bed style gardens and traditional row gardens. The raised beds are built using a variety of materials, including cedar, cinder block, and wood-lined decorative bricks.
| Vegetable | Variety |
|---|---|
| Beets | Detroit Dark Red Bull's Blood Ruby Queen |
| Broccoli | Packman Early Purple Sprouting |
| Cabbage | Cover de Beauf |
| Carrot | Snowball Purple of Sicily Romanesco |
| Chinese Cabbage | Bok Choy |
| Collards | Morris Heading |
| Kohlrabi | Early White Vienna Early Purple Vienna Grand Duke |
| Lettuce | Buttercrunch Butterhead Cimarron Forellenschluss Freckles Green Salad Bowl Marvel of 4 Seasons Parris Island Cos Red Salad Bowl Sanguine Ameliore Tom Thumb |
| Mustard | Southern Giant Curled Ruby Streaks Green Wave Japanese Giant Red |
| Onions | 1015 Red White Yellow |
| Spinach | Bloomsdale Longstanding |
| Turnip | Purple Top White Globe |
| Tomato | Solar Fire Juliet |
| Herbs |
|---|
| Cilantro |
| Dill |
| Rosemary |