Texas Gardening » Vegetables http://www.texasgardeningtips.com Your guide to gardening in the Lone Star State. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:55:46 +0000 en hourly 1 Growing Vegetables in Texas http://www.texasgardeningtips.com/plants-for-texas-gardens/vegetables/growing-vegetables-in-texas.htm http://www.texasgardeningtips.com/plants-for-texas-gardens/vegetables/growing-vegetables-in-texas.htm#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:38:15 +0000 kent http://69.39.232.84/~ecofrien/texasgardeningtips.com/2006/12/14/growing-vegetables-in-texas/ Share/Bookmark

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Vegetables are a must for you garden. Some vegetables varieties do better than others in Texas. Below, we’ve collected a few recommended varieties of various vegetables for Texas. Remember to check the links from our section on regional gardening in Texas for tips on what vegetables grow best in your area.

COMMON NAME
 RECOMMENDED VARIETY FOR TEXAS GARDENS
Asparagus Jersey King
Lima Beans Henderson Bush
Jackson Wonder
Florida Speckled (Pole Bean)
Snap Beans Oval Pod Topcrop
Blue Lake Pole
Improved Golden Wax
Beet Detroit Dark Red
Broccoli Packman
Premium Crop
Cabbage Bravo
Chinese Cabbage Jade Pagoda
Michili
Cantaloupes Ambrosia
Israeli
Magnum 45
Carrots Imperator 58
Cauliflower Snow Crown
Sweet Corn Kandy Korn
Merit
Cucumbers Calypso (pickling cucumber)
Burpless
Eggplants Black Beauty
Ichiban
Lettuce Buttercrunch
Red Sails
Paris Island
Okra Clemson Spineless
Onions Red Burgundy
White Granex
Granex
Scallions Evergreen Bunching
Peas Sugar Snap
Little Marvel
Chile Peppers Serrano
Cayenne
Anaheim
Big Jim
Habanero
Jalapeno
Bell Peppers Bell Tower
Big Bertha
Jupiter
Sweet Banana
Pumpkins Big Max or Big Mac
Connecticut Field
Jack O’Lantern
Jack-B-Little
Spirit Hybrid
Radishes Champion
White Icicle
Peas Texas Pinkeye
Spinach Samish
Malabar
Summer Squash Black Magic
Patty Pan
Sunburst
Dixie
Gold Rush
Winter Squash Butternut
Ace
King
Vegetable Spaghetti
Waltham Butternut
Tomatoes Bingo
Carnival
Florida 47
Porter
Roma
Cherry & Grape
Red Cherry
Yellow Pear
Tomatillo
Watermelons Allsweet
Black Diamond
Charleston Gray
Crimson Sweet

Texas A&M has a complete list of recommended vegetable varieties for Texas gardens at this website.

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