Flowers like begonia, coleus, vinca, salvia, and zinnia would fit in this group too. Common warm-season vegetables: beans, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, zucchini and summer squash, pumpkin and winter squash, sweet potato, tomato, watermelon. One of the biggest reasons for failures is planting vegetables in the garden too soon or too late. If you are growing dry beans, such as kidney or great northern, they are harvested when the pods dry out. Keep peppers evenly watered. Grow larger eggplant by pinching back some of the blooms, or enjoy a larger number of smaller eggplant by allowing the plant to grow freely. Warm season vegetables don’t usually die under cool night temperatures (unless there is frost), but instead go into shock and slow down, which delays the harvest. Cucumbers are vining plants that thrive on trellises, although compact varieties are more self-contained. Warm-season veggies require both warm soil and high temperatures (with a little cooling at night) to grow steadily and produce crops. Hot pepper varieties are growing in popularity and can range from mild to extremely hot. For a more extensive list see Seasonal Classification of Vegetables . By growing your own vegetables, you can get a large amount of crops which can be harvested a few times a year. Squash are typically classified as summer or winter squash. However, other choices include Plant Sciences University of California, Davis, CA USA A. Thangaiah Horticultural Research Station Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Like other tropical vegetables, it needs plenty of water and nutrients, but make sure the soil drains well. Because they continually grow, indeterminate type plants can get rather large and should be grown with some sort of support (staking or trellising). When you harvest cucumbers will depend on your intended use for them and the variety. Sweet potatoes require a 3-4 month, frost-free growing season, so plant as early as possible in the spring. In that case, you’re thinking about summer and warm-season vegetables. Warm season vegetables grow best in the long hot days of the summer time. This means that there is a 50/50 chance we won’t have any more frosts after the 19th. They include traditional summer crops such as snap beans, corn, cucumbers, melons, peppers, tomatoes, and squash. The stem will put out additional roots for a sturdier, healthier plant. For more information on seed starting, check out our Good Growing post, or Chris’s video on seed starting. Winter squash are replacing summer squash. The bushy plants do well in containers if supplied with adequate moisture. Peppers can be harvested while green but will be sweeter if allowed to mature to their ripe yellow or red color. Cherry tomatoes also tend to have fewer disease problems than other types of tomatoes (paste, slicing, beefsteak, etc.). These peppers don’t produce any ‘heat’. Cantwell Dept. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. While cucumbers can be harvested at any size, they become bitter as they turn yellow. Harvest as soon as the kernels are full and milky, as peak freshness happens fast. Sweet potatoes should be planted in a ridge of soil about 8-10 inches high, to allow for proper drainage and soil warming. Vegetables in a market in the Philippines Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. Cantaloupes are the most popular variety of muskmelons. Vine (“pole”) type beans can be trained to grow up a trellis, which makes them great for small gardens. Stake or tie tomato plants to keep them off the ground, and keep them watered (remember to water deeply). From fresh, juicy green beans to lima and fava beans, there is something for everyone in this large family of healthy vegetables. The large, bushy plant is a relative of hollyhock and hibiscus, and the lovely foliage and blossoms make it an attractive ornamental plant. ©2020 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | College of ACES |  Web Privacy Notice | EEO | Accessibility | Staff Login | myExtension, Extension Educator, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, College of Agricultural Consumer & Environmental Sciences, visit the State Climatologist’s website, Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren Counties, Serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan and Scott Counties, Serving Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler Counties, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Harvest green beans when they are firm, crisp, and fully elongated, but before the seeds have developed a lot. 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