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Tomato
For containers, these varieties do best: 'basket king hybrid', 'golden pigmy', 'patio prize', 'red cherry', 'tiny tim', and 'tom thumb'. 50-100 days to harvest. Home grown tomatoes are the best.
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Lettuce
Grow a salad on your deck. Early and fall crops do best; protect from hot weather with a shade cloth.
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Squash
Zucchini and acorn squash do particularly well in pots. Use black plastic mulch to keep the soil warm.
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Pole Beans
King of the Garden is a productive variety in containers.
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Asparagus
Suitable for a large window box type container, asparagus requires at least a year to produce edible spears. Start with a dormant root. Well worth the wait.
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Turnip
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Radish
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Peas
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Sweet Corn
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Celery
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Cabbage
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Beets
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Artichoke
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Leeks
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Garlic
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Onion
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Potatoes
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Bell Peppers
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Spinach
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Swiss Chard
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