Plants That Bear Vegetables & Fruits
- Edible landscaping can provide a bounty for your tablefruits and vegetables image by Stanisa Martinovic from Fotolia.com
Plants that bear vegetables and fruits benefit home gardeners by providing an edible paradises that saves money. It can also be a healthier alternative to store-bought fruit, and it provides an aesthetic enhancement to any landscape. Building an edible garden is as easy as selecting the types of fruits and vegetables your interested in growing. - Strawberries can be eaten fresh or added to recipesstrawberries image by Andrey Starostin from Fotolia.com
Before deciding on the type of strawberry you want to grow, you will need to figure out how much space you plan to devote to your new crop. Strawberries produce runners, a vine-like extension running off the main plant that can be invasive, depending on the type. Strawberries need at least 6 hours of sunlight per day, so selecting a full sun location is ideal. Strawberries will grow in any type of soil but loose, richly fertilized soil will provide larger crops. - Chinese cabbage is noted for its thinner, long shape.chinese cabbages image by Sergey Kolesnikov from Fotolia.com
Chinese cabbage is related to the broccoli and cabbage family. Chinese cabbage grows in a tight cylindrical head that averages around 4 inches wide and around 18 inches long. Chinese cabbage is extremely hardy to cold seasons. Grown both in fall and spring seasons, the Chinese cabbage has rapid growth. Chinese cabbage needs to be grown in full sunlight with well drained, moist soil that is nitrogen-rich. - The leaves of the rhubarb plant are toxic.rhubarb stems image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
Rhubarb is a perennial plant that carries large leaves on a long stalk-like base. The leaves are toxic and should be avoided. The plant's stalks are edible and commonly used in many delicious dishes such as rhubarb pie. - When globe artichokes are not harvested, they produce a beautiful purple flower.artichoke flower image by thomas owen from Fotolia.com
Gardeners are sometimes faced with the tough decision of harvesting the globe artichoke or allowing it to bloom into its beautiful mature state. The globe artichoke is ready to harvest when the flower buds are not fully mature. When harvesting globe artichokes, be sure to select ones that are compact and tight, and avoid those that have begun to open. - This hardy shrub provides not only beautiful flowers but a juicy berry that can be made into fruit juice blends. This tart berry is not recommended to be eaten straight off the plant, but it is a wonderful addition to pies alongside other varieties of berries such as strawberries or blackberries.
