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Fun vegetables
Here are some fun vegetables that will be sure to keep your child's interest all season long. These vegetables have short to long maturity dates so there will be something going on all the time. Add in some lettuce and a couple of herbs and you will have a child's garden that you both will enjoy.
For more information or to order, simply click on the photo of each item.
These selections are from our friends at Park Seed.
  Radish- Easter Egg Blend. Easy to grow in only 28 days. These radishes come in red, pink and white.
  Pumpkin- Big Moon. These pumpkins regularly reach 150 lbs.! For the largest fruit, remove all but one pumpkin per vine. 110 days to maturity.
  Cauliflower- Romanesco Veronica. This unusual new hybrid has many pointed, lime green florets that have a milder, sweeter flavor that traditional white cauliflower. Matures in 85 days. Sorry, but this link doesn't take you directly to the Romanesco Veronica page. Just enter Romanesco in the search box on the page that does appear ant you will be taken there.
  Cauliflower- Cheddar. This cauliflower has a bright orange color that comes from it’s high beta carotene content, 25 times as much as white cauliflower, and it matures in only 65 days.
  Carrot- Purple Haze. Dark purple sweet flesh surrounds a bright orange core. 70 days to maturity.
  Tomato- Tumbling Tom. This yellow tomato trails up to 2 feet from a hanging basket or patio container. A heavy producer of 1 to2 inch fruit, it matures in 70 days.
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