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A sampler of vegetables
• String Bean, Green Bean (Bean, Snap)
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Melon, Muskmelon, Cantaloupe
• Pepper
• Squash
• Tomato
• Beet
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Lettuce
• Pea
• Spinach
• Asparagus
• Rhubarb
 
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All you need to know about growing corn in your garden

• Annual
• All zones
• Full sun--always
• Ample, deep water

Most kinds of corn do best in hot-summer areas, but early-maturing hybrid varieties will grow even in regions with cool summers. You must plant corn in a series of parallel rows so that wind can distribute the pollen effectively. Sow seeds directly in the garden, spacing them 4 to 6 inches apart in rows 2 1/2 to 3 feet apart. Thin seedlings to 1 to 1 1/2 feet apart. Harvest 60 to 100 days after sowing.