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Use the Growitveg.com list of garden vegetables given below when trying to decide on which varieties to grow in the garden. Look for vegetable varieties that are resistant to diseases and pests and that are recommended for your area. Discover the benefits of herb gardens in and near the vegetable garden. 

Vegetables to Grow

New varieties of vegetable seeds and vegetable plants are developed yearly with disease resistance, increased yields, shorter growing seasons, different colors or sizes, and even improved flavors and textures. Here is a run down of vegetables to grow, and what makes a variety worth trying. Learn about Companion planting and what to grow in Herb gardens, kitchen gardens, and the backyard garden. There are links to seed exchanges and articles on how to save your own vegetable garden seeds.

Harvesting Vegetables Timetables

Need to known when your kitchen garden vegetables may be ready for harvest?Use this chart by Iowa State Univ. as a guide.

Days from Flowering to Maturity

Bean, snap           7-10

Corn,sweet          15-23-              from silking         Cucumber            15-18

Eggplant,2/3         25-40
maximum size

Muskmelon            42-46

Okra                      4-6

Pepper,green        45-55
stage
Pepper,red            60-70
stage

Pumpkin                60-90

Squash,yellow       6-7
crookneck

Squash, summer    3-4
zucchini

Squash,winter        55-60
acorn

Squash,winter        60-70
butternut

Squash,winter        80-90
hubbard

Tomato,red            40-50

Watermelon,          50-60
large

Watermelon,          28-32
ice box

Backyard Garden Companions

Check this list of good companion plants and bad neighbors before planning the vegetable garden. 
                         Likes:               Dislikes:
Tomato      Basil,Carrot,             Corn
                    Cabbage,Celery       Fennel
 
Beans        Beets,Cabbage,        Onion 
bush          Carrots,Celery, 
                    Corn,Cucumbers,
                    Eggplant,Lettuce,
                    Pea,Radish,
                    Strawberry,Savory,
                    Tansy,Marigold

Beans        Carrots, Corn            Onion
pole            Cucumber,                Beet 
                     Eggplant, 
                     Lettuce,Pea, 
                     Radish,Savory, 
                     Tansy

Corn            Bush Beans,           Tomato
                     Pole Beans,
                     Cucumber,
                     Melons,Peas,
                     Squash

Cucumber  Bush Beans,           Strong
                      Corn,Lettuce,           Herbs
                      Pole Beans 
                      Onions,Peas,
                      Radish,Marigold,
                      Nasturtium,Savory

Onion          Beets,Cabbage,        Beans
                     Carrots,Celery,          Peas
                     Cucumber,Lettuce,  
                     Pepper,Squash                         
                     Tomato,Savory

Squash       Corn,Onion,
                      Radish

Carrot          BushBeans,              Dill 
                      PoleBeans,
                      Lettuce,Onion,
                      Peas,Radish,
                      Tomato,Sage

Spinach      Celery,Eggplant,                         Cauliflower
                         

When to Pick

Need some info on when to pick a particular vegetable. Click on a link to find your answer.
Watermelons
Asparagus
Butternut Squash
Sweet Corn
Harvesting Vegetables

Seed Exchanges

Here are some links to sites where gardeners can exchange heirloom seeds and others with listings of seed sources.
1. The Seed Savers Exchange - seed exchange forum
2. Canadian Seeds of Diversity - seed sources
3. J. L. Hudson Seeds - a seed collector and seller 
4.
5.
Old Gardeners never truly die. They live on forever, having seeded new generations.

Saving your own seeds.
Check out these articles to get started. 
1. Saving your own Vegetable seeds
2. Saving Seed from the Garden, Univ. of Illinois
3. Checking seeds for germination

Hands that have never felt the feel of dirt are poorer for it

Growing Vegetables Information and Tips

1. Favorite Heirloom Tomatoes
2. Pepper plants spacing
3. Tomato plants timing
4. Vegetable money savers
5. Tomatoes- to prune or not
6. Growing Melons
7. Winter Vegetables
8. Summer Vegetables
9. Harvesting Leek seeds
10. Shelling Sunflower seeds
11. Roundup ready seeds 
12. Fall vegetables
13. Tomato growing tips
14.
15. 
Look up different vegetable varieties using these links to visit the Cornell Garden-Based Learning's website, Vegetable varieties for gardeners.

1. Artichoke
2. Arugula
3. Asparagus
4. Basil
5. Beans
6. Beets
7. Broccoli
8. Broccoli Raab
9. Brussels Sprouts
10. Burdock
11. Cabbage
12. Cardoon
13. Carrots
14. Cauliflower
15. Celeriac
16. Celery
17. Chives
18. Cilantro
19. Claytonia
20. Collards
21. Corn
21. Cress
22. Cucumber
23. Chicory
24. Eggplant
25. Endive
26. Fennel
27. Garlic
28. Gourds
29. Horseradish
30. Jerusalem Artichoke
31. Kale
32. Kohlrabi
33. Leeks
34. Lettuce
35. Mache
36. Malabar spinach

37. Melons
38. Minutina
39. Mizuna
40. Mustard
41. New Zealand spinach
42. Okra
43. Onions
44. Orach
45. Pak Choy
46. Parsley
47. Parsnips
48. Peanuts
49. Peas
50. Peppers
51. Potatoes
52. Pumpkins
53. Purslane
54. Radicchio
55. Radishes
56. Rhubarb
57.Rutabagas
58. Salsify
59. Shallots
60. Sorrel
61. Spinach
62. Squash - Summer
63. Squash - Winter
64. Sweet Potato
65. Swiss Chard
66. Tatsoi
67. Tomatillos
68. Tomatoes
69. Turnips
70. 

Cornell University's website Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a very helpful tool that makes it easy to read reviews of thousands of varieties, written by fellow gardeners. Click here to browse through their list of crops and see variety reviews, and be sure to register so you can start reviewing varieties too.