Many types of vegetables give you plenty of choice

The types of vegetables you choose to grow depend on the stage in your crop rotation, the season and the space available. On this page you can find vegetables listed in a range of categories, with detailed information on each of the various vegetable types provided on its own page.

Simply follow the links below to get the information you need on the vegetables you want to grow.

There is also a 6-day course in Organic Vegetable Gardening.

There are many different types of vegetables and I haven't written a page on them all yet, but you can find the ones I have done in the list below. And keep coming back as I will adding more soon.

Sometimes, I have saved myself a bit of writing when I have found a page on another site with good information. These links will open new windows to save you having to find your way back here once you have finished.

Another problem - that even limits the sites I can link to - is that for many types of vegetables, there simply isn't any good information. Although we grow many plants in our gardens, what we know of most is based on general experience - rather than research. In fact, there are really only about a dozen plants in the World - Wheat, Barley, Rice, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Onions, Roses and a few others - that have ever been researched in any detail.

What this means is that, if I am to make sure I only give you the best possible information here, much of what I write will have to be based on what I learn by growing things myself. With my own space limitations, this could take a while, so I am looking for other places to run some trials and experiements.

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Common Types of Vegetables

1. Leafy vegetables
• Artichoke
• Lettuce
• chicory, endive, witlof and radicchio
• Silver beet (Swiss Chard)
• Cauliflower, Broccoli and Broccolini
• Cabbage, Kale and Borekale (collard greens)
• Brussels sprouts
• Spinach (various types)
• Celery, Rocket and Celeriac
2. Fruiting vegetables
• Tomato
• Capsicum, Peppers and Chillies
• Eggplant
• Cucurbits (Melons, Cucumber, Pumpkin)
• Peas
• Beans
• Other Legumes (Pulses)
• Sweet corn
3. Root vegetables
• Potato
• Sweet Potato
• Taro
• Carrot
• Parsnip
• Beetroot
• Turnip and Swede (Rutabaga)
• Onions
• Garlic
• Radishes
• Leeks
4. Perennial vegetables
• Asparagus
• Horseradish
• Rhubarb
• Choko
5. Fungi
• Truffles
• Field and Garden Mushrooms
• Shitake and other Gourmet Mushrooms
6. Rare or unusual types of vegetables
• Okra
• Fennel
• Ginger
• Plantain
• Burdock, Cardoon
• Salsify (vegetable oyster)
• Scorzonera
• Water chestnut
• Wasabi

Finding more Information

Lastly, if you know of a vegetable I haven't got on the list above, please Email me with your suggestion. Of course, even if the vegetable you are looking for is already on the list, I may not have been able to get a page about it written up yet. In any case, if you need to find more information, just use the search box below.

You can also get some really useful vegetable gardening tips about different types of vegetables from a vegetable garden helper.

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Further Reading and Useful Links

Naturally, once you have grown your vegetables, it would be nice to have some recipe ideas to take into the kitchen with the veggies, so I have set up my Links page to include recipes, preserving and cooking tips, to give you some interesting ideas on making the most of the food from your garden. There are also links about utensils and appliances to make the job easier.