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Miniature vegetables offer big results for a container garden

It’s just about time to plant warm-season vegetables like zucchini, squash, peppers and more.

And let’s not forget tomatoes — just the thing for homemade BLTs and salads this summer.

Remember, vegetables need organic-rich soil, sun most of the day, consistent moisture and well-draining sites.

Give them those basics, and you’re good to grow.

If you’re curious about new, easy-care vegetables, here are a few from Bonnie Plants that you may want to consider. Many will grow nicely in large pots on porches, patios and balconies, a plus when you don’t have a traditional yard or garden.

Yummy Snacking Pepper: This snack-size petite sweet pepper is nearly seedless. It ripens from green to yellow to an eye-catching apricot-orange or red. Eat it like a banana; it also makes an impressive display when spread on a platter for a party and as an enticing healthy vegetables snack for kids. The plant is pretty, too, in a container, according to the company’s website.

Hansel mini eggplant: Hansel, a 2008 All-America Selection, begins bearing clusters of three to six narrow fruits 55 days after plants are set in the garden, according to the company’s website. Cut the fingerling-size eggplants into round pieces and lightly sauté them. If you don’t have room for a garden in the ground, these are perfect for containers.

Boston pickling cucumber: Small cucumbers usually yield big taste treats. This thin-skinned cuke bears continuously, with crisp flesh that’s good for any pickling recipe, sweet or dill, according to the company’s website. Slice the little cukes thin, and then soak them in a light vinegar and water solution seasoned with pepper and raw onion.

Lemon cucumber: Described as “round and yellow,” this tennis ball-sized heirloom cucumber serves one or two people perfectly. The cuke doesn’t taste like lemon, it just looks like one in color. The plant grows nicely in cooler weather, making it ideal for more northern climates. Besides slicing the cuke for salads, try hollowing it out to serve cold summer soups and appetizers, the company suggests.

Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes: Bonnie Plants offers 18 classifications of tomatoes, so it’s hard to just pick a couple of favorites. Juliet is a staple, offering a great grape tomato that’s sweet and shaped like a miniature Roma tomato; it’s prolific, so give the plant plenty of room to spread and do its thing. Sweet ‘n’ Neat cherry patio tomato is said to fit in the smallest of containers ever known for tomatoes; plant one per 10-inch container or plant two or more in a large pot, according to the company. Sun Sugar is a yellow cherry tomato that’s good for salads or just in a bowl for snacking.

Of course, old favorites Better Boy, Big Boy, Big Beef and Early Girl are still on the list. After all, you can n ever get too much of a good thing.

Meet many more veggies, herbs and flowers from Bonnie Plants and get tips on how to grow them at www.bonnieplants.com ; you’ll find Bonnie Plants at major stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s as well as independent garden centers and hardware stores.

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