{"id":2585,"date":"2021-07-31T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2021-09-14T05:57:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T10:57:10","slug":"5-best-veggies-for-raised-beds-and-hot-humid-summers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=2585","title":{"rendered":"5 Veggies for Raised Beds and Hot Summers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The growing season here in Georgia is super long & hot for summer veggies. April through October yields lots of produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few memories of mine are more pleasant than those of my childhood in the garden with Dad – salt shaker in hand. We would spend hours out there. Fresh, homegrown, heirloom tomato plucked off the vine, and then devoured with a sprinkle of salt is as good as it gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In small spaces, I have grown some fantastic produce. I’d like to share 5 of my favorites discovered over the past seven years, chosen for best growth in small spaces, tastiness of produce, and quantity of yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1. Tomato- top two varieties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Cherry Tomato Award goes to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Husky Cherry Red Tomato<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These indeterminate plants are super sturdy and aptly named as “husky.” They are tall, strong vines that need minimal support, and just keep producing the most delicious little 1 inch delights. I am instantly transported back to being a kid in the garden, with all the possibilities of the world ahead of me when I eat a fresh , homegrown tomato plucked from the vine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I don’t have the huge, in ground gardens Dad & Mom always made, I do have nine , 4′ x 8 raised wooden beds, a collection of containers, and a small patch of sunshine that the mighty oaks & hickories don’t shade out completely. I get 5-8 hours of sun per day in most of my beds, so they might produce better if I had more sun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best sandwich slicing Tomato award goes to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parks Whopper Improved Tomato<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n