Top Crops for Mid-Atlantic Gardening:
 Here are the Top Ten crops for Mid-Atlantic gardens, followed by other recommended crops, as rated in our National Survey of Most Productive Garden Crops. (The criteria for selection include ease of culture, efficient use of garden space and time, ease of storage and desirability at the table.) The recommended crops are sorted by plant family to help you plan rotations so that the same plant families are not grown consecutively in the same area, as much as possible. |
Other Highly Recommended Crops:Cabbage family: Broccoli, cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi Cucumber family: Cucumber, winter squash Leafy greens: Arugula, chard, lettuce, mache, mustard (all types), pac choi, sorrel, spinach Legumes: Asparagus/yard-long bean, bush lima bean, dry soup bean, edamame, peas (all types), Southern pea Root crops: Parsnip, radish, rutabaga, shallot, sunchoke, turnip Tomato family: Eggplant, peppers (all types), tomatillo, tomato (all types) Miscellaneous: Asparagus, leek, okra, scallions, sweet corn |
