Incredible edibles E


By Tina Burback


dibles continue to dominate garden trends for 2015….and it couldn’t be easier to grow


them! Gone are the days of the giant garden plot – many new selections are destined to grace smaller gardens and even containers. You can enjoy a bountiful harvest whether you own an acreage, till a community plot or container garden in a condo. Here are some of this year’s must-try selec- tions: 'Ketchup ‘n’ Fries TomTato' the popular


Creators of 'Mighty


Mato' brand have now brought us a grafted tomato/potato combina- tion. Snack on the super sweet cherry tomatoes all summer long, then dig up to four pounds of potatoes in fall! Spuds are perfect for baking, mashing and fries.


Pick your Peppers with a


Go beyond the basic bell pepper combination of


sweet and


sizzling varieties. This year, growers such as Heritage Perennials offer up peppers as unique as their names – 'Bolivian Rainbow', 'Basket of Fire', and 'Time Bomb'. Hot pepper lovers will want to try 'Ghost'; rated one of the hottest peppers in the world, while container gardeners will love 'Fish' for its green and white varie- gated foliage.


The exotic 'Ketchup 'n' Fries TomTato': would you believe tomatoes and potatoes? 10 • Spring 2015


Pixie Grapes - for the patio. localgardener.net


Photo courtesy of Plug Connection.


Photo courtesy of Plug Connection.


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