Summer squash varieties are more bush type. Examples of winter squash varieties ... If you want to extend your harvest period, plant repeatedly until mid-summer. Pole type beans are tall and usually ...

By BECKY LIVERMORE, Master Gardener The first annual vines in the ground at our place are sweet peas — Lathyrus odoratur. During a well-organized spring, I start them indoors in pots.

Vine crops don’t need a support to grow and produce, but they tend to take over the garden if left to sprawl on the ground. Training these vines to grow vertically allows you to plant more ...