Ruby red tomatoes and Idaho potatoes are tasty, but have you tried yellow tomatoes or purple potatoes? How about orange-fleshed watermelon or creamy white parsnips?<\/p>
A garden should be a feast for the eyes and the stomach. Discover how to \u201cplant the rainbow\u201d in your garden this year.<\/p>
If you want to plant the rainbow, now\u2019s your chance. Dig into your favorite seed catalog and plant these multi-colored vegetables.<\/p>
Both sweet bell peppers and hot peppers come in a litany of colors: red, orange, yellow, purple, and green. Sweet peppers come in many sizes as well, from snack-sized to miniature standard and standard sizes. You can even grow small pimento peppers for your favorite cheesy snack.<\/p>
Seed companies sell \u201cmulticolored\u201d or \u201crainbow\u201d or \u201cmixed color\u201d swiss chard mixes. These mixed seed packs combine a range of colors of swiss chard, including yellow\/orange, purple, pink, red, and white varieties.<\/p>
If you think orange carrots are ho-hum, spice up your garden with a little carrot color. Look for a rainbow mix, which generally includes yellow, red, white, or purple carrot varieties all in one package.<\/p>
Most small gardens include tomatoes and bell peppers in their summer planting fare, so red is no stranger in most home plots. But if you\u2019d like more of this ravishing hue, check out these offerings in varying shades of rouge: <\/p>
From plump spaghetti squash to yellow- and orange-fleshed watermelons, this brightly colored category serves up many varieties of vegetables popular in home gardens.<\/p>
Our purple list includes many vegetables that don\u2019t often show up on grocery shelves. Wow your dinner guests with roasted purple cauliflower or a stuffed purple pepper. <\/p>
Green may be commonplace in our lawns and gardens, but it doesn\u2019t have to be boring. Think of the many different shades of green you can grow in your garden, and add a few of these tasty veggies to your next seed order.<\/p>
Last but not least, there are a few plants that will give your garden that pop of white against all of the other colors of the rainbow.<\/p>
The list below is an overview of several veggies that work well in containers, which is great for those with limited space and those who have apartment balcony gardens. Make sure your new plants get plenty of sun and proper nutrition to help ensure a large harvest.\u00a0 If you want to learn more about growing vegetables, Lawn Love\u2019s website has many articles to get your gardening endeavors off the ground: Not only are colorful vegetables a bright addition to your vegetable garden, different colors often signal added health benefits. Eating a variety of colorful foods means you\u2019ll eat a broad range of phytochemicals and phytonutrients, which are \u201cbeneficial substances<\/a> produced by plants\u201d that help reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease.\u00a0 If your gardening efforts have left you with little time to care for your lawn, our pros have you covered. <\/em>Click or call<\/em><\/a> for a quote on our popular local mowing services.<\/em><\/p>