Have you ever found yourself swimming in confusion with all of the different vegetable varieties that are out there?

If you've taken a look at one seed catalog, you know what I mean. It can get pretty overwhelming.

And while it's so much fun to be able to look at all the possibilities that are out there,

sometimes we just want the basics.

We want something that will do well for us

that is not gonna require a whole lot of babysitting.

Or maybe we just don't trust ourselves with a new crop

and we want to get the most dependable one that's out there.

Whether you're trying a brand new crop

for the first time this year, or you are planting your very first garden.

We're going to be talking about dependable vegetable varieties, especially if you're just beginning.

Hi, I'm Jill, and in 2013, I started my first garden, having no background, knowledge, or experience

whatsoever. Now I am embarking on my eighth season of growing my own vegetables, fruits, and

herbs, and I'm proof that you don't have to have decades of experience to grow your own garden,

bigger, small. I certainly don't know at all, but I can share what I've learned and bring

guests along who can offer much more wisdom than I have. I'm so't know at all, but I can share what I've learned and bring guests along

who can offer much more wisdom than I have. I'm so glad you're here at the Beginners Garden

podcast today. Let's dive in. Before we get started with these dependable vegetable varieties

that we're going to be talking about today, I want to let you know that we're going to be

talking about quite a few, but we're

definitely not going to go through an exhaustive list of every single vegetable possible, well,

even if that were possible. But I do have something I want to provide for you, especially if I don't

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