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Classification of Vegetables

Multiple Choice

These crops come to harvest in as little as 4 to 10 weeks. They are “short stayers” not “long stayers” in the garden.

• Early-maturing

• Semi-annual vegetables

Examples

• Lettuce

• Radish

• Peas

• Tomato

Multiple Choice

These type of vegetable complete their life cycle within a single growing season of usually two to five months. The seeds usually sprout in the spring or summer; by autumn (in temperate climates) the plant is bearing fruit and dying.

• Early-maturing

• Semi-annual vegetables

Examples

• Asparagus

Multiple Choice

These type of plants live and die in one growing season.

• Annual

• Permanent

Examples

• Carrots

• Broccoli

• Squash

• Peas

• Beans

Multiple Choice

These are crops that, after each harvest, do not have to be planted for several years.

• Annual

• Permanent

Examples

• Citrus

• Apples

• Blueberries

• Nuts

• Grapes

Marketing Vegetables

- selling vegetables in the market

Tips on Marketing Vegetables

Know your market or costumer.

Types of Marketing

• Wholesale

• Retail

Grow vegetables that are popular in your area.

Grow enough vegetable of each crop.

Grow quality vegetables.

Decide on how to sell the vegetables to the costumers.