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5 Gardeners Share Their Favorite Summer Crops to Grow
11.05.2024 - 11:33 / thespruce.com / Tessa Cooper
It's that time of year when we're summer dreaming, especially about our summer gardens. Choosing which starters and seeds to invest in can be a bit overwhelming, no matter how seasoned you are at it.
To help narrow down your choices (or perhaps give you even more ideas), we asked five gardeners to tell us about their favorite summer crops they return to year after year.
We noticed a few commonalities, especially with one plant in particular.
The Spruce / Lacey Johnson
There's one crop in particular that came up the most often, and that's basil. In fact, gardening pros Laura Janney of The Inspired Garden, Donna Letier of Gardenuity, Deanna Talerico at Homestead and Chill, and Samantha Ulasy of Margaret Valley Landscaping all included basil on their list.
Talerico even went as far as saying that a summer garden wouldn't be complete without it. When she's done harvesting from the plant, she allows it to bloom, since bees adore its flowers.
Ulasy enjoys planting basil as a shade herb since it's delicious to cook with and naturally repels flies and mosquitos. In terms of specific varieties, Letier is growing Thai basil, boxwood basil, and sweet basil in her garden this year.
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The Spruce / K. Dave
It's looking like it's going to be another «tomato girl» summer. Letier, Ulasy, and Marni Ward of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company all cited tomatoes as one of their favorite summer crops.
Letier actually isn't the biggest fan of tomatoes herself but still plants them for her family.
«My whole family loves picking them right off the vine and eating them warm from the sunshine,» she says. This
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