CHAPTER SIXTEEN 
GARDEN CROPS GROWN FOR THEIR FRUITS 
Seeds are the cradles of plant babies; fruits are the 
houses in which the cradles are placed. And the gardener, 
devouring houses, babies, and cradles together, smacks his 
lips and exclaims about the quality of his vegetables! 
Nevin WoopsIDE 
THE various garden crops grown for their fruits may 
be grouped as follows : 
A. Cool-season short-period crops — 
(1) Garden peas. 
B. Warm-season crops, the seeds of which are sown 
directly in the garden — 
(1) Beans. 
(2) The vine crops. 
(3) Okra. 
(4) Sweet corn. 
C. Warm-season long-period crops requiring trans- 
planting — 
(rt) Tomatoes. 
(2) Peppers. 
(3) Eggplants. 
This list is not long, but it includes several of the 
most important garden crops, among them peas, beans, 
corn, and tomatoes. Since it is the fruit of these crops 
that is eaten, they are grown until the plants approach 
full maturity; yet in most cases the fleshy fruits are 
used while green or immature, and before the seeds are 
fully ripe. With the exception of garden peas, all the 
crops here listed are tender, warm-season plants, strongly 
affected by even slight frosts. 
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