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Botanically speaking, a fruit is a seed-bearing structure that develops from the ovary of a flowering plant, whereas vegetables are all other plant parts, such as roots, leaves and stems. By those standards, seedy outgrowths such as apples, squash and even tomatoes are all fruits, while roots such as beets, potatoes and turnips, leaves such as spinach, kale and lettuce, and stems such as celery and broccoli are all vegetables.

Eaten cooked or raw, vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet – low in fat and carbohydrates, high in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber. Homegrown veggies are even better than store bought because you can avoid chemical pesticide residues and grow more vitamin and mineral rich plants with good garden soil.

All plants are grown in 3.25″ pots for $3.75 each. Flats of 18 mixed veggies are discounted 10%. Plants are grown with organic potting mix and fertilizer.