MiniFarmBox has something for farmers of all sizes

By Mir

April 11, 2011

If you’ve been ’round here long enough that you’ve ever been a reader in the summer, you know that I get a little crazy with my garden in the summer. That is to say, I have no idea what I’m doing, but I love growing what I can and having fresh tomatoes and green beans and such right in my yard. It just makes me happy. And what makes the happiest is when my kids get into it, too, and I find them eating right out of the planters and looking guilty. Hee.

Just in time for Earth Day, MiniFarmBox is offering a Ready to Grow Kit with everything you need to get started gardening almost anywhere. (No fooling—from the planter box to a custom irrigation system!) Buy before April 22nd, 2011, and it’s just $199 delivered (that’s $50 off), plus you get a bonus one-year subscription to Organic Gardening magazine. Awesome.

Not quite ready to drop that kind of coin, even if it is a great deal? I feel you. How about a chance to win your kid this fun little beginners’ garden kit, instead? It includes everything MiniFarmBox ships with their My First Ever Garden kit, minus the planting box. (Click my photo to see the tote’s contents, but you’ll get: The frog tote bag and mini hand tools, paper pot and seedling maker, MiniFarmBox t-shirt, ladybug moisture meter, kids’ mud gloves, wooden planter markers, and their organic seed collection.) It’s a $50 value, and that’s not even attaching a price to how stinkin’ cute it is.

One lucky Want Not reader will win this loaded tote and immediately overdose on The Adorable. Want to be the one to win it? Of course you do!

First go review the contest rules and regulations, then come on back here and leave a comment on this post by 8:00 a.m. Eastern (that’s 5:00 a.m. Pacific) on Thursday, April 14th, 2011, telling me your favorite vegetable (either to grow or to eat) for an entry. Winner to be determined by random number generation and beta-carotene content. But really just the random number thing.

Ready? Go!

262 Comments

Patricia on April 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm

Asparagus. Yum!!! And what a great concept.
Courtney on April 11, 2011 at 2:32 pm

We have a few mini gardners at our house that would like this! Thanks!
laura on April 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm

artichoke!
cate on April 11, 2011 at 2:34 pm

beets! I am a lazy gardener and they require so little effort. Also easy to cook. And pretty, especially chioggia.
Dawn K. on April 11, 2011 at 2:34 pm

I love to eat red peppers. Raw, roasted, sauteed, stuffed. YUM.
Kelly on April 11, 2011 at 2:35 pm

I heart broccoli! This kit is super cute.
Liza on April 11, 2011 at 2:35 pm

How totally adorable. My own personal gardening assistant and destructive force of nature, aka Josie, would LOVE it. And for that much cute, I am willing to risk continuing to allow her to “help” me in the garden.
Tara on April 11, 2011 at 2:35 pm

My little man would love this. He keeps asking me to grow him food.
Elizabeth on April 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm

Mushrooms!
Liza on April 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm

Oh, whups, forgot to say what veggie I most like to grow. Peas!!! This year I started seedlings of 3 different kinds of peas.
Elisabeth on April 11, 2011 at 2:37 pm

I have three little ones helping me…this is perfect!
Dani on April 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm

If I win this one, I will actually GARDEN instead of just talking about it!
Jill on April 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm

Only one vegetable? But I love them all! I guess brussels sprouts are probably my very favorite.

Hmmmmm, maybe if my 5 year old GREW some vegetables, he might actually let one get near his mouth??
mary on April 11, 2011 at 2:40 pm

how very cute! I would love to give this gift to my favorite little farmer. Hope I win!
jan on April 11, 2011 at 2:40 pm

That is adorable. My boys would love it!
ste on April 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm

The day before I went to get my son cut out of my belly, my daughter and I planted some sunflower seeds. We will be replanting seeds today because my brain died and I forgot to put them somewhere they’d get sun and they grew too quickly without any green! She loves digging in the garden with me and I’m looking forward to her being able to play with me when we plant it this year.
Nowheymama on April 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm

My kids would love this!
Laurel on April 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm

mmm…. tomatoes? asparagus? cucumbers? lettuce? green beans? gah!
Kris on April 11, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Holy crap that’s cute! And my current favorite vegetable has to be the amazing and glorious poblano pepper. Now, if only my poblano plants do better this summer than last…
Cheryl S. on April 11, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Jess would LOVE this! She begs me for a garden every year and I’m such a slacker! We did end up with one cucumber last year. . . .Sad. I know.
Melissa on April 11, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Adorable!
Michele Randall on April 11, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Sounds great – definitely growing tomatoes!
TheresaAK on April 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Cucumbers. Thanks!
Sabrina D. on April 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm

I LOVE green beans!!!
Heidi on April 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Definitely tomatoes. Both to grow and eat.
Dawn on April 11, 2011 at 2:47 pm

Peas!
ELena on April 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm

My fave veg to grow is maters!
Sarah on April 11, 2011 at 2:50 pm

My kids didn’t eat veggies until we started to grow them. Their fav is broccoli…they bite it right off the plant! SO FUN!!
Marla on April 11, 2011 at 2:52 pm

My favorite vegetable- if forced to choose just one- is probably asparagus. My 4 yr old declared to me this morning that he wants to be a farmer when he grows up, so I know he would love this!
Lexi on April 11, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Beets are gooooooood!
pam on April 11, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Gotta be tomatoes. Easy to grow and with a salt shaker right in the garden, easy to eat.
Jodie on April 11, 2011 at 2:56 pm

The Bee would love this!! Pick me random number generator god!!
courtney on April 11, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Peppers!

I have twin toddler girls that would love to win this set. They love to help mama in the garden <3
Jessica on April 11, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Love cucumbers straight from the garden!
jacki on April 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Me please, please, please
Kathleen on April 11, 2011 at 3:03 pm

I’m best at growing tomatoes, although the spinach outside is giving me hope!! Thanks for the sweet giveaway!
Lenetta on April 11, 2011 at 3:05 pm

Potatoes. And carrots. And tomatoes. And green beans. And … wait, pick one? Crap. Tomatoes, I guess. Thanks for the chance!
Jennifer on April 11, 2011 at 3:07 pm

I love tomatoes…freshly picked and still warm from the sun is best!
Steph on April 11, 2011 at 3:10 pm

mmmmm
DW on April 11, 2011 at 3:13 pm

To grow? Rhubarb. Only because its so easy.

To eat? Broccoli or maybe tomatoes or just baby lettuce. MMMMMM Now I am hungry again.

Thanks Mir!
Tara Laxson on April 11, 2011 at 3:13 pm

mmmmm tomatoes! Love this!
Kyallee on April 11, 2011 at 3:16 pm

My kids grow peas in their “kids garden” (actually just a corner of my garden) every summer. Not a single pea has ever made it inside — they eat them right off the vine and dutifully deposit the shells in the compost bin.

Thanks for hosting another great giveaway!
Traci on April 11, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Broccoli! (my kids’ favorite, too)
Tiffany on April 11, 2011 at 3:21 pm

My cherry tomatoes would love this kit!
Corsmom on April 11, 2011 at 3:23 pm

favorite veg: TOMATO
hope we win this….would be the highlight of the easter basket!
heather on April 11, 2011 at 3:24 pm

discouraged by my last attempt at a garden(and a bit lazy), can’t name my favorite to grow — previously would’ve been tomatoes. my kids would love i f we won since they’d really like to try again. household favorite to eat: broccoli aka trees!thanks for the contest.
crazyjane on April 11, 2011 at 3:26 pm

very cute!
Em on April 11, 2011 at 3:28 pm

My kids have been so into tomatoes this year it would most definitely cheaper to grow than to buy. (and I hear tomatoes are easy to grow, bonus for us beginners). If we win, I will start to grow gardeners!
Connor on April 11, 2011 at 3:29 pm

Peas. Love, love, love them!
dallimomma on April 11, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Favorite to grow – brocolli. Did you know it just keeps growing and growing?
Favorite to eat – corn (on the cob). YUM.
Heather on April 11, 2011 at 3:31 pm

We love red and green bell peppers at my house! Yum!
Bonnie on April 11, 2011 at 3:32 pm

peas!
Sunny on April 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm

Too many favorite vegetables to decide, but I really enjoy garden fresh peas.
Julie Zep on April 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm

I have lots of mini-gardeners. Yay for bell peppers!
Kristine on April 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Love love love me some broccoli with cheese, but nothing like fresh cherry tomatoes from the vine!
cindy on April 11, 2011 at 3:38 pm

I love my starchy carbs, so corn is my favorite to eat.
Mitzi on April 11, 2011 at 3:39 pm

Spring peas!!!…………..and believe it or not…………..brussels!!
Sarah S on April 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm

To grow: tomatoes and to eat: fresh corn. Wait, are either of those even actually a vegetable?
Rosie on April 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Adorable! And perfect for my daughter.
LISA P. on April 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Carrots! This would be great to win! We’re just waiting for May to plant!
may on April 11, 2011 at 3:43 pm

Gosh, I’m not sure. Lettuce? Potatoes? Onions? Tomatoes-which-are-actually-a-fruit? It’s a toss up.
Meredith on April 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm

I wonder if my kids would eat the veggies if they grew them….
Maryanne on April 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm

Tomatoes. And I have a little gardening friend that would love this.
liz on April 11, 2011 at 3:47 pm

Favorite to grow – grape tomatoes. Favorite to eat – asparagus. Darned if I know how to grow asparagus, but maybe Jackson and I can learn with these nifty tools.
Jennifer Ladd on April 11, 2011 at 3:50 pm

Snap peas – my favorite!
Chakolate on April 11, 2011 at 3:52 pm

Yow, what fun! Pick me, please. I believe it may be my turn. 😉
Ruth on April 11, 2011 at 3:53 pm

I would LOVE to overdose on the adorable!
Jill W. on April 11, 2011 at 3:53 pm

Too cute!
Beth R on April 11, 2011 at 3:58 pm

Given the amount of baby carrots I eat, I suspect I’ve got one of the highest beta-carotene contents in the list so far 🙂

This just made me squeee!
Jami on April 11, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Choose one? Tomatoes, maybe, but chard, greenbeans, oh my gosh cucumber fresh from the vine. We love our summer garden irrationally. And anything to get the boy involved is awesome.
Katie K. on April 11, 2011 at 3:59 pm

I love asparagus, which grows well here, and also cucumbers, which won’t grow in my garden. They start out ok, then turn into balls about the size of golf balls.
Janie on April 11, 2011 at 4:03 pm

I love growing things too. Would love to win this!
Rebekah on April 11, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Cute!
Erika on April 11, 2011 at 4:07 pm

There is something almost divine about tomatoes and cucumbers fresh from the garden. I’m also a pretty big fan of fresh-picked squash, zucchini, and okra!
Suzanne H on April 11, 2011 at 4:11 pm

I wonder if this would bring out the hidden veggie lover (I know he’s in there somewhere!) in my 2 year old?
hannah on April 11, 2011 at 4:12 pm

cucumbers are the favorites in this house!
Lou on April 11, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Greenbeans!
Christina on April 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Hoping to have our first garden this year! We’re extra fond of peppers here – the hotter the better!
Amelia on April 11, 2011 at 4:16 pm

mmm…homegrown tomatoes, hands down. nothing can compare to the taste, and they are pretty easy to grow in a 5-gallon bucket.
Amy on April 11, 2011 at 4:17 pm

My 5 year old has decided he wants to start a garden…this would be great!!
EmJay on April 11, 2011 at 4:17 pm

tomatoes….love to grow them and then make obscene amounts of salsa which my husband and I eat by the gallon…my kiddos would love this.
Susie on April 11, 2011 at 4:19 pm

Adorable!
Julia on April 11, 2011 at 4:27 pm

Tomatoes
kim on April 11, 2011 at 4:30 pm

This is so cute! Maybe my kids would be better gardeners than me 🙂
Lori_S on April 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm

We just started our “little” garden this last weekend.
Liz on April 11, 2011 at 4:37 pm

I love growing cherry tomatoes. My son & I eat ’em like M&Ms right off the vine!
amy on April 11, 2011 at 4:37 pm

peas!
Diane on April 11, 2011 at 4:40 pm

We love growing lettuce for our salads– yum!!
teya on April 11, 2011 at 4:45 pm

this would be so great for our kids!
Mary Fran on April 11, 2011 at 4:48 pm

So cute! I would love one just so my three could fight over it. Maybe I would keep it for myself.
tandis on April 11, 2011 at 4:53 pm

My girls would be totally fighting over that. It would probably cost me money in the long run because I’d have to buy an additional set of the “fun” stuff (gloves, tools, etc.) just to keep the peace.

But I want to win it anyway. 🙂
Corey Bishop on April 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm

ME! ME! ME! I love to grow herbs especially! My daughter eats them straight off the plant. Last year I had dill for about a day!
MamaChristy on April 11, 2011 at 5:17 pm

super cute. And I promise not to send it to my mother-in-law. She hates frogs and it would be tempting to send it to HER just to irritate her. My kids love frogs. And I want to make them happy more than I want to irritate that woman. It’s close, though.
LeAnna Wilson on April 11, 2011 at 5:28 pm

OOO! My kiddos would LOVE this since we living in the city!
Meghan on April 11, 2011 at 5:29 pm

Green peppers
Nicole on April 11, 2011 at 5:33 pm

how cute!!
Nicole on April 11, 2011 at 5:36 pm

I love to grow veggies & get the kids involved!
Lisa on April 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm

Love it. 🙂
Jackie Wishert on April 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm

If I had this, I could put the little ones to work to grow vegetables for ME.
Leah on April 11, 2011 at 5:45 pm

SO cute! My fave is tomatoes. Unless you’re considering that a fruit. Then for the purposes of the contest I’d have to say lettuce. Delicious heirloom lettuces.
Jackie Wishert on April 11, 2011 at 5:46 pm

Okay, I commented earlier (E98) but forgot to mention my favorite vegetable. It’s cherry or grape tomatoes fresh off the plant.
meisha on April 11, 2011 at 6:04 pm

artichoke. They are a bit time consuming to eat but that makes the love last that much longer.
Emily on April 11, 2011 at 6:06 pm

Cucumbers taste and look like summer!
Niki on April 11, 2011 at 6:07 pm

So cute! I love peas.
Brunette on April 11, 2011 at 6:18 pm

my niece is still a little small for this – but OH MY GOSH – it can be saved until she’s big enough!
how stinkin’ cute!!
Kris on April 11, 2011 at 6:19 pm

pencil thin asparagus, steamed, yum!
lisa s on April 11, 2011 at 6:22 pm

Sweet peppers. And right now they are the only seedlings that aren’t coming up!
Heathir on April 11, 2011 at 6:40 pm

Since a tomato isn’t a vegetable, asparagus. I have a pasta recipe using asparagus that everyone in my family, including the asparagus hater, will eat.
heather on April 11, 2011 at 6:48 pm

green peppers!
Stacey on April 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

This is so cute! We love cucumbers and tomatoes!
Joanne on April 11, 2011 at 6:50 pm

What a cute idea!! And what a great way to get people hooked on gardening early!
Becky on April 11, 2011 at 6:56 pm

Green beans. 🙂
Andrea on April 11, 2011 at 7:05 pm

my favorite thing to grow is parsley because our dogs LOVE it! It’s fun to watch even the dogs enjoy the garden!
Heather R. on April 11, 2011 at 7:13 pm

I Iove brussel sprouts, especially when they’ve been roasted, mm!
Emily on April 11, 2011 at 7:14 pm

Oh man, I have to pick ONE favorite vegetable? There are so many good ones! I guess my favorite is fresh corn on the cob, but it’s only winning by a nose (and possibly only because I haven’t had any since last summer!)
Robin on April 11, 2011 at 7:25 pm

We love fresh green beans & have never gardened. Take a chance on us!
Tanya on April 11, 2011 at 7:28 pm

Brussels sprouts are my favorite, but I’m the only one in my household that eats them. Perhaps if I grow my own, I will enjoy them even more!
Missy on April 11, 2011 at 7:32 pm

My current favorite is asparagus, That garden kit is too cute!
JessicaD on April 11, 2011 at 7:46 pm

That is so cute! My little gardener would love it!
Golden on April 11, 2011 at 7:52 pm

Squeezing in under the wire. I’d definitely say tomatoes. From my garden, of course.
Jenna on April 11, 2011 at 7:53 pm

I love carrots!!!
Margaret on April 11, 2011 at 7:56 pm

thats too cute.
Heather D. on April 11, 2011 at 8:02 pm

My new favorite vegetable to eat is Brussels sprouts, I’d never even eaten them before last Thanksgiving, and I am a child of the 70s, so I’ve been around a bit.
I am going to try growing them this year, as well.
Rachel on April 11, 2011 at 8:09 pm

Fresh peas!
divrchk on April 11, 2011 at 8:25 pm

I love cucumbers. YUM!
Rebecca on April 11, 2011 at 8:34 pm

Tomatoes..and watching my three year old pick them off the vine and eat them himself!
donna moore on April 11, 2011 at 8:34 pm

We love carrots! Both to eat and to grow. The kids love to watch the swallowtail butterflies land on the tops and then to look and watch the plump hungry little caterpillers.
Kate on April 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm

Artichokes
Kristi on April 11, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Carrots!
Lisa on April 11, 2011 at 9:03 pm

Tomatoes!
amber on April 11, 2011 at 9:07 pm

I love tomatoes!
Andrea on April 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Cute! I’m going to go with spinach as my favorite to eat.
Ginny on April 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Tomatoes!
Susan on April 11, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Butternut Squash!! Maybe if we win my daughter and I will try to grow our own!
D on April 11, 2011 at 9:14 pm

tomatoes, I still have no idea if they are fruits or veggies and I don’t care.
Cherie Beyond on April 11, 2011 at 9:22 pm

Tomatoes. Totally tomatoes. (Yes, fruit, whatever, blah blah. Don’t be that person.)
EG on April 11, 2011 at 9:41 pm

The moisture meter is adorable!

I love/ hate squash & zucchini. But I really love growing potatoes.
Debra on April 11, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Superfresh tomatoes….
c on April 11, 2011 at 9:54 pm

yes please
Tricia on April 11, 2011 at 9:57 pm

Ooooohhhh… my daughters would love this.
Tricia on April 11, 2011 at 9:59 pm

Ahhh… hit submit too soon. It was supposed to say “oooooohhhh… my daughters would love this. And I would love to plant BEETS!!!
Katie in CA on April 11, 2011 at 10:00 pm

I love growing tomatoes. I don’t really like to eat them, just grow them.
Jennifer on April 11, 2011 at 10:00 pm

I love it!
Elizabeth on April 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm

Beets! My daughter would love this.
Eva on April 11, 2011 at 10:02 pm

Can’t even say how much I want this!
Jessica on April 11, 2011 at 10:08 pm

We love all varieties of cucumbers!
Carolyn on April 11, 2011 at 10:10 pm

I was going to say tomatoes, but I think maybe that’s a fruit? Then I’ll have to say corn! Maybe that doesn’t count because it’s so starchy? I guess I’ll with brocolli!
Trish on April 11, 2011 at 10:15 pm

love me some corn!
sara on April 11, 2011 at 10:23 pm

favorite vegetable… cucumber! (or bumbumber as my 1-year-old likes to say)
Emily on April 11, 2011 at 10:41 pm

Green beans
Binky on April 11, 2011 at 11:13 pm

I’m entering for my daughter so I’ll tell you her favorite vegetable: she loves to eat snap peas right off the vine.
Nancy S on April 11, 2011 at 11:47 pm

I would have to say that broccoli is my favorite vegetable. It’s my daughter’s favorite, too. She would love to have one of these!
Elly on April 11, 2011 at 11:59 pm

My four-year-old would say that broccoli is his favorite, but I’m going to have to go with cucumbers… that you then make into pickles! Yummy.
krista on April 12, 2011 at 12:57 am

We love adorable.
nil zed on April 12, 2011 at 4:21 am

Brussels Sprouts are my favorite veg. I know. I’m weird.
Joanne on April 12, 2011 at 6:21 am

(addendum to comment #110) — I just planted some brussels sprouts.. because I love the way they look on the stalk. Favorite veg? Tomatoes.
maureen on April 12, 2011 at 6:28 am

Mmm, tomatoes are my favorite. Thanks, Mir!
sherri on April 12, 2011 at 6:37 am

Tomatoes!!
Julie on April 12, 2011 at 6:58 am

My daughter is very interested in growing food in our garden this year — would love to win this for her!
MB on April 12, 2011 at 7:07 am

I have a black thumb…maybe this would turn it green??
Lisa on April 12, 2011 at 7:14 am

That’s adorable. For my favorite vegetable, I’ll go with cucumbers. Mom cucumber kimchee…
Nicki Holst on April 12, 2011 at 7:21 am

Think I will go with snap peas as my favorite fresh veggie.
Dawn on April 12, 2011 at 7:41 am

My daughter would LOVE this!
Julie on April 12, 2011 at 7:44 am

Asparagus! We would have such fun with this. My boys want to grow their own pumpkins for Halloween this year!
Patty on April 12, 2011 at 7:50 am

Squash
Kristina on April 12, 2011 at 7:58 am

Love the summer, fresh veggies and fruits, Aaaahhhh. My favorite is tomatoes and my least is beets. This looks like fun.
Elizabeth on April 12, 2011 at 8:00 am

tomatoes! thanks Mir!
JenR on April 12, 2011 at 8:10 am

Broccoli!
Whitney on April 12, 2011 at 8:19 am

Broccoli 🙂
Patsy on April 12, 2011 at 8:23 am

Tomatoes!!
Melanie Marie on April 12, 2011 at 8:28 am

I need this! My favorite is tomatoes.
Curls on April 12, 2011 at 8:44 am

Zucchini!! Especially grilled.
Christina on April 12, 2011 at 8:46 am

I’m going to be crazy and say garlic scapes. Short season, but they make the best pesto ever!
Colleen on April 12, 2011 at 8:50 am

Geez, that’s cute! Oh, and green beans.
Lori on April 12, 2011 at 8:57 am

Tomatoes…luckily I live in New Jersey!
Michele on April 12, 2011 at 9:07 am

How cute!
Dawn on April 12, 2011 at 9:09 am

Beets are my absolute favorite vegetable. Mmmmmmmm.
Kris on April 12, 2011 at 9:16 am

Brandywine tomatoes are sooo good….but also love fresh peas!
sheri on April 12, 2011 at 9:18 am

Red peppers… with hummus!
Heather M. on April 12, 2011 at 9:18 am

Cute, cute, cute! The kids will love it! My fave is asparagus!
Pauline on April 12, 2011 at 9:23 am

So adorable!!!
Patricia on April 12, 2011 at 9:28 am

Is there anything better than the smell of a garden fresh tomato? Love, love, love them!
Leanne on April 12, 2011 at 9:30 am

Cucumbers are an all around fav!
Jess on April 12, 2011 at 9:40 am

My boys would love this!
stephanie on April 12, 2011 at 10:07 am

Oh my little dirt digger’s birthday is coming up!
JoAnne on April 12, 2011 at 10:15 am

We are building our first ever container garden this summer for my daughter. She is 2 and loves her veggies, broccoli is her current fave! She would love this little kit.
Chrisoula on April 12, 2011 at 10:19 am

Tomatoes. (yes, I know, not really a vegetable, but still). Can’t get enough of them in the summer.
Melinda on April 12, 2011 at 10:21 am

Red peppers!
burghbaby on April 12, 2011 at 10:26 am

Carrots are magical!
DawnA on April 12, 2011 at 10:32 am

I like lots of veggies! Hard to pick a favorite. Cucumbers are fun to grow and eat. But tomatoes fresh from the garden, warm from the sun can’t be beat. I’ll have to go w/ tomatoes…..but wait aren’t they classed as a fruit? Sigh!
Rikki on April 12, 2011 at 10:37 am

zucchini, so I can make cherry zucchini bread (see tasty kitchen – so delicious!)
Eva on April 12, 2011 at 10:41 am

Cucumbers!!!
Mary O on April 12, 2011 at 10:53 am

Super cute! Broccoli!!!
Seth on April 12, 2011 at 10:59 am

Spinach…fresh baby spinach. My daughters would love this!
Natasha on April 12, 2011 at 11:00 am

This would be great! I’m all about swiss chard these days!
Daisy on April 12, 2011 at 11:15 am

My favorite vegetable to grow and to eat – it’s a toss-up, but I’m going to go with tomatoes. I plant several kinds. Some are for immediate eating on BLTs and salads. Some are pulp tomatoes, best for making and canning sauces and salsa and soup. The cherry tomatoes that make it in the house (and don’t get eaten on the way in) go in stews, salads, or in the freezer so i can add them to stews and soups in the middle of winter!

Anyway, I’d love to win this. My niece needs it. She’s totally adorable.
Scott F on April 12, 2011 at 11:22 am

What an exciting prize! We plant a garden with our little ones every year. This year, we have planted tomatos, cucumbers, radish, and peppers. My favorite one to eat is asparagus. Haven’t yet tried to grow it — it takes 2 years.
cmcfadden on April 12, 2011 at 11:23 am

This is so perfect. My 6 year old was just asking me about planting stuff….
Jaimie on April 12, 2011 at 11:45 am

My daughter is already quite the gardener and I’m sure she’d LOVE this!!! She loves to dig in the dirt and help us plant the veggie garden. 🙂
Jessie on April 12, 2011 at 11:49 am

Tomatoes! To grow and to eat!
Linda Mc. on April 12, 2011 at 1:16 pm

Favorite veggie to eat- asparagus. Never grew it myself.
Aimee on April 12, 2011 at 1:22 pm

Sure!
Jen on April 12, 2011 at 1:37 pm

I think tomatoes barely edge out cucumbers both to grow and eat, but probably only because tomatoes grow better for me. And my kids love gardening, so this would be awesome for them!
Betsy on April 12, 2011 at 1:55 pm

my favorite is the tomato!
Mary on April 12, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Broccoli!
Christy on April 12, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Cayenne peppers!
Jodi F. on April 12, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Tomatoes. Yum, yum, yum. I could live off fresh tomatoes.
Erin on April 12, 2011 at 4:50 pm

Oh man…a hard question, but I’d have to say…carrots. Or corn. Or green beans. Or cucumbers. Or zucchini.

I’d LOVE to win this! My husband and I are hoping to start a veggie garden in our (NEW TO US!) back yard this summer…

Fingers crossed…
Krista on April 12, 2011 at 8:30 pm

My favorite vegie is asparagus, although avacados would be my first choice if they weren’t a fruit. (They are a fruit, right!?!?)

I have a little girl who is turning 5 this month who would love this gardening set! 🙂 Thanks!
Antonella on April 12, 2011 at 8:38 pm

mmmmmmmm… tomatoes! Great prize!
Suz on April 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm

We like to grow tomatoes & peppers in summer & greens in the winter. My daughter would love this!!
Ree on April 12, 2011 at 10:48 pm

Cherokee Purple tomatoes — to grow and to eat
Jo on April 13, 2011 at 12:56 am

We love asparagus around here!!!
Brielle on April 13, 2011 at 9:21 am

Cherry tomatoes are soooo fun to grow and eat, thanks for this super-fun contest! 🙂
Tom on April 13, 2011 at 9:42 am

heirloom tomatoes.
krista on April 13, 2011 at 10:56 am

Zucchini!
Julie H. on April 13, 2011 at 12:13 pm

I love Squash and Zuchinni
VirginiaMom on April 13, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Asparagus!
Groovecatmom on April 13, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Favorite vegetable to grow: zucchini.
Jennifer on April 13, 2011 at 3:24 pm

Carrots, Tomatoes and Green Beans, Oh My!
Kristine on April 13, 2011 at 3:25 pm

ooooooh fun! we like to grow tomatoes
saly on April 13, 2011 at 3:27 pm

I love fresh green beans! My kids would be thrilled to win this!
Brandi on April 13, 2011 at 3:28 pm

peas! 🙂
kakaty on April 13, 2011 at 3:28 pm

We grow cherry tomatoes by the boatload in the summer and they hardly ever make it inside since the kids (and I!) always eat them off the plant while playing in the backyard.
Mom24@4evermom on April 13, 2011 at 3:31 pm

So! So! Cute!!!
Cindy on April 13, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Too cute!!
Kelly on April 13, 2011 at 3:39 pm

Green beans! Yum!

And thanks! 🙂
Lori on April 13, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Tomatoes fresh from the garden. My niece eats them like apples.
Selena on April 13, 2011 at 3:44 pm

Peas- not because I love them so much, but because they are a veggie my kids will eat straight from the garden. They get my love just for that reason! Thanks!
Mary A on April 13, 2011 at 3:55 pm

My current favorite veggie is Bok Choy. Thank for the giveaway.
LT on April 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm

I love growing carrots! And it’s one my kids will eat.
Thanks!
Tammy on April 13, 2011 at 4:05 pm

Sugar snap peas! oh, yummy. Not cooked, just fresh out of the garden!
Pictou on April 13, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Basil! I need lots for the buckets of pesto I want to make.
Lesley on April 13, 2011 at 4:19 pm

Hands down, my favorite veggie is corn. Yum!
~e~ on April 13, 2011 at 4:29 pm

Mmmm… nothin like homegrown tomatoes to make some yummy tomato sandwiches!!
Jennifer on April 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm

I think peas. I don’t like any peas that aren’t homegrown. Or green beans. Do I have to pick just one? Then…um…carrots. Definitely carrots.
connieh30 on April 13, 2011 at 5:13 pm

GREAT Giveaway. Thanks again Mir
Nina on April 13, 2011 at 5:18 pm

pumpkin
Southern GAl on April 13, 2011 at 5:24 pm

tomatoes and squash. Love to grow and eat them!
Wendy on April 13, 2011 at 5:39 pm

Mmmmm … cucumber.
Betty on April 13, 2011 at 5:42 pm

Fresh tomatoes for BLTs!
Anna on April 13, 2011 at 6:04 pm

Tomato… Does that count or is it technically a fruit? This would be perfect for my 4 year old, she loved to garden with Daddy.
Stacy on April 13, 2011 at 6:15 pm

Would love to grow some squash.
Becky on April 13, 2011 at 6:27 pm

Super cute!! I’m entering for my 3 year old grandson who loves ALL veggies–but probably tomatoes the most. Mine would have to be cucumbers. Thanks for another chance to win a great prize!
Daisy G on April 13, 2011 at 6:47 pm

Yes, there is still snow on my garden, but I can see the peas growing there as I look out my kitchen window and dream of June. This year I hope I can keep those pesky varmints out! The two foot tall, two legged kind. Maybe winning this would help.
Mandy on April 13, 2011 at 6:49 pm

would love tomatoes
Emily on April 13, 2011 at 6:57 pm

Basil. Can’t plant enough of it!
Katherine on April 13, 2011 at 8:07 pm

What an awesome prize!
My favourite vegetable is grape tomaotes grown in our little garden in the backyard.
sarah on April 13, 2011 at 8:28 pm

So cute!
Carol on April 13, 2011 at 9:23 pm

hope I win..!
Elsie on April 13, 2011 at 9:27 pm

I wanna win, please.
Karen on April 13, 2011 at 10:24 pm

I would like to win. Please pick my number!!!
ADifferentLaura on April 13, 2011 at 10:40 pm

I have two aspiring gardeners here!
Mariah on April 13, 2011 at 11:40 pm

Tomatoes, I love to watch them turn colors. I like when things are obviously ripe.
Carrie on April 13, 2011 at 11:52 pm

green beans are my favorite to grow and eat. My little one would LOVE this kit!
Nancee on April 14, 2011 at 12:21 am

Love the “uber” description…perfect idea for Auntie N and little Ms. O.
Michelle on April 14, 2011 at 12:50 am

About missed my chance!
Julie M. on April 14, 2011 at 1:07 am

Love it! I like growing AND eating fresh tomatoes and zucchini, mostly because they grow like crazy and taste so much better fresh from my own garden!
Christina on April 14, 2011 at 1:16 am

Asparagus. My kids would love this.
Valerie on April 14, 2011 at 3:27 am

So cute!
Kara on April 14, 2011 at 7:13 am

Just now saw this.47 more minutes to enter. Last minute entry will win. Watch and see 🙂
Karen. on April 14, 2011 at 7:21 am

Sweet corn. On the cob, preferably.

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