Of all the snap beans I've tasted though, none has surpassed Kentucky Wonder in flavor. You'll have to set poles or make a trellis for this heirloom variety, but you'll count the effort worthwhile the first time you try a Nicoise salad made with your beans, fresh tomatoes, Yellow Finn potatoes and fresh or flash-frozen tuna. Carrots make their best impression in late fall and winter when frosts have induced them to convert starch in their roots to sugar. Then they're like crisp, vegetable candy. Nantes types, such as Mokum, Nelson and Bolero, have the biggest fan clubs.
Corn takes up lots of room in the garden.
Still, if you're a corn lover and have space for the four rows needed for good pollination, plant it. For me, it manages extra sweetness without losing its corn taste, and its kernels are tender to boot. Leeks grow easily here, yet are expensive when you have to buy them. Good cooks find them indispensable for soups and stews, and they're good braised on their own. Plant an early variety like King Richard for summer and early fall harvest and a hardy variety like Laura, Tadorna or Giant Musselburg for late fall and winter use.