Plants for Creating the Large-Scale Vegetable Garden Plan Peas (Pisum sativum) Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla) Basil (Osimum basilicum) Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) Beets (Beta vulgaris) Carrots (Daucus carota) Onions (Allium cepa) Buttercrunch lettuce (Latuca sativa) Green leaf lettuce (Latuca sativa) Red leaf lettuce (Latuca sativa) Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) If you aren’t able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute with others that have similar colors, shapes, and sizes....

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Try painting the birch plywood box and adding ash veneer tape to the edges to give your modular boxes a distinctive look. For a more colorful accent, paint the entire box. Or you can accent the birch plywood with walnut plugs and veneer. You’ll likely need several hours to build and finish seven boxes. Before you begin, assemble materials and prepare your work area. Then follow these steps to learn how to make DIY modular boxes....

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