Can you recommmend a garden vegetable that is easy to grow and doesn't take up a lot of space?

I live in Western Pennsylvania, so I need something that prefers Continental climates.



Also, I have a limited amount of garden space, so I need something that isn't going to take up a lot of room. I did pumpkins last year and the vines sprawled everywhere; in fact there was so little space that some of the vines began to grow on the chain-link fence that the garden in up against. Judging from this past mistake, I need something that's going to grow a bit more neatly.



What do you recommend?

Can you recommmend a garden vegetable that is easy to grow and doesn't take up a lot of space?
Tomatoes, Peppers, I prefer Sweet bells. Radishes, Carrots, beets. Lots of veges take little space. Ones taking a lot of space are cucumbers, squash, Pumpkins, watermelons, cantaloupe. Etc. However I have found the chain link fence is great to allow the cucumbers or cantaloupes to climb. Keeps the fruit off the ground. Just don't plant both, they will interpolinate and all will taste like cukes. Smile. Tomatoes and Bell peppers can easily be grown in gallon buckets. (on the porch). Also bush beans can be grown in pots.

Have fun with it. It is all eatable and keeps you in tune with nature.

Hisemiester.
Reply:Tomatoes, corn, potatoes, carrots, lettuce, turnips, or onions. You could also grow bay leaves, parsley, chives (be careful to cut these before they seed as the will spread very quickly and they are difficult to get rid of), mint - any herb actually. Fresh herbs really make summertime dishes a cut above the ordinary and you can freeze or dry your harvest!
Reply:Carrots, tomatos, peppers, beets, lettuce, radishes, green beans (pole type - *use* the fence - have them grow up it), eggplant, turnips, parships, swiss chard....basically anything BUT pumpkins, squashes, melons and the like, that do vine and take up huge amounts of room.
Reply:tomatoes. home grown tomatoes are delicious. start from seed or buy plants. stake and tie them to control growth (up, not out) and keep fruit off the ground