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Mr. Smarty Plants says

Question: Hello Mr. Smarty Plants (or Mrs. or Miss, whomever is answering this go'round)! First off, thank you so much for all the help you have given me in the past. Secondly, the company my husband works for is installing a community garden for employees and their families to use (huzzah!). I am far more versed in native plants for landscaping, but my husband would like to use our plot for raising vegetables. We did some research through Texas A&M and found a list of possible vegetables for our region and space restrictions. However, I would love to try incorporating some edible native plants. I found some books, but they are a bit out of our budget right now. Basically, I would like anything that could be used as seasoning or as a vegetable or green or edible flower that would work in a small (approximately 8x8) built up plot with plenty of sun. Do you have any favorites?! Thank you again!
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