Fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs, and other edible plants that grow well in Midwestern gardens:

• Almond (zones 6-9)
• Apple (zones 3-9)
• Apricot (zones 5-9)
• Aronia (zones 4-9)
• Asparagus (zones 4-9)
• Basil (annual)
• Beans (annual)
• Bitter melon (zones 5-10)
• Blackberry (zones 5-8)
• Blueberry (zones 3-9)
• Borage (annual)
• Cabbage (annual)
• Chamomile (zones 4-10)
• Cherry (zones 4-9)
• Chestnut (zones 5-9)
• Chives (annual)
• Chokecherry (zones 2-6)
• Crabapple (zones 3-9)
• Cranberry (zones 3-8)
• Cucumber (annual)
• Currant (zones 3-8)
• Eggplant (annual)
• Elderberry (zones 2-9)
• Filbert (zones 4-8)
• Ginger (6-10)
• Gooseberry (zones 3-8)
• Grape (zones 4-10)
• Hazelnut (zones 4-9)
• Hickory (zones 4-9)
• Highbush cranberry (zones 2-7)
• Hops (zones 4-10)
• Jerusalem arthichoke (zones 2-9)
• Jujube (zones 6-10)
• Kale (annual)
• Lettuce (annual)
• Lotus (zones 5-10)
• Maple (zones 3-6)
• Marjoram (annual)
• Melons (annual)
• Mint (zones 4-10)
• Mulberry (zones 5-10)
• Nanking cherry (zones 3-5)
• Nasturtium (annual)
• Nectarine (zones 5-9)
• Okra (annual)
• Oregano (annual)
• Parsley (annual or biennial)
• Pawpaw (zones 5-9)
• Peas (annual)
• Peach (zones 5-9)
• Peanut (annual)
• Pear (zones 4-9 common, 5-9 Oriental)
• Pecan (zones 6-9)
• Peppers (annual)
• Persimmon (zones 5-9 American, 6-10 Oriental)
• Pine nut (zones 3-10)
• Plum (zones 4-9)
• Prickly pear (zones 5-10)
• Quince (zones 5-9)
• Raspberry (zones 3-9)
• Rhubarb (zones 1-9)
• Rose hips (zones 2-9)
• Rosemary (annual)
• Salal (zones 6-9)
• Serviceberry (zones 4-9)
• Sorrel (zones 5-9)
• Spinach (annual)
• Squashes (annual)
• Strawberry (zones 3-10)
• Sunflower (annual)
• Sweet potato (annual)
• Swiss chard (annual)
• Thyme (zones 1-10)
• Tomato (annual)
• Walnut (zones 3-9)
• Wild rice (zones 4-9)

This is not a comprehensive list, nor is it intended to be. However, it should give you an idea of the incredible variety of edible plants available to edible landscapers in the Midwest.

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