14 Colorful Vegetables to Try in Your Garden

One of the nice things about growing your own vegetables is the amount of variety available. No need to stick with the grocery store varieties; there is a whole world of colorful veggies to choose from. Many of these offer higher levels of vitamins and antioxidants than the ordinary types.

Called silverbeet in some circles, swiss chard is a flavorful "green" that comes in lots of colors. In the store you'll find red or white stems. At home you can grow yellow, orange, pink, purple and maroon as well. Try 'Bright Lights' chard for a nice variety of colors.

If you have only seen red or white radishes, you're in for a treat. The 'Easter Egg' mix offers pastel shades of pink and purple as well. There are even black radishes you can try.

If you thought sweet potatoes were orange with reddish skins, think again. These amazing tubers may have tan, rose, red, orange or blue skins; and the flesh may be white, yellow, orange, cream or blue. All are highly nutritious and delicious.