Crop library
24 crops to compare with your space
Use these pages as transparent references. Month, cultivar, current weather and microclimate still need a local check.
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Broccoli
A cool-season brassica that needs steady growth, generous root room, and frequent inspection for caterpillars.
Open crop pageCauliflower
A demanding cool-season brassica that needs a suitable cultivar and uninterrupted growth to form a good head.
Open crop pageKale
A resilient leafy brassica that favors cool growth and can provide repeated harvests from a single plant.
Open crop pageLettuce
A shallow-rooted cool-season crop that grows quickly but responds poorly to heat and drying.
Open crop pageSwiss chard
A productive leafy crop with deeper roots than lettuce and a relatively broad tolerance once established.
Open crop pageHerb
Basil
A fast warm-season herb that favors bright light, warm soil, and steady but free-draining moisture.
Open crop pageCilantro
A quick cool-season herb that tends to flower rapidly as days become hot and long.
Open crop pageMint
A vigorous perennial herb that tolerates partial sun and is usually best contained in its own pot.
Open crop pageFruiting crop
Bell pepper
A frost-tender fruiting crop that needs warm soil, a long season, stable moisture, and shelter from extremes.
Open crop pageHot pepper
A heat-loving, frost-tender pepper that benefits from a long season, bright light, and careful handling.
Open crop pageCucumber
A fast warm-season vine that needs heat, consistent water, pollination, and room or support.
Open crop pageEggplant
A long-season, frost-tender crop that needs sustained warmth, full sun, and protection from cold wind.
Open crop pageWinter squash
A sprawling warm-season vine that needs a long season, abundant room, pollination, and secure fruit support where raised.
Open crop pageSweet corn
A tall, wind-pollinated warm-season crop that needs sun, water, root room, and a block of plants rather than one isolated stalk.
Open crop pageTomato
A frost-tender fruiting crop that needs strong light, adequate root volume, support, and even watering.
Open crop pageSummer squash
A large, fast warm-season plant that needs sun, root room, pollination, and frequent harvest.
Open crop pageRoot crop
Beets
A compact cool-season root crop that favors loose soil, even moisture, and early thinning.
Open crop pageCarrots
A direct-sown root crop that needs a fine, loose seedbed and continuous surface moisture during slow germination.
Open crop pageRadishes
A fast, compact root crop that favors cool conditions, loose soil, and consistent moisture.
Open crop pageSweet potato
A frost-tender, long-season vine grown from suitable slips in warm soil with substantial root volume.
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