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Hot Peppers
Warm-season heat-loving capsicums ranging from mildly piquant to extremely pungent (poblano, jalapeno, serrano, cayenne, habanero, scotch bonnet, ghost).
Honeydew
Warm-season vining cucurbit producing smooth-skinned melons with sweet, pale green flesh.
Pluot
Hybrid stone fruit combining plum and apricot, with smooth skin and sweet flesh.
English Walnut
Large deciduous nut tree producing the most commonly eaten walnuts.
Plum
Deciduous stone fruit tree producing sweet or tart fruits for fresh eating or preserving.
Asian Persimmon
Deciduous fruit tree producing sweet, orange Asian persimmon fruits (Diospyros kaki); the kaki most common in commerce.
Almond
Deciduous nut tree producing edible almonds.
Amaranth
Warm-season heat-loving annual grown for nutritious grain seeds and edible leafy greens; thrives in summer heat and tolerates drought once established.
Apple
Deciduous fruit tree with white-pink spring flowers.
Apricot
Apricot is a stone fruit tree producing sweet, orange-fleshed fruit.
Aronia
Native deciduous shrub with white-pink spring flowers and edible black berries.
Arugula
Fast-growing peppery salad green.
Asian Pear
Asian pear species producing round, crisp, apple-like fruit.
Basil
Popular culinary herb with sweet, aromatic leaves.
Beet
Cool-season root vegetable grown for sweet earthy roots and tender, nutritious greens.
Bell Pepper
Blueberry
Bok Choy
Cool-season Asian green with crisp white stalks and dark leaves; bolts quickly in summer heat.
Borage
Self-seeding annual herb with star-shaped blue flowers and cucumber-flavored leaves.
Butternut
Native North American walnut producing sweet, buttery-flavored nuts.
Melon
Warm-season vining curcubit producing sweet aromatic melons (cantaloupe/muskmelon, honeydew, and related).
Chamomile
Annual chamomile used for tea.
Cilantro
Cool-season annual herb with distinctive flavor.
Sweet Corn
A warm-season grain grown for its sweet, milky kernels harvested fresh.
Cornelian Cherry
Cold-hardy dogwood producing tart red cherry-like fruits.
Cucumber
Warm-season vine producing fresh eating and pickling cucumbers.
Currant
Dill
Cool-season annual herb with feathery foliage and yellow umbels, used fresh or dried for culinary flavoring and pickling.
Echinacea
Native prairie perennial with purple daisy-like flowers, highly attractive to pollinators.
Edamame
Warm-season annual legume grown for edible immature pods (edamame) or mature dry beans.
Elderberry
Fast-growing shrub with edible flowers and berries used for wines, syrups, and medicinal purposes.
Fennel
Bulbing fennel grown for its crisp anise-flavored bulb, grown as annual.
Fig
Deciduous shrub or small tree with large palmate leaves and edible figs.
Globe Artichoke
Mediterranean thistle grown for edible flower buds.
Gooseberry
Goumi
Nitrogen-fixing shrub producing sweet-tart red berries.
Green Bean
Warm-season vegetable available as bush or pole types.
Ground Cherry
Warm-season fruit producing sweet, pineapple-flavored berries in papery husks.
Hazelnut
Hops
Fast-growing perennial vine used for brewing and ornamental purposes.
Jerusalem Artichoke
Native perennial sunflower grown for its edible tubers.
Jostaberry
Thornless disease-resistant hybrid of blackcurrant and gooseberry.
Jujube
Deciduous tree producing sweet edible drupes with date-like texture when ripe.
Kohlrabi
Cool-season vegetable with swollen, turnip-like stem and mild, sweet flavor.
Lavender
Aromatic Mediterranean herb with fragrant purple flower spikes.
Leek
Cool-season allium with long white shanks and mild, sweet onion flavor.
Lemongrass
Tropical clumping grass with lemon-scented stalks prized in Southeast Asian cooking.
Lettuce
Cool-loving leafy green that bolts in summer heat.
Lima Bean
Heat-loving warm-season legume that out-produces common beans in hot, humid Southern summers.
Mizuna
Cool-season Japanese mustard green with feathery, serrated leaves and a mild peppery flavor.
Mulberry
White mulberry is a fast-growing deciduous tree producing sweet, edible berries attractive to birds and wildlife.
Muscadine
Muscadine grape is a native vine of the southeastern United States known for large, thick-skinned grapes with a sweet musky flavor.
Mustard Greens
Cool-season leafy green with a peppery, mustard-like bite; fast to mature (about 45 days) and a reliable spring and fall crop.
Nanking Cherry
Extremely cold-hardy fruiting shrub with abundant small red cherries.
Napa Cabbage
Fast-growing cool-season Asian brassica that forms tight, upright barrel-shaped heads in 60-80 days.
Nectarine
New Zealand Spinach
Heat and drought tolerant spinach alternative that thrives in warm weather, with a spreading habit producing tender succulent leaves all summer when true spinach has long bolted.
Okra
Warm-season vegetable with edible green pods, used in Southern and global cuisine.
Parsley
Cool-season biennial herb grown as an annual for fresh culinary leaves.
Pea
Peach
Deciduous fruit tree with showy pink spring flowers and juicy summer fruit.
Peanut
Warm-season legume that fixes nitrogen and produces underground pods on long pegs from yellow flowers.
Persimmon
Deciduous fruit tree producing sweet, orange persimmon fruits.
Pomegranate
Deciduous shrub or small tree producing edible fruit with juicy seed arils.
Potato
Cool-season tuber crop grown as an annual for starchy edible underground tubers.
Winter Squash
Large winter squash species including Hubbard, Buttercup, Banana, and many pumpkin types.
Purslane
Succulent edible groundcover with omega-3 rich leaves.
Radish
Fast-growing cool-season root crop ready in just 3-6 weeks from sowing.
Raspberry
Red raspberry is a deciduous shrub bearing edible red berries.
Sea Kale
Perennial European coastal vegetable with edible blanched shoots and leaves, extremely drought tolerant once established.
Serviceberry
Native North American shrub with sweet blueberry-like fruit, white spring flowers, and brilliant fall color.
Spinach
Cool-season leafy green vegetable rich in iron and nutrients.
Swiss Chard
Cool-season leafy green that tolerates more heat than spinach and shrugs off light frost.
Tatsoi
Cool-loving Asian rosette green with spoon-shaped, dark-green leaves; very cold tolerant and one of the few brassicas that keeps producing under light snow.
Tomatillo
A warm-season relative of the tomato that produces husked green or purple fruits essential for salsa verde.
Tomato
A warm-season vining fruit that produces heavily once nights stay above 55F and soil reaches 60F.
Watermelon
Large vining summer fruit with red, yellow, or orange flesh.
Butternut Squash / Tropical Pumpkin
Warm-season tropical squash and the most heat-tolerant of the cucurbits, producing tan-skinned fruit with sweet orange flesh.
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Cauliflower
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Celeriac
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Cabbage
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Celery
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Parsnip
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Rutabaga
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Kale
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Broccoli
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Carrot
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Collard Greens
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Daikon Radish
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Radicchio
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Turnip
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Horseradish
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Claytonia
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Turkish Rocket
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Miners Lettuce
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Caucasian Mountain Spinach
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Bronze Fennel
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Asparagus
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Black Walnut
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Chestnut
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Fava Bean
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Grape
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Hickory
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Honeyberry
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Pawpaw
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Pear
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Pecan
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Rhubarb
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Scallion
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Sweet Cherry
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Tart Cherry
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Walnut
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Garlic
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Shallot
In about 6 months
Plant around Early November
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