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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.
Amaranth
Warm-season heat-loving annual grown for nutritious grain seeds and edible leafy greens; thrives in summer heat and tolerates drought once established.
Basil
Popular culinary herb with sweet, aromatic leaves.
Bell Pepper
Borage
Self-seeding annual herb with star-shaped blue flowers and cucumber-flavored leaves.
Brussels Sprouts
Cool-season vegetable producing small cabbage-like heads along a tall stalk.
Melon
Warm-season vining curcubit producing sweet aromatic melons (cantaloupe/muskmelon, honeydew, and related).
Sweet Corn
A warm-season grain grown for its sweet, milky kernels harvested fresh.
Cucumber
Warm-season vine producing fresh eating and pickling cucumbers.
Dill
Cool-season annual herb with feathery foliage and yellow umbels, used fresh or dried for culinary flavoring and pickling.
Edamame
Warm-season annual legume grown for edible immature pods (edamame) or mature dry beans.
Globe Artichoke
Mediterranean thistle grown for edible flower buds.
Ground Cherry
Warm-season fruit producing sweet, pineapple-flavored berries in papery husks.
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.
Lima Bean
Heat-loving warm-season legume that out-produces common beans in hot, humid Southern summers.
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.
Peanut
Warm-season legume that fixes nitrogen and produces underground pods on long pegs from yellow flowers.
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.
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
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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Parsley
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Daikon Radish
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Beet
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Bok Choy
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Cilantro
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Fennel
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Green Bean
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Kohlrabi
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Lettuce
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Mizuna
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Mustard Greens
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Napa Cabbage
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Pea
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Radicchio
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Swiss Chard
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Tatsoi
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Turnip
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Radish
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Horseradish
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Claytonia
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Turkish Rocket
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Skullcap
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Miners Lettuce
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Caucasian Mountain Spinach
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Bronze Fennel
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Good King Henry
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Arugula
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Asparagus
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Black Raspberry
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Black Walnut
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Chamomile
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Chestnut
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Fava Bean
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Goji Berry
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Grape
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Hickory
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Honeyberry
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Kiwiberry
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Kousa Dogwood
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Mint
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Mountain Mint
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Oregano
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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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Spinach
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Stinging Nettle
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Strawberry
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Sweet Cherry
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Tart Cherry
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Thyme
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Walnut
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Wild Bergamot
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Garlic
In about 4 months
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Shallot
In about 5 months
Plant around Early November
Blackberry
In about 6 months
Plant around Late November
Onion
In about 6 months
Plant around Late November
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