What you can grow
Find a plant that fits your space, sunlight, and patience.
27 crops
EasyBasil
A tender summer herb that grows fast, hates cold nights, and gives more the more often you cut it.
- Full sun
- 50 to 75 days
- 2 gal pot or bigger
- 6 to 12 in apart
- Takes some care
Bell Pepper
A sweet, warm-season pepper that can be picked green or left to ripen to its final color.
- Full sun
- 70 to 85 days
- 5 gal pot or bigger
- 18 in apart
- For a confident grower
Blueberry
A long-lived fruit shrub that needs much more acidic soil than most garden crops.
- Full sun
- 36 to 48 in apart
- Full sun
- 8 to 10 in apart
- Full sun
- 15 to 18 in apart
Takes some careCarrot
A root crop that asks for little except loose, stone free ground and patience while it germinates.
- Full sun
- 70 to 80 days
- 2 to 4 in apart
- Takes some care
Chili Pepper
A warm-season pepper grown for pods that range from gently warm to very hot.
- Full sun
- 70 to 120 days
- 5 gal pot or bigger
- 12 to 24 in apart
- Full sun
- 45 to 80 days
- Grows in a pot
- 3 to 6 in apart
- Takes some care
Cucumber
A warm-season vine grown for crisp green fruit that is picked before it turns yellow.
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- 8 to 12 in apart
- Full sun
- 3 to 4 in apart
- Easy
Green Beans
A warm-season crop picked while the pods are crisp and the seeds inside are still small.
- Full sun
- 50 to 60 days
- Grows in a pot
- 3 to 4 in apart
- Easy
Green Onion
An onion grown for its mild green stalks and small white base instead of a dry storage bulb.
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- 2 to 4 in apart
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- 8 to 12 in apart
EasyLettuce
A fast, cool weather leaf crop that you can pick from for weeks. It is at its best in spring and autumn, and turns bitter in a hot, dry spell.
- Part sun
- 50 to 70 days
- 1 gal pot or bigger
- 5 to 12 in apart
- Easy
Mint
A quick-growing perennial herb for drinks, cooking and tea. Grow it in a pot because its creeping roots spread fast.
- Part sun
- Grows in a pot
- 18 in apart
- Takes some care
Onion
A cool-season plant grown into a bulb that is dried, cured and stored after the tops fall.
- Full sun
- 3 to 4 in apart
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- 10 to 12 in apart
- Full sun
- 55 to 70 days
- Grows in a pot
- 1 to 3 in apart
- Takes some care
Potato
A cool-season vegetable grown from small seed potatoes or pieces, with the harvest forming out of sight under loose soil.
- Full sun
- 90 to 120 days
- 8 to 12 in apart
- Full sun
- 25 to 35 days
- Grows in a pot
- 2 to 4 in apart
- Takes some care
Raspberry
A perennial berry with long-lived roots and canes that live for only one or two growing seasons.
- Full sun
- 24 to 36 in apart
- Takes some care
Rosemary
A woody evergreen herb that likes strong sun, sharp drainage and less water than most kitchen herbs.
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
- 2 to 4 in apart
Takes some careStrawberry
A low perennial that fruits for years once established. The first summer is about getting the plants settled; the real crop comes after that.
- Full sun
- 300 to 400 days
- 2 gal pot or bigger
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Full sun
- Grows in a pot
Takes some careTomato
A warm season fruit that almost everyone treats as a vegetable, and the crop most people try first. It needs heat, steady water and something to lean on.
- Full sun
- 50 to 85 days
- 5 gal pot or bigger
- 24 to 36 in apart
- Full sun
- 50 to 65 days
- 24 to 36 in apart
Full sun
50 to 75 days
2 gal pot or bigger
6 to 12 in apart