Find your little patch of green
What you can grow
Find a plant that fits your space, sunlight, and patience.
6 crops: takes some care, happy in a pot
Bell Pepper
A sweet, warm-season pepper that can be picked green or left to ripen to its final color.
- Harvest
- 70 to 85 daysfrom transplant
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
Chili Pepper
A warm-season pepper grown for pods that range from gently warm to very hot.
- Harvest
- 70 to 120 daysfrom transplant
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
Cucumber
A warm-season vine grown for crisp green fruit that is picked before it turns yellow.
- Harvest
- 50 to 70 days
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
Rosemary
A woody evergreen herb that likes strong sun, sharp drainage and less water than most kitchen herbs.
- Harvest
- Year after year
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
Strawberry
A low perennial that fruits for years once established. The first summer is about getting the plants settled; the real crop comes after that.
- Harvest
- 300 to 400 daysfrom transplant
- Effort
- Season
- Cool
Tomato
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.
- Harvest
- 50 to 85 daysfrom transplant
- Effort
- Season
- Warm
