How to Grow Everything
Detailed growing guides with planting dates by zone, spacing, harvest timelines, and companion planting charts.
π₯¬ Vegetables
Popular vegetables with full planting guides for every U.S. zone.
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
America's most popular garden crop, producing juicy fruits in a wide range of sizes, colors, and flavors.
Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Sweet, crunchy peppers that ripen from green to red, yellow, or orange and thrive in warm summer heat.
Hot Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fiery peppers ranging from mildly warm jalapeΓ±os to scorching habaneros, loving long hot summers.
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fast-growing vine producing crisp, refreshing fruits perfect for salads and pickling.
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Incredibly prolific summer squash that produces abundantly from just a few plants all season long.
Butternut Squash
Cucurbita moschata
A sweet, nutty winter squash that stores for months and is one of the easiest squash to grow.
Green Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
Easy-to-grow warm-season crop available in bush and pole varieties, producing tender snap beans.
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Fast-growing cool-season salad green available in leaf, romaine, and head types that bolts in heat.
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Hardy cool-season green that actually sweetens after frost and can produce well into winter.
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Sweet, crunchy root vegetable that grows best in loose, sandy soil and sweetens after light frost.
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Heat-loving tropical root crop that produces abundantly in hot summers with minimal care.
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Southern staple that thrives in extreme heat where other crops struggle, producing tender edible pods.
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Heat-loving crop producing glossy purple fruits that need long warm seasons and rich soil.
πΏ Herbs
Essential herbs for every kitchen garden.
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Essential warm-season herb and the perfect tomato companion, producing fragrant leaves all summer.
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Fast-growing cool-season herb that bolts quickly in heat; succession sow for continuous harvest.
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Biennial herb with flat or curly leaves, slow to germinate but productive once established.
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Woody Mediterranean perennial herb with fragrant needle-like leaves, thriving in well-drained soil.
Mint
Mentha spp.
Vigorous spreading perennial herb best grown in containers to prevent it from taking over the garden.
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Low-growing Mediterranean perennial herb that loves sun and well-drained soil, excellent in borders.
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