Crops
73 crops found
Collard Greens
Brassica oleracea var. viridis
Cool-season leafy green staple of Southern cooking. Very cold-hardy.
Corn
Zea mays
Warm-season grass producing ears of sweet or field corn. Wind-pollinated.
Cress
Lepidium sativum
Fast-growing micro green with peppery flavor. Ready in 7-14 days.
Crosne
Stachys affinis
Small tuber with crisp nutty flavor. Also called Chinese artichoke.
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Warm-season vine producing crisp fruits for fresh eating or pickling.
Daikon
Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
Large Asian winter radish growing up to 18 inches. Mild flavor. Breaks up compacted soil.
Edamame
Glycine max
Immature soybean harvested green in the pod. High protein snack.
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Warm-season crop needing hot temperatures. Many shapes and colors.
Endive
Cichorium endivia
Cool-season leafy green with slightly bitter flavor. Curly and escarole types.
Escarole
Cichorium endivia var. latifolium
Broad-leaved endive with mild bitter flavor. Heart blanches to pale yellow.
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Cool-season crop with anise flavor. Florence fennel grown for bulb.
Garlic
Allium sativum
Cool-season bulb crop planted in fall for summer harvest. Hardneck vs softneck.
Ground Cherry
Physalis pruinosa
Warm-season fruit in papery husk. Sweet tropical pineapple flavor when ripe.
Jicama
Pachyrhizus erosus
Tropical vine grown for its crisp sweet root. Needs 5+ months of warmth.
Kale
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Cool-season leafy green. Very cold-hardy; sweetens after frost.
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Cool-season cole crop with swollen edible stem above ground. Mild turnip-like flavor.
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
Cool-season allium with mild onion flavor. Blanch stems by hilling.
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Cool-season leafy green with many cultivars from butterhead to romaine.
Luffa
Luffa aegyptiaca
Tropical vine. Young fruit is edible; mature fruit dries into a sponge.
Mache
Valerianella locusta
Cold-hardy salad green also called corn salad. Mild nutty flavor.