Crops
73 crops found
Squash
Cucurbita pepo
Warm-season vine or bush producing summer and winter squash varieties.
Sunchoke
Helianthus tuberosus
Native perennial sunflower grown for its edible tubers. Also called Jerusalem artichoke.
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Warm-season tuber crop. Grown from slips, not seed. Needs long warm season.
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Tropical tuber crop. Starchy corm must be cooked before eating. Very productive.
Tatsoi
Brassica rapa var. rosularis
Asian rosette green with spoon-shaped dark leaves. Very cold-hardy.
Tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
Warm-season crop producing green fruits in papery husks. Essential for salsa verde.
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Popular warm-season fruit grown as annual. Requires staking or caging.
Turnip
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
Cool-season root crop. Both roots and greens are edible. Fast-growing.
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Aquatic or semi-aquatic green with peppery flavor. Grows in shallow running water.
Winter Melon
Benincasa hispida
Large Asian gourd used in soups. Stores for months. Waxy coating develops.
Yam
Dioscorea spp.
Tropical vine tuber. True yams differ from sweet potatoes. Some grow very large.
Yard Long Bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Tropical climbing bean with pods reaching 12-30 inches. Heat-loving.
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Warm-season bush squash. Very productive; harvest frequently at 6-8 inches.