Crops

214 crops found

Fig

Ficus carica

Deciduous tree producing sweet fruits. Tolerates poor soil and heat. Zones 7-11.

fruit Moraceae

Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Dual-purpose crop for oilseed (linseed) and fiber. Blue flowers.

grain Linaceae

Garlic

Allium sativum

Cool-season bulb crop planted in fall for summer harvest. Hardneck vs softneck.

vegetable Amaryllidaceae

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Tropical rhizome. Edible root used fresh, dried, or powdered. Needs warmth and humidity.

herb Zingiberaceae

Gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

Thorny deciduous shrub producing tart berries. Excellent for pies and preserves.

fruit Grossulariaceae

Grape

Vitis vinifera

Perennial vine for table eating, juice, and wine. Requires trellising and pruning.

fruit Vitaceae

Grapefruit

Citrus paradisi

Large evergreen citrus tree. Needs long hot growing season for sweet fruit.

fruit Rutaceae

Ground Cherry

Physalis pruinosa

Warm-season fruit in papery husk. Sweet tropical pineapple flavor when ripe.

vegetable Solanaceae

Guava

Psidium guajava

Tropical evergreen tree. Aromatic fruit rich in vitamin C. Some varieties cold-hardy to 25F.

fruit Myrtaceae

Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Winter annual legume. Premier nitrogen fixer for winter cover. Vigorous vine habit.

cover_crop Fabaceae

Hardy Kiwi

Actinidia arguta

Vigorous vine producing small smooth-skinned kiwi fruit. Needs male and female plants.

fruit Actinidiaceae

Honeyberry

Lonicera caerulea

Very cold-hardy shrub producing elongated blue berries. Earliest fruit of the season.

fruit Caprifoliaceae

Honeydew

Cucumis melo var. inodorus

Warm-season vine melon with smooth rind and sweet green flesh.

fruit Cucurbitaceae

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana

Perennial root crop with extremely pungent white root. Very invasive if not contained.

herb Brassicaceae

Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Native shrub producing small dark berries with intense flavor. Difficult to cultivate.

fruit Ericaceae

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

Perennial herb with minty-anise flavor. Attractive to bees and butterflies.

herb Lamiaceae

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Large tropical tree producing the world's largest tree fruit, up to 80 lbs.

fruit Moraceae

Jicama

Pachyrhizus erosus

Tropical vine grown for its crisp sweet root. Needs 5+ months of warmth.

vegetable Fabaceae

Jostaberry

Ribes x nidigrolaria

Hybrid of black currant and gooseberry. Thornless, disease-resistant, mild flavor.

fruit Grossulariaceae

Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba

Deciduous tree producing date-like fruit. Extremely drought-tolerant and cold-hardy.

fruit Rhamnaceae