Crop facts built for planning.
Not encyclopedic growing guides: the specific timing, spacing, yield, container, and household assumptions Gardiv uses to produce a plan.
Vegetables
Arugula
A peppery, fast-growing salad green for repeated small sowings in cool spring and fall weather.
Beets
A cool-season root crop whose roots and greens are both edible and well suited to close spacing.
Bell pepper
A long-season heat-loving plant with a long harvest window and good container compatibility.
Broccoli
A space-hungry cool-season brassica that produces one main head and sometimes smaller side shoots.
Brussels sprouts
A long-season fall brassica that forms many small sprouts along a tall stalk and improves in cool weather.
Bush beans
A compact warm-season bean with a concentrated harvest and strong fit for succession sowing.
Cabbage
A cool-season heading crop that needs generous spacing but stores and preserves especially well.
Carrots
A direct-sown root crop that makes efficient use of bed space when soil is loose and stone-free.
Cauliflower
A cool-season heading brassica that rewards steady growth but reacts poorly to heat, drought, and transplant stress.
Celery
A long-season vegetable that needs an early indoor start, rich soil, and unusually consistent moisture.
Cucumber
A productive heat-loving vine that saves ground area when trained vertically and harvested often.
Eggplant
A long-season heat lover that benefits from indoor starting and performs well in a large warm container.
Garlic
A fall-planted bulb crop that occupies bed space for many months but stores well after curing.
Head lettuce
A compact cool-season crop best grown in successive small plantings before summer heat.
Kale
A cold-tolerant leafy crop that can supply repeated harvests from relatively few plants.
Kohlrabi
A quick cool-season brassica with an edible swollen stem that works especially well in spring and fall successions.
Leaf lettuce
A fast, space-efficient salad crop that can be harvested young or cut repeatedly in cool weather.
Leeks
A cold-tolerant, long-season allium grown for mild white shafts and dependable late-season harvests.
Okra
A tall heat-loving crop that produces steadily in hot summers when pods are picked frequently.
Onion
A long-season bulb crop whose success depends on matching day-length type to the growing region.
Pole beans
A vertical warm-season crop that produces over a longer window when given a sturdy trellis.
Potato
A cool-starting tuber crop that needs deep loose soil and can work in a large grow bag.
Radish
A very fast, compact cool-season root crop suited to succession sowing and interplanting.
Scallions
A quick, compact onion-family crop that fits small beds and containers and works well in repeated sowings.
Snap peas
A cool-season climbing crop that can use vertical space before warm-season plants take over.
Spinach
A quick cold-tolerant leafy crop for early spring and fall that bolts rapidly in heat.
Sweet corn
A space-intensive warm-season crop that must be planted in a block for reliable wind pollination.
Sweet potato
A warm-season storage root grown from slips that needs a long frost-free period and loose soil.
Swiss chard
A durable cut-and-come-again leafy green that handles summer heat better than many cool-season greens.
Turnip
A quick cool-season root whose greens are also edible and which fits compact succession plantings.
Herbs
Basil
A frost-sensitive annual herb that rewards frequent harvesting and fits well in beds or containers.
Chives
A cold-hardy clumping perennial herb with edible leaves and flowers that also performs well in containers.
Cilantro
A fast cool-season herb best planned in repeated small sowings because it bolts as weather warms.
Dill
A direct-sown annual herb grown for feathery leaves and seed heads, especially alongside pickling crops.
Mint
A vigorous perennial herb with repeated harvests that is best contained in a dedicated pot or bounded permanent zone.
Parsley
A slow-germinating herb that stays productive through cool weather and adapts well to containers.
Thyme
A compact Mediterranean perennial herb for sunny, sharply drained beds and containers, harvested a sprig at a time.
Fruiting crops
Cherry tomato
A productive long-season vine with strong garden value when supported, watered, and harvested regularly.
Ground cherry
A sprawling warm-season husk fruit whose ripe golden fruit drops to the ground and rewards a long, warm growing season.
Melon
A sprawling, heat-loving vine that needs a long warm season and considerable room unless trellised.
Pumpkin
A vigorous long-season vine with a very large footprint and widely varying fruit size by cultivar.
Slicing tomato
A full-season garden staple that can yield heavily but needs support, water, room, and disease management.
Strawberry
A perennial berry often managed as a productive day-neutral annual in intensive garden planning.
Summer squash
A large but highly productive warm-season plant that needs frequent harvest during peak production.
Tomatillo
A heat-loving husked fruit for salsa that needs generous room, sturdy support, and usually more than one plant for reliable fruit set.
Winter squash
A long-running vine that needs substantial room but produces durable storage fruit for winter meals.
Zucchini
A large, fast-producing summer squash that often supplies a household with only one or two plants.