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VegetableAcorn Squash
Easy
~85 days to maturity
HouseplantAfrican Violet
Moderate
NutAlmond
Moderate
HouseplantAloe Vera
Easy
FlowerAlyssum
Easy
~45 days to maturity
GrainAmaranth
Easy
~85 days to maturity
HerbAnise
Moderate
~120 days to maturity
Tree FruitApple
Moderate
Tree FruitApricot
Moderate
BerryAronia
Easy
VegetableArtichoke
Challenging
~180 days to maturity
VegetableArugula
Easy
~30 days to maturity
VegetableAsparagus
Challenging
~720 days to maturity
FlowerAster
Moderate
~90 days to maturity
Tropical FruitAvocado
Moderate
GrainBarley
Moderate
~100 days to maturity
HerbBasil
Easy
~50 days to maturity
HerbBay Laurel
Moderate
VegetableBean
Easy
~50 days to maturity
HerbBee Balm
Easy
VegetableBeet
Easy
~55 days to maturity
FlowerBegonia
Moderate
BerryBlack Currant
Easy
FlowerBlack Eyed Susan
Easy
~90 days to maturity
BerryBlackberry
Easy
BerryBlueberry
Moderate
HerbBorage
Easy
~60 days to maturity
VineBougainvillea
Moderate
BerryBoysenberry
Easy
VegetableBroccoli
Moderate
~60 days to maturity
VegetableBrussels Sprouts
Challenging
~105 days to maturity
GrainBuckwheat
Easy
~70 days to maturity
VegetableButternut Squash
Easy
~105 days to maturity
VegetableCabbage
Moderate
~70 days to maturity
CitrusCalamansi
Moderate
FlowerCalendula
Easy
~50 days to maturity
FruitCantaloupe
Moderate
~80 days to maturity
HerbCaraway
Moderate
~175 days to maturity
VegetableCardoon
Moderate
~120 days to maturity
VegetableCarrot
Moderate
~60 days to maturity
HerbCatnip
Easy
~75 days to maturity
VegetableCauliflower
Challenging
~85 days to maturity
VegetableCeleriac
Moderate
~110 days to maturity
VegetableCelery
Challenging
~85 days to maturity
FlowerCelosia
Easy
~90 days to maturity
HerbChamomile
Easy
~60 days to maturity
Tree FruitCherry
Moderate
FruitCherry Tomato
Easy
~78 days to maturity