
Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels sprouts are not a quick brassica with many tiny heads. They are a long-season stalk crop that only tastes worth the…
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Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Brussels sprouts are not a quick brassica with many tiny heads. They are a long-season stalk crop that only tastes worth the…

Buddleja davidii
Butterfly Bush earns a place when you want long summer flower panicles in hot sun, but it needs the right cultivar, hard pruning…

Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Cabbage works best when you decide what kind of head you want before you even set out the transplant.

Camellia japonica
Camellia is a cool-season flowering evergreen for sheltered acidic sites, not a dry-shade filler.

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Cantaloupe is won by timing warmth, not by babying plants forever. The vine needs hot soil, enough leaf area to sweeten the fruit…

Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Carrots are decided underground long before harvest. The bed has to be deep, fine, and stone free enough for the root shape you…

Aspidistra elatior
Cast Iron Plant shrugs off low light and irregular watering better than almost any other houseplant.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Cauliflower is a crop of narrow margins. The plant has to keep growing without a check, form its curd in cool weather, and get…

Apium graveolens
Celery is a long, cool-season crop that only tastes worth the bed space when you protect moisture from transplant to harvest.