Farm & Garden Guides

Egg-laying breeds, coop design, and flock management

5-6 months to first eggs

Meat birds from chick to processing in 8 weeks

8-12 weeks to harvest

Pasture management, breeds, and herd health

18-24 months to market

Milking routines, nutrition, and breed selection

24 months to first milk

Small-scale dairy with Nigerian Dwarf and Nubian goats

1-2 years to first milk

Boer goats and browse-based feeding systems

6-9 months to market

Heritage breeds, pasture raising, and feed management

6-8 months to market

Wool and meat breeds, lambing, and pasture rotation

6-12 months to market

Dual-purpose ducks for eggs, meat, and pest control

5-6 months to first eggs

Compact livestock for meat, fur, and fertilizer

8-12 weeks to market

Pond and tank-based aquaculture for protein production

6-9 months to harvest

Hive setup, honey harvest, and pollination services

First harvest in year 2

Shade-grown arabica from seedling to roasted bean

3-4 years to first harvest

Bean-to-bar chocolate starting with your own trees

3-5 years to first harvest

Hass, Fuerte, and tropical varieties for any climate

3-5 years to first fruit

Planting, bunch management, and sucker propagation

9-12 months to first bunch

Grafted varieties, pruning, and pest management

3-6 years to first fruit

Planting, harvesting, and processing panela

12-18 months to harvest

Drought-tolerant staple crop for tropical climates

8-12 months to harvest

Vigorous vines with sweet-tart tropical fruit

12-18 months to first fruit

Fast-growing tropical fruit tree for year-round harvest

6-9 months to first fruit

Shade-tolerant rhizome for culinary and medicinal use

8-10 months to harvest

From cherry to beefsteak, soil to sauce

60-85 days to harvest

Sweet corn, field corn, and three sisters planting

60-100 days to harvest

Seed potatoes, hilling, and storage varieties

70-120 days to harvest

Sweet bells to scorching hot reapers

60-90 days to harvest

Bush, pole, and dry beans for every garden

50-70 days to harvest

Summer zucchini to winter butternut and pumpkins

50-100 days to harvest

Slicers, picklers, and vertical trellis growing

50-70 days to harvest

Cut-and-come-again greens for continuous harvest

30-60 days to harvest

Hardneck and softneck varieties, fall planting guide

8-9 months to harvest

Short-day and long-day varieties for every region

90-120 days to harvest

Deep beds, succession planting, and rainbow varieties

70-80 days to harvest

Slip propagation, warm soil, and curing for storage

90-120 days to harvest

Genovese, Thai, and holy basil for kitchen and market

30-60 days to harvest

Drought-tolerant perennial herb for any garden

80-90 days to harvest

Cut flowers, seeds, and pollinator habitat

70-100 days to bloom

Cold-hardy superfood that thrives in cool weather

50-65 days to harvest

Main heads plus side shoots for extended harvest

80-100 days to harvest

Acidic soil lovers with years of berry production

2-3 years to full production

June-bearing and everbearing for sweet summer fruit

4-6 weeks after flowering

Golden rhizome with anti-inflammatory properties

8-10 months to harvest