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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 38 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

Sun ☀️Full Sun ⛅Part Sun/Shade ☁️Shade

Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Atlantis Melon

Atlantis Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus 'Atlantis'

Big Mama Watermelon

Big Mama Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Birdhouse Gourd

Birdhouse Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Burpee's Crenshaw Melon

Cucumis melo var. inodorus

Cantaloupe Honeydew Gold

Cantaloupe Honeydew Gold

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus × inodorus

Cantaloupe Tuscan Gold

Cantaloupe Tuscan Gold

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Climbing Rose William Baffin

Climbing Rose William Baffin

Rosa 'William Baffin'

Cranberry

Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Cranberry 'Ben Lear'

Cranberry 'Ben Lear'

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Ben Lear'

Cranberry Crush

Cranberry Crush

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Cranberry Crush'

Cranberry Punch

Cranberry Punch

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Cranberry Punch'

Creeping Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo var. pepo

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'

Decorative Gourd Mix

Decorative Gourd Mix

Cucurbita pepo var. ornamentalis (mixed cultivars)

Diana Melon

Diana Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima subsp. maxima

Dipper Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Dwarf American Cranberry

Dwarf American Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Golden Honeydew

Golden Honeydew

Cucumis melo var. inodorus

Golden Honeydew Charentais

Golden Honeydew Charentais

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis

Gourds (Ornamental)

Gourds (Ornamental)

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

Grapevine

Grapevine

Vitis spp.

Howes Cranberry

Howes Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Howes'

McFarlin Cranberry

McFarlin Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon 'McFarlin'

Melody Melon

Melody Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

New Wonder Melon

New Wonder Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Oasis Melon

Oasis Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Ornamental Gourd Mix

Ornamental Gourd Mix

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera (mixed cultivars)

Cranberry (Cultivars)

Cranberry (Cultivars)

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Pie Pumpkin 'Jack Be Little'

Pie Pumpkin 'Jack Be Little'

Cucurbita pepo 'Jack Be Little'

Pink Flesh Watermelon

Pink Flesh Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus

Pink Flesh Watermelon Charleston Gray

Pink Flesh Watermelon Charleston Gray

Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus

Sugar Baby Watermelon

Sugar Baby Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus

Sundial Peach

Sundial Peach

Prunus persica 'Sundial'

Sweetwater Melon

Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus 'Sweetwater'

Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'

Citrullus lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'

Watermelon Honeydew

Watermelon Honeydew

Citrullus lanatus var. inodorus × Cucumis melo

Wild Grape

Wild Grape

Vitis species (various, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis vulpina)

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