What you can grow, and what fits a square.

🟥 Grows here

Radish

veg

▦ ×16/sq ⏱ 25d

Direct sow late April, then every 2 weeks

🥬 Grows here

Spinach

veg

▦ ×9/sq ⏱ 40d

Direct sow late April; loves the cool

🥗 Grows here

Leaf lettuce

veg

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ 45d

Sow late April, succession through summer

🟣 Grows here

Turnip

veg

▦ ×9/sq ⏱ 50d

Direct sow late April

🫐 Grows here

Beet

veg

▦ ×9/sq ⏱ 55d

Direct sow late April

🥬 Grows here

Swiss chard

veg

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ 55d

Sow late April; shrugs off light frost

🫛 Grows here

Bush beans

veg

▦ ×9/sq ⏱ 55d

Direct sow early June once soil warms

🥬 Grows here

Kale

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 55d

Start indoors or sow; sweeter after frost

🧅 Grows here

Scallion

veg

▦ ×16/sq ⏱ 60d

Sow or set out April

🫛 Grows here

Peas

veg

▦ ×8/sq ⏱ 60d

Direct sow late April on a trellis

🥕 Grows here

Carrot

veg

▦ ×16/sq ⏱ 70d

Direct sow late April–May

🥦 Grows here

Broccoli

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 70d

Start indoors early–mid April, transplant May

🥬 Grows here

Cabbage

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 70d

Start indoors early April, transplant May

🥦 Grows here

Cauliflower

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 75d

Start indoors early April, transplant May

🥔 Grows here

Potato

veg

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ 90d

Plant seed potatoes April–May

🧅 Grows here

Onion

veg

▦ ×9/sq ⏱ 100d

Plant sets April; long but doable

🍅 With care

Tomato

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 65d

Short-season variety. Start indoors early April, out after Jun 1

🫑 With care

Pepper

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 70d

Start indoors; cool nights slow it — marginal here

🍓 With care

Strawberry

fruit

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ perennial

Perennial. Zone-4-hardy variety, mulch over winter

🌼 Grows here

Marigold

flower

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ 50d

Sow after frost; deters many pests

🌼 Grows here

Calendula

flower

▦ ×4/sq ⏱ 50d

Sow late spring; pollinators love it

🌺 Grows here

Nasturtium

flower

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 50d

Sow after frost; trailing aphid trap, edible

💠 Grows here

Borage

flower

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 55d

Sow after frost; classic strawberry & tomato friend

🌸 Grows here

Zinnia

flower

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 60d

Start indoors or sow June; pollinator magnet

🌸 Grows here

Cosmos

flower

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 60d

Sow June; draws beneficial insects

🌽 Not here yet

Sweet corn

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 75d

Needs a 16-plant block to pollinate — over the plot cap, and tight on season

🍆 Not here yet

Eggplant

veg

▦ ×1/sq ⏱ 80d

Heat-lover — too marginal for cool Montana nights

🍉 Not here yet

Watermelon

fruit

▦ multi-sq ⏱ 85d

Long, warm season — not viable in Zone 5b yet

🎃 Not here yet

Winter squash

veg

▦ multi-sq ⏱ 95d

Long season + sprawls across many squares