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30 Crop Guides

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Science-backed growing guides for every major food crop. From seed selection to harvest — know exactly what your crop needs to thrive.

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30 crop growing guides

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Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

SolanaceaeAdvanced6 disease risks

Warm season — plant after last frost. In tropics, can be grown year-round with irrigation.

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Rice

Oryza sativa

PoaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Warm season — 90-180 days depending on variety. Tropical regions may grow 2-3 crops per year.

📋 6 tips🌍 4 climate zones
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Maize (Corn)

Zea mays

PoaceaeIntermediate4 disease risks

Warm season — 80-140 days depending on variety. Plant after soil temperatures exceed 12°C.

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Wheat

Triticum aestivum

PoaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Cool season — winter wheat sown in autumn, spring wheat sown in spring. 100-150 days to maturity.

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Potato

Solanum tuberosum

SolanaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Cool season crop — 90-120 days to maturity. In tropics, grown at higher elevations (>1,500 m) or during cool dry season.

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Banana / Plantain

Musa acuminata / M. balbisiana

MusaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Year-round in tropics. 9-12 months from planting to first harvest, then continuous production from ratoon suckers.

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Cassava (Manioc)

Manihot esculenta

EuphorbiaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Long season — 8-18 months to harvest depending on variety and conditions. Planted at start of rainy season.

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Coffee

Coffea arabica / C. canephora

RubiaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Perennial — first harvest 3-4 years after planting. Main harvest annually, with some regions having a secondary (fly) crop.

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Cocoa (Cacao)

Theobroma cacao

MalvaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Perennial — first harvest 3-5 years after planting. Two harvest seasons per year in most regions.

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Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum / G. barbadense

MalvaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Warm season — 150-180 days. Plant when soil temperature reaches 18°C.

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Soybean

Glycine max

FabaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Warm season — 80-150 days depending on maturity group and latitude.

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Common Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

FabaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Warm season — 60-90 days for bush types, 90-120 days for climbers.

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Cowpea (Black-eyed Pea)

Vigna unguiculata

FabaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Warm season — 60-80 days (extra-early) to 100-120 days (late). Planted at onset of rainy season.

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Groundnut (Peanut)

Arachis hypogaea

FabaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Warm season — 90-150 days depending on type (Spanish 90-100, Virginia 120-150).

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Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

ConvolvulaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Warm season — 3-5 months from planting to harvest. Plant at onset of rainy season.

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Mango

Mangifera indica

AnacardiaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Perennial — first commercial harvest 4-6 years after planting. Annual harvest during warm season.

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Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Lime)

Citrus sinensis / C. limon / C. aurantifolia

RutaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Perennial — first commercial harvest 3-5 years after planting. Fruit matures 6-14 months after flowering depending on type.

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Coconut

Cocos nucifera

ArecaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Perennial — first harvest 5-7 years after planting (Dwarf 3-4 years). Continuous year-round production once mature.

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Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

PoaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Tropical — 10-18 months for plant crop. Ratoon crops harvested at 12-month intervals.

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Onion

Allium cepa

AmaryllidaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Cool season in tropics — 90-150 days. Sow seed or transplant during cool dry season.

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Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

BrassicaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Cool season — 70-120 days from transplant to harvest. In tropics, grown at high elevation or during cool dry season.

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Pepper (Capsicum)

Capsicum annuum / C. frutescens / C. chinense

SolanaceaeBeginner3 disease risks

Warm season — 60-90 days from transplant to first harvest (hot peppers), 70-80 days (sweet peppers).

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Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

PoaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Warm season — 90-150 days. Plant at onset of rainy season in tropics.

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Yam

Dioscorea rotundata / D. alata

DioscoreaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Long season — 8-10 months. Plant at beginning of rainy season, harvest during dry season.

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Taro

Colocasia esculenta

AraceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Long season — 6-12 months depending on variety and growing conditions.

📋 6 tips🌍 5 climate zones
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Papaya (Pawpaw)

Carica papaya

CaricaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Year-round in tropics. First fruit 9-12 months after planting. Continuous production for 2-4 years.

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Tea

Camellia sinensis

TheaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Perennial — first plucking 3-4 years after planting. Year-round harvesting in tropics with seasonal flush peaks.

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Finger Millet (Ragi / Eleusine)

Eleusine coracana

PoaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Warm season — 90-130 days. Plant at onset of long rains in East Africa.

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Grape (Grapevine)

Vitis vinifera

VitaceaeBeginner2 disease risks

Perennial — first commercial harvest 3 years after planting. Vines productive for 25-50+ years.

📋 6 tips🌍 4 climate zones
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Pigeon Pea (Red Gram / Tur Dal)

Cajanus cajan

FabaceaeBeginner1 disease risks

Long season — 120-270 days depending on variety (short, medium, or long duration).

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