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What food can you actually grow in your backyard?

Tell us where you live, how much space and sunlight you have, and we’ll tell you what to plant — including what not to bother with.

Ripe tomatoes hanging on the vine
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How much sunlight does the spot get?
Where are you growing?
How much space?

Know the exact size? Add feet below — that’s where the harvest math gets interesting.

What do you want?
Soil, if you know it

What can I plant today?

September 12 — skip the questionnaire. ZIP in, list out.

Plant today →
Hands picking ripe tomatoes in a garden
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Assorted vegetables on a wooden table
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Rows of vegetables including corn, peppers, and beans
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A basket of freshly picked tomatoes
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Hand-picking cherry tomatoes
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Not a garden planner A calculator

If you have a patch of dirt and a question, you’re the audience.

The useful “no” Don’t bother

Negative advice is a feature. Broccoli in a Carolina July is a trap.

Then the money question Is it worth it?

Harvest range, grocery equivalent, and what the garden actually costs.