By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
November 25th, 2023
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These quick-growing veggies give you fresh, healthy food fast. Or, use some of these flower options to fill spaces and add color in the garden when you suddenly have an empty spot. Here are 7 vegetables that grow in one month.
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Radish is the star of the show when it comes to quick-growing vegetables. Sprinkle them around your slow-growing plants and the radish will be ready in as little as 20 days.
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So long as you choose a variety that allows you to cut-and-come-again, like oakleaf or baby leaf, lettuce is a quick and reliable grower. Not only will you have a very fast-growing plant, but it can also last a long time even with a continual harvest.
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Spinach is a useful green, it can be eaten raw when young or cooked into stews, casseroles, risotto, and savory pies. It takes approximately 30 days to harvest this plant.
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These alliums are fuss-free – plant in the spring and sit back and watch the harvest emerge. Once planted, there is little to do. For an early harvest, sow towards the end of winter.
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Also known as rocket, arugula is somewhat frost tolerant and it tends to self-seed once you’ve planted it once. Germination is a swift 3 to 4 days and harvest within 30 days of planting the seed.
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Turnip greens are lesser-known plants that grow in under 30 days. They require plenty of water. They also don’t mind crowding, which helps to stop roots forming into turnip bulbs.
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While regular bok choy takes months to mature, the smaller cultivars (most often referred to as baby bok choy) are ready for harvest in just one month.
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There are endless varieties of mustard greens to choose from and they range in flavor from mildly spicy to super peppery. Mustards make an excellent fall crop because they grow well when the weather’s warmer in late summer, and continue to thrive in cold weather.
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