March 27, 2026

12 Crops That Grow In Extreme Heat

And Why Modern Farming Ignores Them

Phoenix, So. Calif, and where I am in the Sacramento Valley...We're getting hotter. Our tomatoes suffer, pepper blossoms drop, water demands increase, as does the time it takes to keep our favorite veggies and fruits alive and thriving.

But, these crops will happily produce when the heat is on:

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12. Okra Seeds (Clemson Spineless)

11. Armenian Cucumber Seeds

10. Malabar Spinach Seeds - One of my favorites. Super nutritious and a very easy to grow perennial. Not frost hardy.

9. Cowpea Seeds

8. Yard Long Bean Seeds

7. Moringa Seeds

6. Sweet Potato Slips

5. Sorghum Seeds

4. Tepary Bean Seeds

3. Millet Seeds - Millet is in most wild bird seed bags and some scattered on dirt will sprout.

2. Amaranth Seeds

1. Roselle Hibiscus Seeds