Plant library

Find a plant that fits your space.

Browse every NookHarvest plant reference, then compare the light, root room, and everyday care each crop genuinely needs.

All plants

Difficulty labels are a starting point. Open a plant to see its hard requirements and graded fit for different growing spaces.

beginner
Basil
A tender culinary herb that grows quickly with warmth, useful light, and regular harvesting.
beginner
Broccoli Microgreens
A mild, quick microgreen for shallow trays and a bright indoor position.
beginner
Bush Beans
A compact warm-season bean that avoids a tall trellis but still needs sun and steady picking.
intermediate
Carrot
A patient container crop best attempted with short-rooted varieties and deep, stone-free mix.
beginner
Chives
A compact perennial herb for small pots, moderate light, and repeated snipping.
beginner
Cilantro
A quick cool-season herb that is easy to sow but naturally short-lived in heat.
intermediate
Cucumber
A productive but thirsty vine for warm, sunny spaces with generous root room and support.
beginner
Green Onion
A narrow, space-efficient crop for troughs, window boxes, and repeated small harvests.
beginner
Kale
A cold-tolerant leafy crop that can supply repeated harvests from one well-spaced container plant.
beginner
Lettuce
A forgiving leafy crop that grows well in relatively shallow containers.
beginner
Mint
A resilient leafy herb that tolerates modest light and regular harvesting in its own pot.
beginner
Oregano
A hardy aromatic herb for sunny containers that becomes easier once established.
beginner
Parsley
A steady, cool-tolerant herb for moderate light and deeper pots than its leaves suggest.
beginner
Pea Shoots
A substantial indoor shoot crop with larger seed, more root room, and a longer harvest window than tiny microgreens.
beginner
Peas
A cool-season climber that uses vertical space but needs support from the day it begins to stretch.
intermediate
Pepper
A warmth-loving fruiting crop for a sunny, sheltered container.
beginner
Radish
A fast root crop that shows beginners quickly whether light, spacing, and soil moisture are working.
beginner
Radish Microgreens
A quick indoor crop harvested young, before root space becomes a limiting factor.
intermediate
Rosemary
A long-lived woody herb for strong light and careful drainage, not a forgiving low-light windowsill plant.
beginner
Spinach
A cool-season leafy crop for moderate light and containers that stay evenly moist.
intermediate
Strawberry
A compact perennial fruit that rewards steady care and a sunny position.
intermediate
Sunflower Microgreens
A crisp, larger-seeded microgreen that needs clean handling, even moisture, and room for strong stems.
beginner
Swiss Chard
A resilient leafy crop that tolerates repeated harvesting and a wider temperature range than lettuce.
beginner
Thyme
A compact sun-loving herb that prefers sharp drainage and less water than leafy herbs.
intermediate
Tomato
A sun-loving crop that rewards a roomy container, steady watering, and sturdy support.