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List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-19T23:32:21Z

Nature: /* Bush Beans */ found another variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
* White Half Runner Snap
* Hopi Purple String Bean (Bush, Dry, Snap)<ref>[https://highdesertseed.com/product/hopi-purple-string-bean-bush-dry-snap/ Hopi Purple String Bean (Bush, Dry, Snap) - High Desert Seed + Gardens], accessed April 19, 2024</ref>

=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans (Butterbeans) ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Pole Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder Bush
* Pima Orange
* Willow Leaf

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support
* Tarahumara (“Tolerant of poor conditions.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/tarahumara-organic-sunflower Tarahumara Organic Sunflower - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-19T23:14:10Z

Nature: /* Lima Beans (Butterbeans) */ Southern Exposure is calling the Alabama Black-Eyed a pole bean.

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans (Butterbeans) ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Pole Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder Bush
* Pima Orange
* Willow Leaf

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support
* Tarahumara (“Tolerant of poor conditions.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/tarahumara-organic-sunflower Tarahumara Organic Sunflower - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-19T23:10:40Z

Nature: /* Beans */ removing redundant bean and clarifying limas are butterbeans

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans (Butterbeans) ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder Bush
* Pima Orange
* Willow Leaf

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support
* Tarahumara (“Tolerant of poor conditions.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/tarahumara-organic-sunflower Tarahumara Organic Sunflower - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-14T02:22:13Z

Nature: /* Lima Beans */ adding "bush" to Jackson Wonder, fixing name of a bean

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder Bush
* Pima Orange
* Willow Leaf

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support
* Tarahumara (“Tolerant of poor conditions.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/tarahumara-organic-sunflower Tarahumara Organic Sunflower - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-12T23:21:18Z

Nature: /* Sunflower */ adding another variety with a reference

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support
* Tarahumara (“Tolerant of poor conditions.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/tarahumara-organic-sunflower Tarahumara Organic Sunflower - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-12T19:01:05Z

Nature: /* Pepper */ adding more varieties

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Marconi Red<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-marconi-red-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Marconi Red | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Ordoño
* Sweet Chocolate<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-sweet-chocolate-pepper-seeds Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds - Sweet Chocolate | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-12T12:37:49Z

Nature: /* Pepper */ adding another variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Buran (“Does well in dry areas.”)<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/buran-pepper Buran Pepper - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 12, 2024.</ref>
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-12T10:19:48Z

Nature: /* Garlic */ trying to make the subheading look like a subheading instead of another heading of the same level (added italics but couldn't take away bold)

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== ''Silverskin Softnecks'' =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-10T22:31:17Z

Nature: /* Okra */ adding a variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== Silverskin =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Clemson Spineless<ref>[https://shop.seedsavers.org/clemson-spineless-organic-okra Clemson Spineless Okra - Organic - Seed Savers Exchange], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-10T22:22:30Z

Nature: /* Watermelon */ adding a variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== Silverskin =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Pike — “A stabilized cross between 'Spear' and 'Hearts of Gold', [Mr. Aaron Pike] bred 'Pike' melon for its ability to thrive in heavy, dry soil. When dry farmed under those conditions, the melons average about three pounds each.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/pike-melon Pike Melon - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 10, 2024.</ref>
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-10T08:46:31Z

Nature: /* Garlic */ organizing into hardneck/softneck and artichoke/silverskin softnecks

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
==== Hardneck ====
* Asiatic
* Chesnok Red
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* Turban
==== Softneck ====
* Long Italian
===== Silverskin =====
* California Early

=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-08T00:08:10Z

Nature: /* Linkdump */ adding another link

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* [https://www.edenbrothers.com/collections/corn_seeds?pf_t_growing_conditions=Growing+Conditions%3A+Drought+Tolerant Corn Seeds | Shop 19 Varieties | Eden Brothers] (18 varieties listed as drought tolerant)
* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-07T23:45:19Z

Nature: adding an arugula section

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Arugula ==
Wild Arugula<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/organic-wild-arugula-seeds Organic Arugula Seeds - Wild | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-07T23:17:27Z

Nature: /* Tomato */ adding a variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Early Girl<ref>[https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/tomato-early-girl Tomato Seeds - Early Girl (Bush) | Vegetable Seeds in Packets & Bulk | Eden Brothers], accessed April 7, 2024.</ref>
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-04-07T16:47:34Z

Nature: /* Cowpeas */ alphabetizing the list and adding a variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Mississippi Purple Southern Pea — “Irrigation is normally not necessary as they are renowned for their ability to grow under harsh conditions.”<ref>[https://victoryseeds.com/products/mississippi-purple-southern-pea Mississippi Purple Southern Pea - Victory Seeds® – Victory Seed Company], accessed April 7, 2024</ref>
* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-03-31T23:43:30Z

Nature: /* Corn */ correcting TN Red Cob?

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob (Dent Corn?<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/tennessee-red-cob-dent-corn/ Tennessee Red Cob Dent Corn]</ref>)
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull
* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-03-31T23:38:16Z

Nature: /* Corn */ alphabetizing an entry

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Butcher
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull
* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-03-31T23:36:09Z

Nature: adding a spinach subsection with a variety

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull
* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled

== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange

== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño

== Spinach ==
New Zealand Summer—a “spinach substitute” that is “best cooked.”<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/new-zealand-summer-spinach/ New Zealand Summer Spinach], accessed Mar 31, 2024</ref>

== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-03-29T18:21:00Z

Nature: /* Pole Beans */ adding "snap" to Rattlesnake

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake Snap
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull
* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled
== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange
== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño
== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

List of drought resistant food crops

2024-03-29T17:57:36Z

Nature: /* Watermelon */ adding 3 more varieties

Here is a list mostly compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf Drought-Resistant Crops and Varieties]</ref>
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
* Egyptian Walking Onion
* Red Walking Onion<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/red-egyptian-walking-onion-bulbs-from-topsets Red Walking Onion – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024]</ref>

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Beet ==
“Characteristically, beets are salt- and drought-tolerant crops; however, prolonged and persistent exposure to salt and drought stress results in a significant drop in beet productivity and yield.”<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472689/ Salt and Drought Stress Responses in Cultivated Beets], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

'A member of the beet family, Swiss chard certainly “beets” out the drought-tolerant competition.' <ref>[https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-drought-tolerant-vegetables/#0-1-swiss-chard-beta-vulgaris- 9 Best Drought-Tolerant Vegetables], accessed March 1, 2024.</ref>

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.southernexposure.com/products/kentucky-rainbow-dent-corn/ Kentucky Rainbow Dent Corn]</ref>
* Oaxacan Green Dent Corn<ref>[https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/oaxacan-green-dent-corn-zea-mays/ Oaxacan Green Dent Corn (Zea mays) - Annie's Heirloom Seeds]</ref>
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
** also Silver King Hybrid Sweet<ref>[https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/corn-se-silver-king-hybrid Silver King (se) Hybrid Corn Seeds | Buy Packet to Bulk Wholesale Seed | True Leaf Market Seed Company]</ref>
* Tennessee Red Cob
* Texas Gourdseed<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/texas-gourdseed-corn/ Texas Gourdseed Corn]</ref>

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

* Pink-Eye Purple-Hull
* Iron and Clay<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/iron-and-clay-cowpea 'Iron and Clay' Cowpea – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Buckwheat ===
* 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/bai-lu-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Bai Lu Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/ci-qiao-tartary-buckwheat 'Ci Qiao' Tartary Buckwheat – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Hales Best Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/hales-best-muskmelon/ Hales Best Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
* Sweet Passion Muskmelon<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sweet-passion-muskmelon/ Sweet Passion Muskmelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled
== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange
== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño
== Squash ==

=== Summer ===
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Homs Kousa<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-kousa-summer-squash?_pos=3&_sid=c61db3891&_ss=r 'Homs Kousa' Summer Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Lebanese Light Green
* Maycock<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/tall-white-maycock-squash?variant=42054897106997 Maycock (Tall White Selection) Squash Landrace – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

=== Winter ===
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Khersonkaya<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/chersonkaya-squash?_pos=1&_sid=f5a3b1e8f&_ss=r 'Khersonkaya' Squash – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>

== Sunflower ==
* Beach Sunflower (or Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/beach-sunflower-cucumber-leaf-sunflower/ Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Skyscraper — edible seed, probably requires support

==Tomato==
* Caro Rich
* Pearson
* Pineapple
* Stone
* Yellow Pear Cherry

==Watermelon==
* Black Diamond
* Homs Landrace<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/homs-landrace-watermelon 'Homs Landrace' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]</ref>
* Jadu'I<ref>[https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/jadui Jadu'I: The Lost Watermelon of Jenin | The Oakland Institute], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>, sometimes available as a smaller watermelon from the Experimental Farm Network.<ref>[https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/small-jadui-watermelon 'Small Jadu'i' Watermelon – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon (only “some tolerance to ... drought.”)<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/moon-and-stars-yellow-fleshed-watermelon/ Moon and Stars, Yellow Fleshed Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Nancy — “excellent drought resistance.”<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/nancy-watermelon/ Nancy Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>
* Sugar Baby<ref>[https://southernexposure.com/products/sugar-baby-watermelon/ Sugar Baby Watermelon], accessed March 29, 2024</ref>

==Linkdump==

* Good page on drought and heat resilient food crops: https://earth911.com/home-garden/climate-resilient-garden-heat-drought-tolerant-veggies/
* [https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/search?q=drought Search: 50 results found for "drought" – Experimental Farm Network Seed Store]
* [https://southernexposure.com/search/?q=drought Search Results] for ''drought'' on SESE's website (accessed March 29, 2024)

==References==

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When I get some time, I could go through some of the links and add the unlisted varieties to the page. --[[User:Nature|Nature]] ([[User talk:Nature|talk]]) 12:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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Nature: adding a link to the original list and moving garlic and onion to a new allium section

Here is a list mostly compiled by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045709/http://ucanr.edu/sites/scmg/files/183771.pdf University of California]. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."
==Alliums==
=== Garlic ===
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian
=== Onion ===
Walking Onion
== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
* Tennessee Red Cob

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled
== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange
== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño
== Squash ==
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Lebanese Light Green

== Sunflower ==
Skyscraper — edible seed
==Tomato==
Caro Rich
Pearson
Pineapple
Stone
Yellow Pear Cherry
==Watermelon==
Black Diamond

List of drought resistant food crops

2023-11-05T12:49:27Z

Nature: /* Grains */ adding pearl millet

Here is a list compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
* Tennessee Red Cob

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Millet ===
Pearl
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran

== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled
== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange
== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño
== Squash ==
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Lebanese Light Green

== Sunflower ==
Skyscraper — edible seed
==Tomato==
Caro Rich
Pearson
Pineapple
Stone
Yellow Pear Cherry
==Watermelon==
Black Diamond
== Onion ==
Walking Onion

== Garlic ==
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian

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2023-11-04T22:06:28Z

Nature: removing broken link

Here is a list compiled by the University of California. "The list is not exhaustive.... For additional possibilities, consult seed companies or nurseries that specialize in plants suitable for desert or dry climate areas."

== Beans ==
=== Bush Beans ===
White Half Runner Snap
=== Butter Beans ===
Jackson Wonder Bush
=== Garbanzo Beans ===
Ceci
=== Lima Beans ===
* Alabama Black-Eyed Butter
* Carolina Sieva
* Christmas
* Fordhook 242 Bush
* Henderson Bush
* Jackson Wonder
* Pima Orange
* Willow Le

=== Pole Beans ===
* Blue Coco
* Garden of Eden Romano
* Louisiana Purple Pod
* McCaslan Snap
* Rattlesnake
* Selma Zesta
* Selma Zebra

=== Tepary Beans ===
– need warm nights
* Big Fields White
* Black
* Blue Speckled
* Brown Speckled
* Cocopah Brown
* Colonia Morelos Speckled
* Mitla Black
* Pinacate
* Sacaton Brown
* Tohono O’odham White

== Broccoli ==
Waltham 29 (when fall-planted)

== Chard ==
– Almost all varieties listed in desert or dry climate catalogs

== Corn ==
* Anasazi Sweet
* Daymon Morgan’s Kentucky
* Butcher
* Hopi Blue Flour
* Hopi Pink
* Painted Mountain Flour
* Pinky Popcorn
* Silver Queen Hybrid Sweet
* Tennessee Red Cob

== Cowpeas ==
(need warm nights)

Pink-Eye Purple-Hull

== Cucumber ==
* Armenian
* Lemon
== Eggplant ==
Listada de Gandia

== Grains ==
=== Amaranth ===
* Mayo
* Red Stripe Leaf
* Tampala
=== Barley ===
* Ethiopian Hulless
* Jet
* Milan
=== Quinoa ===
– all varieties
=== Wheat ===
* Hard Red Spring
* Kamut
* Vaughan Turkey
* White Sonoran
== Herbs ==
* Basil – Mrs. Burns’ Lemon
* Borage
* Catnip
* Chamomile, German
* Chives
* Hyssop
* Lavender
* Lemon Balm
* Mullein
* Oregano
* Rosemary
* Sage (once it’s established)
* Sweet Marjoram
* Thyme
== Melon ==
* Iroquois
* Navajo Yellow
== Mustard ==
– uses less water than many other cultivated vegetables

Southern Giant Curled
== Okra ==
– needs warm nights
* Gold Coast
* Hill Country Heirloom Red
* Jing Orange
== Pepper ==
* Jupiter Red Bell
* Ordoño
== Squash ==
* Cocozelle Zucchini
* Costata Romanesco
* Cushaw Green-Striped
* Dark Star Zucchini
* Iran
* Jumbo Pink Banana
* Lebanese Light Green

== Sunflower ==
Skyscraper — edible seed
==Tomato==
Caro Rich
Pearson
Pineapple
Stone
Yellow Pear Cherry
==Watermelon==
Black Diamond
== Onion ==
Walking Onion

== Garlic ==
* Creole (good for southern USA)
* Asiatic
* Turban
* Chesnok Red
* Siberian
* Spanish Roja
* California Early
* Long Italian