Heat-tolerant” and “drought-tolerant” vegetables do best in hot and dry climate. Humidity, especially warm, humid nights, can lead to fungal diseases, so it’s also good to look for disease resistance vegetables. We have selected this list of vegetables because they continue producing even during periods of extreme heat, humidity and drought.
The All Seasons Cabbage is a very heat resistant cabbage that is resistant to yellowing and will offer a nice flavor in any dish.
The Ashley cucumber is a very good slicing variety that is great for the hot Southern weather and has great downy mildew resistance!
If you want to spice up your salads and meals, then the fast growing Astro Arugula will be the perfect addition to your garden!
The Bulls Blood beet is an old heirloom favorite that produces dark red foliage that is great cooked and mixed in salads!
Living up to its name, the Christmas beans turn pink-brown when cooked and are known to have an excellent semi-rich flavor.
The Crisp Mint Lettuce is a big romaine variety with mint green-colored leaves that will be sure to stand out in any home garden!
The Danver 126 is a durable, multipurpose carrot that produces high yields and has been improved for color, skin, uniformity and yield.
The Dixie Red Tomato is a delicious hybrid that consistently produces high yields of vibrant red tomatoes with excellent disease resistance.
The Floradade Tomato is a delicious, bright red variety that has a great ability to withstand heat and produce high yields!
The Fordhook 242 bean is an All-America Winner for being able to thrive in adverse conditions as well as producing a great flavor!
The Giant Caesar Lettuce is an amazing bright green looseleaf romaine type that has a buttery sweet flavor similar to a butterhead.
The large, red stalks of the Giant Red celery have a wonder flavor, some prefer it over green stalks! It truly is a hidden gem.
The Homestead Tomato is a very heat tolerant tomato variety, making it perfect for growing in southern and hotter climates.
The ornamental Iran Squash is drought and heat tolerant making it perfect for fall decorations and can be stored for more than a year!
The Jackson Wonder bean is perfect for the care-free garden not just because of its delicious taste, but it tolerates both heat and drought very well!
The Jade bean is perfect for the home garden as it gives you long, round, straight pods that have excellent color, flavor, and high yield potential.
The Little Caesar Lettuce is a very attractive tall romaine type with crisp, bright green outer leaves and golden-blanched inner leaves.
The Lucullus Swiss Chard produces highly nutritious, tasty leaves from early spring until the first hard freeze in the fall.
The Merveille Four Seasons is a French Bibb lettuce type that produces rich deep reddish leaves with bright cranberry red tips.
The Moneymaker Tomato is a terrific, high yielding heirloom that produces delicious, bright red and smooth fruits that are perfect for fresh eating.
The Orient Wonder bean is a white seeded yard-long bean with tender pods that is popular in warm and humid areas, where plants are vigorously vining.
The Outredegeous Lettuce is a deep, dark purple red romaine that will maintain its dark color even under low-light conditions!
No wonder Premium Crop broccoli is an All-American Selection winner! This variety is very flavorful and is able to stand up to very hot conditions.
The Rich Sweetness Melon is a very petite little melon, usually does not exceed a quarter pound, that typically stays the size of a baseball!
The Rio Grande Tomato produces a huge harvest of popular pear shaped, paste type of tomatoes that will thrive in hot climates!
The sweet and tender Scarlet Nantes carrot is popular as a sweet baby, slicer, or fresh market variety that is enjoyed cooked or fresh.
The Suyo Long cucumber is an old Burpless Asian heirloom variety and just like its name, is a very long cucumber that grows with a curl!
The Sweet Valentine Lettuce is a beautiful bronze-red variety that turns apple-green in the center, making it look and taste sweet!
The Tall Utah 52-70 celery is a very dependable celery variety for home gardens, and it is so much tastier than store bought!
The Tasty Green cucumber is a burpless cucumber that is crisp and juicy and is an excellent cucumber for greenhouse growing as it produces high yields.
The Tropic VFN Tomato is a beautiful, large and firm red variety with a delicious juicy flavor that is perfect for greenhouse production!
The Waltham 29 broccoli plant produces incredibly high yields of broccoli and is known for its good color and being cold resistant.
The White Wonder cucumber was introduced in 1893 and has since been a fun cucumber to grow in the garden for its color and great crisp texture!
The Danver 126 is a great tasting favorite that was bred for heat resistance and high yields and is now also available as organic!
Green Emperor broccoli is a new F1, Early Green Duke type broccoli with extra vigor, heavy yield, heat resistance and a nice dome shape.
The Trip-L-Crop Tomato is an extremely long and productive heirloom tomato plant variety that thrives in a greenhouse setting!
The Yard Long White Bean variety is a very long bean stalk from Asia and is a favorite because of its sweet and tender taste.