Beat the Heat: 6 Spicy Plants for Your Organic Kitchen Garden

• Grow 6 heat-tolerant spice plants in your kitchen garden for fresh organic produce, even in intense summer heat.
• Coriander is easy to grow, yielding leaves in 30-40 days with light shade and regular irrigation.
• Bay leaf and turmeric thrive in summer; bay leaf needs light shade, while turmeric requires loose, fertile soil and moisture.
• Black pepper vine flourishes in warm, humid conditions with support, taking 2-3 years to fruit but yielding long-term.
• Cardamom and clove can be grown in shaded, humid areas with regular organic fertilizer and light irrigation.