What are the shortest cash crops?

USA-centric: Marijuana, Christmas trees, grapes, corn, and algae. Growers in Colorado can't keep up with the demand for marijuana right now. I would expect that this would lead that crop to be a huge cash crop in the next five years. read more

The limiting factor quickly becomes your ability to market (sell) what it is you’re growing, because unlike the commodity/row crops, there is no “microgreens elevator” you can just take them to and drop off your crop. read more

Cash crops grown in Africa are coffee, tea, cotton, cocoa, fruits and rubber. Jatropha curcas is a cash crop grown for biofuel production. Australia produces significant amounts of lentils. Oranges are a significant U.S. cash crop. Coconut is a cash crop of Vietnam. read more

Root crops are intermediate between leaf and grain crops. What I mean is that leaf crops can be harvested anytime, even in less than 30 days because the edible part of the plant, the leaf, forms first. Grains must reach maturity to have edible food; the edible part forms last. So grains usually take 90 days or more. read more