Get Started Gardening at Home With These Easy to Grow Plants
Just a few bites of homegrown tomatoes, or watching a neighbor pick his dinner from his backyard and it’s easy to catch the gardening bug. You may be sobered with thoughts of endless weeding and pest control, but gardening at home is pretty simple when you start with the right selection of plants. Here are 10 easy to grow plants you can use in your first garden and experience success right away:
- Radishes: These peppery little plants provide a zing to salads or can be tasty eaten on their own while you’re working in your garden. This is a great first crop because even if you only grow radishes your first year, you’ll enjoy them and be inspired to get more adventurous next year.
- Loose leaf greens: Sow a row of salad greens and you’ll be picking your dinner in just a few weeks. Stagger your seed planting to get a steady supply of salad greens, and use a combination of spinach and other varieties to make your salads more interesting.
- Green beans: These are easy to grow and are a great choice for getting kids interested in gardening. Even the pickiest eaters often let a green bean or two onto their plates, and you’ll see them eat more when they come from their own garden.
- Onions: Start small, and enjoy the greens even if you aren’t successful at harvesting bulbs. Sometimes you can cultivate onions to come back year after year for a delicious salad topping.
- Strawberries: These are surprisingly hardy and in a weed-free environment, you’ll love having berries year after year. Choose a bare-root plant for adding into your garden in early spring.
- Peppers: Whether you prefer hot or bell peppers, these easy-to-grow plants will liven up your garden with vibrant colors and add flavor to your cooking. Choose a variety of colors and types to keep color popping all growing season.
- Bush zucchini: This type of zucchini takes up less room than others, and you’ll only have to put in a few plants to get a great crop.
- Tomatoes: Countless people have begun gardening at home just for the taste of homegrown tomatoes. Share with friends and can the rest, but just be sure to plant plenty of tomatoes.
- Basil: Herbs are among the easiest plants to grow, but if you’re planting tomatoes, choose basil to complement the taste.
- Potatoes: This hardy staple is easy to grow and easy to store if you have a dry, cool spot. Plant in the early spring from whole or cut sections of potato.
Gardening at home provides hours of satisfying work that is even more rewarding when you harvest your bumper crop. Keep all your plants organized in neat rows and identified with Kincaid Plant Markers. You’ll use them year after year!
