10 Vegetables to Grow at Home-Even If You Are a Beginner

Do you know that it's cheaper to grow your vegetables?

Better still, you require minimal space since you can plant some in containers.

Growing fresh vegetables will save you the hassle of buying them in the market.

However, you need to consider the ideal weather condition for each type of vegetable. Whereas peas will thrive in chilly weather, tomatoes love hot weather.

Here, I will discuss the ten easiest vegetables to grow, even if you are a beginner.

Read on.

Lettuce

Lettuce is a vegetable you can grow throughout the year.

You can plant it in two different ways; directly in the garden or start it indoors and transplant later.

Cool weather works excellently for lettuce.

However, if you are growing it during hot weather, you can still put a shade above it. But note that shade will slow its growth.

Lettuce allows you multiple harvests from one plant. Simply snip the amount you require and come back again next time.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are good for planting either from seed or as transplants. You can easily buy seedlings online or at your local nursery.

However, consider the type of tomatoes you buy.

You can opt for the indeterminate variety of tomatoes. Their vines will require staking, and they produce continually until the weather turns chilly.

Indeterminate tomatoes won’t thrive well in containers, thanks to their weight.

You can also opt for the determinate type of tomatoes. They produce fruit that ripens in a short time.

However, for a beginner, cherry tomatoes will be the best option.

Beans

Beans store their nitrogen; thus can grow in unfavorable soil.

For a prolonged harvest, the pole type is the best. However, go for the snap variety if you live in a cool area. You can also consider asparagus beans or the lima variety.

Transplants hardly work for beans. Consequently, you must plant the seeds.

Zucchini

Zucchini does well in good compost soil that is hot. In addition, these leafy vegetables grow on vines that require much space, around three to six feet apart.

You can plant them as seeds or as transplants.

Caution: When watering, ensure that water does not get to the leaves. Watering the leaves might form powdery mildew.

Pepper

Peppers are summer vegetables thus they thrive in a sunny and hot climate. You can plant them in containers or patios, provided the place is sunny.

Transplanting pepper is the best option. When fully grown, you will require to stake them.

Radishes

Radishes take a very short time to mature. They will be ready for harvesting 24 days after you finish planting.

Radishes also allow you to mix them with other crops that take relatively longer to be ready.

Plant them in spring immediately after your soil is ready. Ensure you keep a distance of two inches between the seeds.

The seeds require minimal covering; half an inch of soil.

Tip: The best vegetables that go well with radishes are carrots. Radishes will break up the soil as it sprouts and open it for the carrots.

Kale

Kale can survive adverse weather elements such as winter. It’s a winter vegetable.

Moreover, you can harvest it at various stages. You can also eat the flowers and the buds.

Tip: If you do not have enough space, kale won’t mind being in containers. It will still thrive well in containers and beds.

If you live in the United States, the start of spring is ideal for planting kale. It will grow and mature into the summer.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers thrive well in soil rich in potassium and nitrogen.

Plant them next to your fence. The fence supports them as they grow and offers them shelter.

Carrots

Carrots can put up with chilly weather. In addition, you should grow them in loose, sandy soil. Hard soil will produce for you very short and slightly deformed carrots.

However, if hard soil is your only option, mixing it with sand will help to make it loose.

You can also get better-quality carrots if you thin the seedlings. Thinning will ensure proper spacing, which is ideal for good produce.

Again, some varieties can effectively resist pests and diseases.

Peas

Chilly weather is the most suitable for planting peas. Put the seeds on the ground as soon as it’s ready.

Plant them in rows for ease of harvesting and offer support where necessary.

Wrapping it up

The above list of vegetables are examples that you can plant in your garden. All of them are easy to grow vegetables since they don’t demand a large space. Moreover, they do not require much care.

However, each of them has different requirements pertaining to weather and soil.

If you are a beginner, choose the ones that best suit you according to your taste. You can grow the vegetables in a container.

If you can grow vegetables indoors, then you can grow them in winter and in summer.