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7 Best Vegetables for Beginning Gardeners

April 3, 2015 by Editor Leave a Comment

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7 Best Vegetables for Beginning Gardeners - Here is  7 vegetables that are easy for beginning gardeners to grow and tips on how to grow them.

When you first start out gardening, the last thing you want to do is start out with vegetables that are tough to grow. You will probably get frustrated and abandon the idea rather quickly. Fortunately, there are easier options in the vegetable world. If you are relatively new to gardening and want to grow something fairly easy, the seven vegetables listed below are your best bet. They will give you the fewest problems along with the best results on average. The whole idea is to have fun, grow some food and enjoy eating! Here are seven great beginner vegetables to get started with:

7 Best Vegetables for Beginning Gardeners

1. Green beans  – Green beans are very easy to grow and they take very little maintenance. In some cases you can even grow them around other plants like corn so that you don’t have to put any stakes or string up. You can also try the bush beans, which require no staking at all. One of the best things about green beans is that they keep producing after you pick them. That means you can harvest them over and over again.

2. Potatoes  – Potatoes are the easiest veggies to grow because there are so many options and very little maintenance involved. Put your potato starts and a bit of compost in a potato bag. Water and keep adding compost. Once the bag is full all you have to do is cover it with dirt and keep it watered. When the potatoes are ready, you just pull the bag up and get your potatoes out!

3. Peas  – Peas can grow in cooler climates, so these are a great choice for just about any area. The only special consideration is that they may need some support. Taut string or chicken wire fence usually does the trick. Here are more tips for growing peas.

4. Onions – It doesn’t get any easier than growing onions. Start saving the roots that you cut off when you use onions. Plant them in the garden and water with the rest of the garden. In no time flat you will have onions to enjoy all season long. Here are some tips for growing larger onions.

5. Garlic – Garlic is as easy as onions. Instead of planting roots, just use the existing cloves so you can multiply your garlic stock. Plant and maintain them the same way you do the onions.

6. Summer Squash – Summer squash is easy to grow and is a very hearty crop so you don’t have to worry much about pest or disease. Just plant 6 seeds to a hill and then thin the hill to 3 strong plants. Make sure you keep these watered thoroughly and deeply. Here are more tips for growing summer squash.

7. Kale –  Kale can be planted as a seed or transplanted as a plant. The key to great kale is moist soil. Kale does well with a lot of exposure to the sun too so you don’t have to worry about overexposure. The only problem is that it can attract pest so you need to be vigilant about monitoring your garden for eggs and other forms of insects. Here are some more tips for growing kale.

More Vegetable Growing Tips:

Tips for Growing Heirloom Tomatoes

Tips for Growing Arugula in Your Garden

Tips for Growing Broccoli in Your Garden

Tips for Growing Beets in Your Garden

Tips for Growing Cauliflower in Your Garden

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

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