Gardens are a great way to spruce up your outdoor area. Even better, growing fruits and veggies makes for a delicious harvest. These five crops are the perfect crops to grow for novices and experts.
Bell Peppers
Bell peppers come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They are the perfect addition to a vegetable garden, even though they’re botanically a fruit. Even if you’re a beginner, bell peppers are simple. All you need is the right temperature, good soil, and a little attention. Bell peppers like hot temperatures and prefer at least six hours of direct sunlight. Keep the peppers watered, but make sure you don’t leave the soil soggy. Consistent moisture helps the bell peppers thrive in the garden. It’s okay if you pick the peppers early; as long as they stay warm, they’ll continue to ripen.
Lettuce
Lettuce is the perfect vegetable for a low-maintenance, high-yield garden. Unlike other vegetables, leafy greens don’t mind cooler temperatures or a little bit of shade. If you missed the early spring window, you can also plant the greens in the fall. Even if you do put lettuce in the ground in the summer, just make sure it’s in a shaded area. Once the lettuce starts to grow, pick the leaves at your convenience and the plant will continue to produce more.
Carrots
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Carrots are a low-maintenance root vegetable, perfect for a cooler climate. This vegetable doesn’t mind the occasional frost. While these crops are easy to grow from seed, they do take some time to actually grow, but it’s worth the wait. One of the only things that matters when growing carrots in a garden is how they’re grown. It’s important to make sure the soil they’re growing in is organic and natural becuse the roots absord every bit of nutrients around them.
Cucumbers
Cucumbers are the perfect summer crop. They’re refreshing, crisp, and versatile. Additionally, you’ll get a high yield with little effort. On average, a cucumber plant produces three pounds of fruit per summer. Like bell peppers and tomatoes, cucumbers are botanically a fruit, but they are typically treated like a vegetable in the culinary world. To make harvesting cucumbers easier, grow them on a trellis. This also reduces the risk of mold or rot, and it maximizes the space in your garden.
Zucchini
Get ready for a versatile, low-maintenance, and high-yielding vegetable for your garden. Zucchinis can grow in various soil conditions. However, it’s important that you have ample space for even just one plant because zucchini plants are known to grow rampantly. On average, a zucchini plant will produce about ten pounds in a season!
