5 Easy-to-Grow Vegetables and Herbs for Beginner Gardeners
Does it seem like everyone you know wants to start a garden lately? Whether that’s due to rising food costs, interest in exploring greater self-sufficiency, the desire to know more about where our food comes from or just wanting to spend more time outside, we support it: It’s never a bad time to get into gardening. And often one of the first questions we hear from beginner gardeners: What vegetables and herbs are easiest to grow?
How to decide which vegetables to grow
While there are some pretty universal easy-to-grow plants, so much of gardening success is dependent on your specific situation. To get started, here are some questions to ask yourself that will help inform your choices.
Where are you located?
The USDA hardiness zones distinguish different growing regions in the U.S. based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual winter temperatures at specific locations.