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Super Easy Vegetables to Grow…

1. Tomatoes are hands down the most popular crop to grow! (Even though these are technically fruit.) These are also one of my favorite crop in our garden! Nothing beats a ripe tomato out of the garden. We usually get the tomato plants or starts because they are easier than just starting from seeds.
2. Pumpkins are so much fun to grow! And they are SO easy! You need to make sure you have a lot of room because the vines go everywhere! We used ours to carve for Halloween and it was so much more special knowing we grew them ourselves! Make sure to keep them standing up straight so they don’t lay on their side and get weird shaped.
3. Zucchini are also one of my favorites! So easy to grow and they grow FAST! Luckily, we have family members who love to bake zucchini bread so we always have a use for all the zucchinis we grow. Make sure to keep an eye on them daily because those things can get massive so quickly!
4. Snap Peas are such a good summer time snack. Dip them in some ranch… YUM! These are usually one of the first crop that will be ready to harvest. You want to make sure to grow them next to a fence or pole because they will grow up and vine around whatever they’re next to. If you keep picking them, they will keep producing!
5. Green Beans are a lot like snap peas. They need something to grow up on or they will just overtake everything around them. These also grow really fast so make sure to pick them when they’re ready! We canned a lot of our beans last year and they turned out great!! They’re also so tasty when you grill them on the BBQ!
6. Beets are SO easy but we didn’t use ours much last year. We did give them to family members and they said they turned out amazing! Just be careful when washing them off or boiling them because the red beet juice will stain your hands, clothes, and counter tops!
7. Corn on the cob is BY FAR my favorite summer snack! Nothing beats a corn on the cob straight off the grill. We had zero luck with our corn last year but they made for great Fall décor! I read if you only have a small area to grow them, group them together instead of putting them in rows, they pollinate much better when they are close like that. I am totally trying that this year!
8. Green Onion (chives) are the best to top on baked potatoes and salads. I also love them in my scrambled eggs! I haven’t personally tried growing these yet but this year is the year! I have read that if you just keep trimming them, they will keep growing and they’re insanely easy to grow.
9. Peppers are also easy! We tried all sorts of peppers last year and the ones that turned out the best were jalapenos! Again, we rarely used these but we gave them to family members to make home made salsa!! We grew 1 green pepper and it was on the smaller size but very tasty and fresh! Peppers are definitely easy and worth it if you cook with peppers often! We love Poblano Peppers so maybe we will try those this year!

Let us know if there are any other vegetables we should try or what some of your favorites are! We would love more input…

-The Heilbrun Team

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