20 easy-to-grow vegetables for your kitchen garden

It is a pleasure to cook home grown vegetables. They are more delicious and healthier because of your hard work. Moreover, you don’t have to worry about vegetable prices going up as you will have a regular supply of those veggies. So here we will help a greenhorn kitchen gardener identify 20 easy-to-grow vegetables at home.

 

Onion

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Spring and autumn

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain, fertile soil

Sun: Full sun exposure

 

Garlic

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Autumn

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds

Soil: Well-drain soil

Sun: Full sun exposure

 

Coriander

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderate

Best time to grow: Spring, fall

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Partial sunlight to light shade

Mint

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Spring, fall

Best grown in: Containers

Soil: Well-drain soil, slightly acidic to neutral

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Chilli

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderate

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers, pots

Soil: Well-drain fertile soil

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Tomato

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderate

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers, pots, hanging baskets

Soil: Well-drain fertile soil

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Egg plant

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderately challenging

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Bitter gourd

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderately challenging

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Okra

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Spinach

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Winter

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers, companion plant in mixed beds

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Light shade

 

Pumpkin

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, open areas

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Bottle Gourd

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderate

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, open areas, along trellises

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Radish

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Winter

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers, window boxes

Soil: Loose and friable well-drain soil

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Ridged Gourd

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderate

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, open areas, along trellises

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Pointed Gourd (Parwal)

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderately challenging

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, open areas, along trellises

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Elephant Foot Yams

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderately challenging

Best time to grow: Summer

Best grown in: Large garden beds, open areas

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Arbi

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Moderately challenging

Best time to grow: Summer

Best grown in: Large garden beds, open areas

Soil: Well-drain, sandy loamy soil

Sun: Full sunlight to partial shade

 

Turnip

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Very easy

Best time to grow: Fall, winter

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, window boxes

Soil: Loose and friable well-drain soil

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Cowpeas

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Very easy

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers

Soil: Well-drain, moderately fertile soil

Sun: Full sunlight

 

Green pepper

 

Whether suitable for beginner gardeners: Yes

Difficulty level: Easy

Best time to grow: Spring, summer

Best grown in: Garden beds, raised beds, containers, pots, urban gardens

Soil: Well-drain soil, rich in organic matter

Sun: Full sunlight

 

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