Gardening – The 5 Vegetables to Plant in Any Garden
Growing your own vegetables is a wise decision you should make to produce your organic product without spending too much to buy in the market. This way, you could save money while you’re sure that your vegetables are chemical-free and safe for your family.
If you’re still new to vegetable gardening and you’ve no clue where to start, I have identified some common easy to grow vegetables in your garden.
1. Lettuce – Lactuca sativa
This plant is the favorite by most house wives and vegetable lovers because of its nutritious and tender fresh leaves eaten as raw or mix with other vegetables as salads.
Lettuce is an easy to grow leafy vegetable and can thrives best either in shade location or open field. If you grow them in shade, at least they could get at least 3 -4 hours sunlight a day.
2. Tomatoes – Lycopersicon esculentum
Tomatoes are available in different types from small cherry to meaty types. As a gardener you should select the type that is liked by your family and friends.
You can mix tomatoes with other veggies to make a nutritious salads to add more nutrient to your diet.
Tomatoes can be grown in many ways like in containers, raised bed and simply the traditional gardening methods. Whatever methods you’ll use, take precautions that it should meet its growing requirements.
3. Cauliflower – Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Another nutritious vegetable that is rich with necessary food nutrients is the cauliflower. It’s eaten as raw with a healthy dip or steamed or mixed with other vegetables as salads. This is an important item in your kitchen not to miss it especially for the nutrient needs of your family.
Cauliflower thrives either in shade or open area. If you plant them in the open field, follow the recommendation in the label to be successful, likewise when you plant them in shaded location.
4. Beans – Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans are either in bush or pole type. If you want a lesser work, try planting the bushy type since the pole type is a little bit laborious and expensive, you need to provide a trellis to grow the pole type which will add your expenses.
Depending on what type you grow, always follow what’s recommended on the label so that you’ll not get lost managing your bean plants. Beans thrives best in a raised bed with enough supply of sunshine the whole day.
5. Zucchini – Cucurbita pepo
Zucchini is used in the preparation for soups, salads, stir fry, bread, or simply eaten raw by itself which is more nutritious when eaten fresh. It can be stored as a frozen product but is not ideal as canned product.
Zucchini is planted by seeds in the open field with enough supply of sunlight and well-drained rich soil type. Planting this vegetable needs a wider space since they spread their vines wide enough to cover the entire space. You should reserve an 18 inches distance between plant to prevent overcrowding as the plant progresses.
Happy gardening!
