12 Fail-Proof Garden Crops

Let’s face it: Some crops are just easier to grow than others. If you’re new to growing food, you might want to keep it simple and stick with options that are sure to leave you feeling successful at the end of your first official growing season.

Cool Season Vegetables

Radish. 

Arugula

Snow pea and/or sugar snap pea

Swiss chard

Green onions

Warm Season Vegetables

Tomato

Summer squash

Basil

Beans

Peppers

Tomatillo

Cucumber

See this awesome website Attainable Sustainable for more details about growing these easy for new gardeners plants!

http://www.attainable-sustainable.net/easiest-vegetables/

Seed Starting Schedule

When you are planning your garden and you are trying to figure out when to plant seeds, etc.  This website explains the process step by step!

How to Develop a Seed Starting Schedule:

1. Find Your Last Expected Frost Date. 

2. Set Up a Chart.

3. Figure Out the Sow and Transplant Dates of Each Seed. 

4. Record the Dates in Your Chart. 

5. Keep Notes for Next Year. 

How to Develop a Seed Starting Schedule:

Starting An Herb Garden

I love fresh herbs!  I have a few that I am growing but am planning on expanding my herb garden this year.  Here is a great article that can help you start your own or fine tune the one you have!

http://commonsensehome.com/getting-started-herb-gardening/