You don’t need a very huge garden or space to grow something that you might later use for dinner and there are some easy vegetables to grow. A little goes a long way sometimes when it comes to veggie gardens. Here is a list of very easy vegetables to grow indoors.
Lettuce
Lettuce undoubtedly goes on the list of easy vegetables to grow as growing lettuce is remarkably easy and doesn’t need much space. You just need a handful of seeds and a pot of soil with drainage holes. Thus you can have fresh lettuce in about 40 to 50 days.
Healthy and easy to manage, lettuce comes in many different varieties. Adding a little freshly cut leaves to a wrap or mixing it into a salad this hardy vegetable will bring together a tasty meal.
Onions
One of the most used ingredients in a lot of recipes, onions have made their way into plenty of dishes and thus became indispensable. Thying to cultivate batches at home seems only rational and can provide fresh onions all year round.
They do need a little more space to grow the bulbs into the soil. It needs a big enough pot to plant the seeds or scraps from other onions. Once their stalks grow high enough (about 6 inches) they are ready to be harvested.
Garlic
Garlic is the main ingredient for many dishes, especially Italian ones and accompanies many meat-based recipes. Growing them indoors is somewhat easier than expected, and so makes it on the list of easy vegetables to grow.
A few small garlic cloves planted in a well-drained planter with soil should start showing sprouts in some 10 days. Once the green stems are long enough you can use them as a garnish. In the meantime the freshly harvested cloves can go to your next pasta dish.
Basil
Basil is a very fragrant herb used in Italian cuisine, for dips or as a pizza garnish. Growing basil could not be easier. Plant a few seeds in a pot, place them in a sunny warm spot, and wait for the little stems to start showing.
Water frequently and you will have a batch or little basil leaves ready for harvest and use in your next meal. The leaves give off a nice sweet aroma and pruning the plant will help yield even more once cleared, just don’t trim all the leaves from the stem.
Spinach
If you want to be as strong as Popeye you need to eat your spinach. But in all seriousness spinach is indeed a very healthy vegetable. It is filled with vitamins, and iron and it helps digestion.
Having it grow indoors isn’t going to be that hard either. It needs a big enough pot, some good soil, and water. You’ll be singing its praises like Popeye in no time, as you enjoy this delicious, healthy veggie.
Broccoli
Broccoli may be the bane of every child’s existence as their parents try to get them to eat it but it’s actually quite delicious. They can be used in many dishes, either in a cheese casserole or with pasta and ricotta, broccoli brings protein to your meal for a well-balanced diet. Brocolli is an easy vegetables to grow even indoors especially with a little patience.
Chives
Even though chives work great as a garnish they come packed with vitamin A and are extremely easy to grow. Place a few seeds in a pot with soil and lightly cover them. Place them in a sunny place and watch the little greens grow. They also make a beautiful violet flower as an added bonus. Top your next baked potato with some homegrown chives.
Hot peppers
A hot topic with hot food enthusiasts, hot peppers grown inside are a fun way to spice up a meal as well as your gardening skills. Save some seeds from a particular batch that you have liked or find some seeds and plant them in a pot.
They will need sun and warm temperatures and should grow easily. Next time you’ll try a spicy meal it will be all the more enjoyable knowing that you grew those hot peppers yourself.
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