In this video I’m going to show you the 9 easiest vegetables to grow in your organic garden. No matter your skill level! My choices are based on a wide range of growing conditions, and pest and disease resistance.
MENTIONED VIDEOS
How to Grow Lettuce: https://youtu.be/EgTasbpQJLE
How to Grow Beans: https://youtu.be/nkZH0rKhMr8
How to Grow Peas: https://youtu.be/7pGCdH3x9hY
How to Grow Zucchini: https://youtu.be/MEOLY9D5n2k
Squash Bug: https://youtu.be/3MZ_4R5GDC4
Squash Vine Borer: https://youtu.be/zNVTvmRmBw4
How to Grow Garlic: https://youtu.be/-AmkcG6Gr8Q
How to Grow Potatoes: https://youtu.be/CqqrBFRlN2A
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37 Comments
Do you ever do a canning video for potatoes? Last year I had so many I made mashed potatoes and froze them. Didn’t work out so well. Lol
Question: So I can plant lettuce seeds with my potatoes??!
I read that potatoes need to be planted far from many other plants due to pests they can draw. Is this true?
This might be a silly question but if planting garlic ,chives whatever has a strong smell, right around your potted plants does that affect the bees coming to pollinate.. I know silly LOL
I’m a person that has a lot of trouble growing anything but last year I did very well but my lettuce not so good I would get just a few leaves and then they would flower I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I have tried for the last 3 year but nothing really is there any tip on how I can do better I live right on the border of 7b and 7a thank you 😊
Thank you Bryan 👌🏻 I'm learning a lot from you ❤️
Can you make a video of recommending plants for warm desert places please 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks Brian. 🌷💚🙃
I live in east Idaho. We still have 5&6 ft of snow in our yards so I'll be planting short season crops this year. I envy your weather, but love it here. Potatoes grow well but we usually don't still have so much snow at this time of year.
Radishes and tomatoes grow like weeds in my temperate climate in Cape Town. I never have to sow tomatoes, they self-seed all year round, only the yield is lower in winter.
Awesome list! I knew it was going to be great when you said no tomatoes. In deep southern summers we struggle with maters. You’re right on the money with lettuce. Lettuce was my gateway crop to gardening; I remember the early Rona days of March 2020 and empty shelves like it was yesterday. The first lettuce sprouts had me hooked. I’m loving this list! It’s inspirational! Time to get movin’. Thanks for the encouragement and kick in the rear I needed to hear. 🌱🌱
I also do lots of basil, pesto freezes great! PS, bought your book recently and go so many great ideas! I bought a lot of alyssum seeds to spread around this year.
Affids were crazy last year with the Cabbage I grew. The affid didn't touch any of my other crops. I encouraged every spider to stay around. Lol
Hi again Brian, as a zone five gardener, would it be better to plant peas later in the season, like late August into September to get a better crop? I have struggled to grow peas because as a rule, the garden goes in the ground mid june when the last frost date is past. Would planting in May work? The ground is workable but frosts still happen. Does the same rule apply for the sweet pea flowers? We tend to have hot,dry summers from July to the end of August here in eastern Canada. Thankyou! You have very much inspired me to continue my dad's legacy of being a great gardener. It is definitely a place of peace and solace to be out there but I am not doing well with the peas and my carrots were a dud last year. My garden and me are definitely a work in progress.
I planted Blue Spruce Squash earlier this year about 6 ft away from my garden as a trap plant for the vine borers. Here's hoping it works to let my zucchini and cucumbers grow.
I did potatoes in a 5 gallon bucket last year. Even though a Junko bird destroyed my potato plants, I gave it time and watered them still and harvested in August and they were delicious. Also the 5 gallon bucket made it easy to harvest by dumping it into a wheelbarrow. None missed that way. Lol. This year I will do the same but adding some green beans to the bucket once the potato plant has emerged from the bucket. A little test for me.
Helpful video Brian. Thank you!
I live in Ontario Canada and I have never had luck growing zucchini . Have no idea why.
Bok choy 🥬 is very easy. Sow seeds directly in late fall. Grow fast .
Last year I grew Cowpeas/Black-eyed Peas for the first time and I'll be growing them from now on. I ate them like peas during July & August when it's too hot for peas. They are drought resistant, grow in poor soil & help improve the soil. Love the Japanese Cucumbers too!
I planted my garlic last fall. Had a few warm days in the winter and they sprouted. No sprouts this spring so I dug down to check on them and they were all squishy and rotten. What did I do wrong?
I have always had major aphid problems with zucchini!
Here in 8b, the PNW, spinach and radishes grow easily.
Earwigs are crushing my cabbage.. all of my plants actually.. I'm in a new house and never had this problem before. Anyone have success radiating these things? They're NOT beneficials as google would tell you..
Thank you Brian! You're videos are always so helpful and inspiring. This is my 2nd year container gardening and I'm adding a little more this year than I had last year. Ready to get started to see how it go!
Yes, best easy crops! 🧅🥔🧄👍🏼
Oh no I killed lettuce I am the worse gardener there is 🤦♀
Edit: I killed green onions too it's official 💧
Hi Brian: This is a little off-topic, but thought you might answer anyway. In the Sierra Nevada we are still under mountains of snow and the raised beds and trays in our greenhouse are still frozen. What about using warm water to thaw them out? Whaddya think? Would that damage the soil? Thanks in advance.
Bryan, my wife asked me to send a note that you should have included pink eye purple hull peas in this list. We love both of your channels! Always viewing from Alabama.
Chive flowers make beautiful cut flowers and are edible.
I saw the zucchini in the thumbnail, so I was preparing my mind to be a bit sarcastic about the easy things being the repulsive veggies. As you see I hate zucchini especially after it is larger than tennis racket handle. My view of zucchini is that it should be harvested on the evening after it blooms.
However, I love your choices in general. I love raising peas, beans, potatoes, lettuce, chives, green onions, and potatoes. I am a bit surprised that annuals broccoli and radishes plus the perineals of strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb did not make the list. These are so very easy for me that I hardly think I am growing them we simply harvest them.
It is so tough to talk about gardening without tomatoes and corn although I admit it doesn't make the list of cinchy vegies to grow.
With those pea vines – you can also eat the sprout ends as far back as the hard fibers in the vines. My local Chinese bistro has steamed and garlic and soy sauce pea sprout vines – and they are totally awesome to eat !!! So don't waste your vegs – eat them
Sooooo many easy-to-grow vegs – radishes, daikon (giant) radish, mustard (greens), (mustardy) nasturtiums, (mustardy) water and land cresses, turnips, (swedes) rutabagas, (giant) amaranth, pigweed, lamb's foot, beets, mangel (livestock, sugar) beets, cabbage, collards, tree collards, kale, tree kale, lettuce, tree lettuce, onions, garlic, chives, scallions, shallots, leeks, potatoes, Andean oca and yacon tubers, taro root, ginger, turmeric, …
Just need proper gardening soil, nutrient-rich, proper irrigation schedule – and all is happy Jack …
I know the topic is vegetables – but some kitchen herbs like Basil, thyme, dill are also really easy.
Def peas! We like the sugar snap ones. I only container garden, from the beginning micro toms are easy. Like Tiny Tim. Can grow in less than 5 gal. Basil is easy too. Use in pesto & ice tea esp blue spice basil. Has a vanilla taste.
Uve not done great with lettuce…I did get some but I bought those first year 4 plants
Have never had luck with cabbage… Those damn moths are everywhere here!
Here are a few other easy growers.
1. Okra, but it does not like the cold.
2. Swiss Chard
3. Asparagus. It takes a few years to get them started, but then you have asparagus popping out of the ground each spring for 20 years.
4. Radishes (the easiest thing to grow, in my opinion).
5. Cilantro (so controversial)
6. Sweet corn. It takes a lot of space, but isn't very difficult to grow.
7. Purslane.
8. Dandelions.