These 5 easy to grow from seed plants are great for creating a beautiful garden space this year with minimal effort needed. Once your out of the threat of any freezes happening in your area, you can simply plant these seeds in the ground and see growth within a week’s time! It is a great starter kit for little ones, too.
If you are interested in starting seeds sooner, our blog post on using soil blocks shares our favorite way to start all seeds.
Here are the five seed varieties we recommend to start with:
#1 SUNFLOWERS
Sunflowers are heat-resistant, grow very quickly, and they are pollinator super heroes. I sprinkle these beauties all throughout the garden. Nowadays, they pop up on their own in our garden. However, to stay true to their varieties, I plant additional ones each year. Sunflowers bring so much joy to a garden! Here’s our favorite varieties:
#2 RADISHES
Radishes grow super quickly. Just sprinkle the seeds in a row in your soil, and a small amount of top soil above, and sprinkle with water occasionally. Once the seeds sprout, thin to two inches apart. Here’s some of our favorite varieties:
#3 PEAS
Peas are favorite around here – our little one grows the peas for our family in her garden bed and maybe 3% of them actually make it into the house. We dig a 1/2 inch row and sprinkle quite a few into it, spreading them out just slightly before covering the hole and placing a trellis along the row for the peas to grow up. Here’s our favorite peas varities:
#4 BEANS
Beans are fiber-filled fun, but also a delight to watch vine up trellises in your garden. Their vertical height brings new dimensions in your space, and their lovely little flowers are also visited by many pollinators. I tend to plant beans in late April to give our other seedlings a chance to establish prior, as these might seeds grow very fast. Here’s some of our favorite pole beans:
#5 PUMPKINS
Pumpkins are so wonderful for so many reasons. Many are super easy to grow, and when they fine across your garden bed, they create a protective shield for your soil from summer’s intense heat. Plus, come September and October, they are such a celebration of Autumn! We store our pumpkins throughout the winter for meals. Here’s some of our go-to pumpkins:
There you have it! Here’s some great options for your garden starter kit. We hope you have a wonderful growing season this year. Let us know what you are planning to grow in the comments below.
Smiles,
Melissa
