Easiest Vegetables to Grow in Spring

The easiest vegetables to grow in spring are many. There are many vegetables that are truly easy to grow and, if you take the time to learn about each vegetable and a little patience, they are all easy. Having said that, there are some vegetables that you basically throw in the seeds, thin out and you’re done. All this is provided you have taken the time to amend your soil with some organic matter. Soil is really the key to success.

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Since this is about the easiest vegetables to grow in spring I will stick with that and provide you with a brief list.

Spinach

Falls under the greens that are quite easy to grow in spring and fall. The only drawback with spinach is it has to be harvested before it bolts when it gets warm (above 75 degrees F) and the bugs become invasive.  I like to continually harvest the outer leaves as the plant grows, and once it starts to warms up, I harvest the whole plant.  You can plant it in early spring, as it’s cold tolerant.

Radishes

Are by far the easiest as long as you thin them out early. Within thirty days, they are ready to enjoy. It gets better: start another couple of rows a week or two after your first planting and do this every couple of weeks for two months -you will end up with a continual harvest until June. See my blog on radishes Actions for success with radishes

How to grow them https://gardeningtheorganicway.com/vegetables/how-to-grow-radishes/

Lettuce

Hands down lettuce is the easiest vegetable to grow in spring and fall. Grows nonstop, as long as you don’t bury the seeds but rather broadcast them, pat them down, to make contact with the soil and water.  I prefer to mix the different varieties of leafy lettuce and other greens.

Beet Greens or Beets

Even if you forget to thin them out really early, you will end up with the beet greens.  How can you lose?  If you thin them out really early, they will grow on their own and you harvest when you are ready. With looser soil along with a high organic content, you will get a large abundance of beets.

Turnip Greens (and eventually turnips, if you so choose)

What a great vegetable and so nutritious.  It is amazing.  Just like spinach and lettuce, you harvest the outer leaves.  Then, after a few weeks, stop the harvesting of the leaves and allow the roots to form.  If you don’t want the roots, then just keep harvesting the outer leaves.

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Lastly, for any member of the legume family that includes beans or peas