Gardeners Top 10s
Top 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow for Beginners
1. Radishes: These are perfect for beginners because they grow quickly (ready in just 20-30 days) and can be grown in small spaces.
2. Lettuce: Lettuce grows fast, and you can start harvesting leaves as soon as they're large enough to eat.
3. Spinach: This cool-weather crop can be grown in both spring and fall. It's also a "cut-and-come-again" crop, meaning you can harvest leaves continuously over time.
4. Green Beans: Both bush and pole varieties are relatively easy to grow, and they produce a high yield of beans.
5. Cucumbers: Choose a bush variety if you're short on space. Cucumbers grow quickly and are very productive.
6. Zucchini: These plants are famous for their productivity. Just one or two plants can produce a large number of zucchini.
7. Tomatoes: Choose a hardy variety suited to your climate. Cherry tomatoes are generally easier for beginners.
8. Peppers: Both sweet and hot peppers are easy to grow. They do well in containers, so they're a good choice if you don't have a lot of space.
9. Beets: Beets are a great choice because you can eat both the roots and the greens. They also tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions.
10. Swiss Chard: This leafy green is not only colorful and delicious, it's also incredibly easy to grow.
Top 10 Indoor Plants for Clean Air
1.Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata): This hardy plant is known for its ability to filter out formaldehyde, xylene and nitrogen oxides.
2. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum): Easy to grow and excellent at removing formaldehyde and xylene from the air.
3. Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum): Not only beautiful, but also known for removing a range of pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia.
4. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata): It's great at removing formaldehyde and xylene.
5. Aloe Vera: Besides being useful for skin care, aloe vera helps to clear formaldehyde and benzene.
6. Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema): An easy-to-care-for plant that removes a variety of pollutants.
7. Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica): Known for removing formaldehyde from the air.
8. Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii): This plant is excellent at filtering formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene.
9. English Ivy (Hedera helix): Proven to remove benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene.
10. Dracaena: There are many varieties, and they are effective in removing benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene.
Top 10 Perennials for Year-Round Colour
1.Coneflower (Echinacea): Available in a wide range of colors, coneflowers are drought-tolerant and bloom from mid-summer to fall.
2. Sedum 'Autumn Joy': This plant has succulent leaves and pink flowers that turn rust-red in the fall.
3. Hellebore: Blooming in late winter to early spring, hellebores offer color when most other plants are dormant. They're available in shades of green, white, pink, and purple.
4. Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia): This plant has bright yellow flowers that bloom from mid-summer to fall.
5. Daylily (Hemerocallis): Daylilies are available in many colors and bloom profusely throughout the summer.
6. Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia): This plant has silvery foliage and lavender-blue flowers that bloom from mid-summer to fall.
7. Coral Bells (Heuchera): Known for their vibrant foliage in shades of burgundy, lime green, and almost everything in between, Coral Bells can provide year-round color in milder climates.
8. Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis): Blooming in late winter to early spring, Lenten Rose offers color when most other plants are dormant.
9. Japanese Anemone (Anemone × hybrida): With blooms in pink or white, Japanese anemones shine from late summer to fall.
10. Pansies: While technically a biennial, pansies are often grown as annuals for their bright fall, winter, and early spring colors.