Great things to grow, green thumb not needed!

Do you garden? What do you like to grow? Even if you have never grown anything before there are some super simple things you can grow even if you don't have a yard, AND it really is not too late to get started.

MMM... fresh basil -
this was from my little garden last year!

You don't have to have a yard to plant a garden. Planting in a container on your deck, or even small pots on your window sill is great. 
I have never considered myself a "green thumb" but I learn a little more each year and there are a few things that I have pretty much always been able to successfully grow by just remembering to water, so if I can do it.... anyone can!

Here are my favorite's and great to grow in any garden:




Sun Gold Tomato 

As I mentioned before... these sweet, juicy orange tomatoes arethe perfect addition to salad, homemade salsa, bruscetta, or eaten on their own right off the vine. You can pick up a plant already started at a local nursery and plant somewhere sunny and remember to water. Getting a tomato cage to keep the plant supported helps to keep it off the ground. They even have those handy upside down tomato planting pots that you can hang and the tomato plant grows down.



Lettuce

Here is something that you can buy a seed packet off and sprinkle into your potting soil or garden very easily and pretty quickly have lettuce... mixed greens, romaine, butter leaf... so delish in a summer salad.



Herbs

Basil, parsley, cilantro, rosemary, and mint are all wonderful things to have on hand to liven up and meal or even drink. They are easy to plant (especially great if you are container gardening) and for the most part easy to care for. Watch out for mint though... once you plant that in the ground... look out every year it will keep coming back and filling in everywhere. I actually have this problem as the original owners of our house planted mint and every year I am pulling gobbs of it out and giving it away. 



Edible Flowers
How fun is it to toss some flowers in your salad, or pretty up your plate with flowers that you can actually eat! Nastiriums are pretty in the garden and great to add to any meal as decoration or for flavor with a bit of a peppery taste.