Easiest Vegetables to Start From Seed
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From Eve's Garden Seeds
Beans
Beans are some of the easiest things to grow from seed. Start them in the garden bed, germinate them in a paper towel, or go for the traditional seed tray! All will do! And if you really want to save space, companion plant them with corn and pumpkins for the 3 sisters.
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Try our favorite bean, the Gold Wax yellow bush variety.
Tomatoes
Now, almost every gardener grows tomatoes in their garden! Seed trays are the easiest way to get them started.
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Their favorite companion plant is carrots and lettuce. Nearly everything seems to get along with them.
Corn
Place your seed point down in a seed tray for easiest germination and watch out.​
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For a decorative corn that's also edible, try the Hopi Blue and decorate your table this fall.
Sunflowers
Another easy to start variety is the Black Oil Sunflower, prized for it's ability to make dye.
Zinnia
Zinnias are one of the easy to start flowers, you can grow them much like tomatoes, in seed trays.
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Try our the peppermint Candy Cane variety for a little holiday spirit during summer.
Pumpkin
Pumpkins are a great addition to your garden and decor in fall.
Try pairing a blue pumpkin with Blue Hopi corn for a unique display your neighbors will envy
Bok Choy
So quick to grow! Add this to your lettuce beds, goes great in smoothies.
Cilantro
Now, almost every gardener grows tomatoes in their garden! Seed trays are the easiest way to get them started.
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Their favorite companion plant is carrots and lettuce. Nearly everything seems to get along with them.
Peppers
Peppers are almost as easy as tomatoes, just be patient with them, and give them a heat mat to germinate.
Peas
Peas are a wonderful addition to any yard, just make sure to sow indoors so mice aren't a prob.