Easy plants for beginners

Forgiving of watering mistakes, happy in ordinary light, no specialist steps.

27 plants

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Plant , Sorted by this column	Difficulty	Light	Water	Harvest	Spacing	Height	Pot	Frost	Pets
Aloe vera Succulents and cacti	Easy	Bright indirect light 4–8 h sun	Low	—	—	90 cm	Yes	Tender	Toxic
Basil Herbs	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	—	25 cm	60 cm	Yes	Tender	Safe
Beets Roots and tubers	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	50–70 days	10 cm	—	Yes	Hardy	—
Blackberries Berries	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	—	—	250 cm	Yes	Hardy	—
Dill Herbs	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	42–56 days	20 cm	150 cm	Yes	—	—
Garlic Alliums	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Low	250–270 days	15 cm	—	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Green beans Legumes	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	50–65 days	10 cm	200 cm	Yes	Tender	—
Kale Brassicas	Easy	Full sun 5–8 h sun	Moderate	50–60 days	45 cm	150 cm	Yes	Hardy	—
Lavender Flowers	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	Low	—	45 cm	90 cm	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Lettuce Salad greens	Easy	Partial shade 3–6 h sun	High	42–90 days	20 cm	—	Yes	Hardy	—
Microgreens Microgreens	Easy	Full sun 4–8 h sun	High	7–21 days	—	8 cm	Yes	—	—
Mint Herbs	Easy	Partial shade 3–6 h sun	High	—	45 cm	90 cm	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Monstera Houseplants	Easy	Bright indirect light	Moderate	—	—	240 cm	Yes	Tender	Toxic
Onions Alliums	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	80–120 days	10 cm	—	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Oregano Herbs	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	Low	—	25 cm	60 cm	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Parsley Herbs	Easy	Partial shade 4–8 h sun	Moderate	—	20 cm	60 cm	Yes	Hardy	Toxic
Peas Legumes	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	50–75 days	5 cm	200 cm	15 L+	Hardy	—
Potatoes Roots and tubers	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	84–120 days	30 cm	90 cm	30 L+	Tender	—
Radishes Roots and tubers	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	Moderate	25–45 days	3 cm	45 cm	5 L+	Hardy	—
Raspberries Berries	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	—	45 cm	180 cm	25 L+	Hardy	—
Rosemary Herbs	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	Low	—	45 cm	180 cm	10 L+	Hardy	Safe
Snake plant Houseplants	Easy	Low light	Low	—	—	120 cm	3 L+	Tender	Toxic
Spinach Salad greens	Easy	Partial shade 4–6 h sun	High	37–60 days	15 cm	30 cm	5 L+	Hardy	—
Strawberries Berries	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	—	35 cm	30 cm	5 L+	Hardy	—
Sunflower Flowers	Easy	Full sun 6–8 h sun	Moderate	70–100 days	30 cm	460 cm	20 L+	Tender	Safe
Thyme Herbs	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	Low	—	—	30 cm	3 L+	Hardy	Safe
Zucchini Cucurbits	Easy	Full sun 6–10 h sun	High	50–65 days	90 cm	—	30 L+	Tender	—

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