Popular Beginner Plants
These easy-to-grow plants are perfect for gardening beginners. They require minimal care and are more forgiving if you're just starting out.

Corn
Beginner-Friendly

Tomato
Easy

Potato
Easy

Common Wheat
Beginner-Friendly

Soybean
Easy

Bell Pepper
Easy

Onion
Easy

Garlic
Beginner-Friendly

Common Bean
Beginner-Friendly

Cucumber
Easy

Cabbage
Beginner-Friendly

Lettuce
Beginner-Friendly

Carrot
Beginner-Friendly

Pumpkin
Easy

Garden Strawberry
Beginner-Friendly

Common Sunflower
Beginner-Friendly

Garden Pea
Beginner-Friendly

Common Oat
Beginner-Friendly

Barley
Beginner-Friendly

Red Raspberry
Easy

English Lavender
Beginner-Friendly

Spearmint
Beginner-Friendly

Peppermint
Beginner-Friendly

Rosemary
Beginner-Friendly

Common Thyme
Beginner-Friendly

Sweet Basil
Beginner-Friendly

Garden Sage
Easy

Oregano
Beginner-Friendly

Eastern White Pine
Beginner-Friendly

Aloe
Beginner-Friendly

Purple Coneflower
Beginner-Friendly

Garden Tulip
Beginner-Friendly

Daffodil
Beginner-Friendly

Orange Daylily
Beginner-Friendly

Fragrant Plantain Lily
Beginner-Friendly

Sweet Potato
Easy

Field Mustard
Beginner-Friendly

Rapeseed
Easy

Common Flax
Easy

Alfalfa
Easy

Red Clover
Beginner-Friendly

Narrow-leaf Coneflower
Beginner-Friendly

Maidenhair Tree
Beginner-Friendly

St. John's Wort
Beginner-Friendly

Coriander
Beginner-Friendly

Dill
Beginner-Friendly

Parsley
Beginner-Friendly

Chili Pepper
Easy

European Blackberry
Beginner-Friendly

Black Currant
Easy