Kolektor (2025)
How do you garden? We dug up 10 easy plants to start growing
How do you garden? We dug up 10 easy plants to start growing
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Growing your first garden — or your first plant, for that matter — can feel intimidating. But it’s not as complicated as it seems. Curiosity and the habits you form early on, plus the plants you choose to start with, can have a lasting impact on establishing a green thumb and transform gardening into a fruitful hobby (literally).
“Whether your motivation comes from a desire to eat better, connect with nature or learn something new, nature will surprise you,” says Kaitlin Mitchell, a gardening expert and founder of Rutabaga Tools who specializes in plant education. “You will enjoy it more if you don’t expect perfection.”
Regardless of your garden location — you can grow crops like basil in a space as small as a windowsill or veggies like lettuce on a large plot of land — Mitchell says the magic of gardening is in the environment you curate and all of the little wins and learning opportunities along the way.