Top Seeds for New Gardeners

Park Seed Co. offers up a few suggestions that will thrill new and experienced gardeners alike.

October 30, 2009
Courtesy Walt Yates, Park Seed Co. 
Park Seed Co.'s Bean Festina.
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Starting a garden from seed is an incredible experience for a new gardener. To maximize their success with growing flowers, herbs and vegetables from seed, new gardeners can benefit from choosing seeds proven to be easy and reliable. So which seeds are best for new gardeners? Stephanie Turner, Park Seed Co.’s seeds and accessories manager, has created a list of 10 seed suggestions for those new to gardening. The following are examples of seeds that are perfect for new gardeners. They are not only easy to grow, they will also yield delightful results.

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Bean Festina, Phaseolus vulgaris Festina

Resistant to common bean mosaic virus, this vigorous, bushy little plant sets nice straight pods about 6 inches long and full of rich flavor and nutrition.

Squash Park's Straightneck, Park's Straightneck

Ripening 8 to 9 inches long, these slender, heavy squashes have very thin skins for a more tender, succulent bite. You get the same yield from fewer plants than other varieties.

Cucumber Salad Bush Hybrid, Cucumis sativus Salad Bush Hybrid

Salad Bush bears a big harvest of dark green, cylindrical, smooth 8-inch fruit. These plants have an improved tolerance of many diseases.

Lettuce Summer Glory Blend, Lactuca sativa Summer Glory Blend

Even if your summer weather sometimes begins in March, you can enjoy a long, delicious season of fresh lettuce with our custom-blended mixture of seven heat-tolerant varieties. Specially selected to resist flowering and keep their flavorful crunch right into summer, the outstanding lettuces in this mixture will keep you in fresh leaves three seasons out of the year.

Basil Large Leaf Italian, Ocimum basilicum Large Leaf Italian

This Genovese-type basil grows 18 to 24 inches high and 12 to 15 inches wide. The dark green, shiny leaves grow up to 3 inches long on a tall, erect plant that is slow to flower. Small clusters of pink flowers are borne in summer.

Parsley Italian Plain Leaf, Petroselinum crispum Italian Plain Leaf

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