Are you an impatient gardener? Eager to get some fast growing vegetables on your plate? Maybe you have a short growing season? Or want to fill a few spare pots. If you’re keen to find out which vegetables grow quickly, read on!
1. Lettuce
Lettuce is a fast-growing leafy vegetable that you can grow from seed or even regrow it by cutting the end and planting in soil. You can harvest lettuce up to three times per year depending on how long your growing season lasts. Lettuce will mature within 45 – 50 days after being planted, so when choosing what kind of lettuce to plant, keep this time frame in mind!
2. Spinach
Spinach is one of the many green leafy vegetables that can make a tasty addition to any meal. Spinach needs about four days before it starts germinating and another thirty-eight or so after which you may harvest them for use in your meals! To grow spinach indoors, mix potting soil with sand to create an ideal growing environment.
3. Mustard Green
It is super easy to grow mustard greens in small pots and containers. There are so many varieties that you can choose from, too! Mustard green plants take about 30 days to mature fully before they’re ready for harvest.
4. Onion
The things you can do with onions are endless – from salads to stews, soup and even a sandwich. But have you ever thought about growing your own? It’s so easy! You’ll need some deep containers of soil for the onion roots (we suggest planting three or four at once), water them when they dry out, put in sunlight during daylight hours every day until it gets close to harvest time. Then just let nature take its course: harvesting green ones will only require 20-30 days while the larger bulbs may take up to 100-150 days.
5. Mushrooms
What better way to spice up your favorite dishes than with mushrooms? You can grow them in a day or two, but if you want bigger ones (the size of that plate), it might take 6 days. That’s crazy- good luck! We recommend growing mushroom in containers slightly larger and adding an extra flavor too all your favorites.
6. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are an easy crop to grow in containers. They can be harvested 40-50 days after planting the tomato plant and require a good potting mix for optimum growth. Plant them on your windowsill or porch so you can eat fresh tomatoes year round!
7. Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are delicious, bite-sized tomatoes that can be grown in pots like normal ones. They take about 60-65 days to grow and the easiest way to start is with seedlings rather than seeds because it takes less time and energy on your part!
8. Beets
A pot that is 12 inches deep should be selected for growing beet. A thin layer of soil will suffice to start the seeds, but as they grow you’ll need to add more soil and water them regularly in order not to let their roots turn stunted because they have no serious kind of disease.
9. Carrots
If you want a longer carrot, plant them in deep pots and containers. Carrots are grown directly from seeds but the growth time is long (70-80 days). If you don’t want to wait that long or prefer eating their leaves instead of waiting for your carrots to grow, consider planting some too! Their leaves taste wonderful, so if they’re not something growing on your property already it’s worth considering adding them as well.
10. Cucumber
Cucumbers only take about 55-65 days to grow and can also be harvested when they are immature or before the seeds get hard. Cucumber flowers come first, followed by cucumbers themselves that will suppress new flower growth if fully ripe. This means more productivity for you!
11. Pepper
Growing peppers in pots is a great way to get your hands on the freshest flavors and textures. You can grow any kind of pepper, from hot varieties that take up 150 days to sweet types which mature much more quickly at 60-90. Of course you could always purchase seedlings if you’re looking for quicker harvests but personally, I love trying out new seeds every harvest season!