Easiest Veggies to Grow During the Pandemic

    Easiest Veggies to Grow In Trinidad and        Tobago During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Lettuce & Pak Choi

Most households eat lettuce or Pak Choi a few times a week, if not everyday. So these leafy wonders are a must and super easy to plat during the pandemic. Imagine salad fresh from the garden! Luckily, lettuce and Pak Choi is super easy to grow and maintain.

Lettuce and Pak Choi have shallow roots, so are sensitive to water. They require moist, but well-drained soil, and partial sun. You can sow lettuce and pak choi seeds every two weeks or so to ensure you have lettuce to harvest throughout the growing season.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes love the heat and hate the cold!

Tomatoes are one of the most planted home garden produces during economic recessions. The reason is because there is no comparison when it comes to homegrown tomatoes. They taste like nothing on a store shelf anywhere! So get planting these during the pandemic.The amazing thing is that tomatoes are super easy to grow too.

Just like peppers, it is recommended that they be started indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Otherwise, just pick up the seedlings cheaply that have already been started at your Aranguez Nurseries. In T&T, they have it the cheapest I've seen. If you have purchased cheaper please state in the comments for the readers and frugal planters. 

Eggplants/Baighan

Eggplant is a versatile vegetable that's an essential ingredient in dishes from around the world! It's naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium, yet high in fiber and loads of other vitamins and nutrients, and it comes in a number of varieties that are just as beautiful as they are tasty! If you're not already a fan of the excellent, edible Eggplant, you soon will be!

Eggplants can grow 2 to 6 feet tall, depending on the variety. Eggplants take 60-80 days to mature depending on the variety. Grow eggplant in full sun. Eggplant is not particular about the soil it grows in but will grow best in well-drained soil rich in organic matter.

Ochro

Ochro is a wonderful and mainly trouble-free plant that thrives in hot weather, so our climate in Trinidad and Tobago is perfect. Cool climates aren’t very suitable for growing okra, though northern gardens may get a small harvest. It’s a very popular vegetable in Trinidad and Tobago, where is grows extremely well and is a favorite for soups and 'ochro rice' or even fried for breakfast If you’re not familiar with okra, it can be a bit of an acquired taste. The edible pods have a sticky fluid in them which can help thicken up soups like gumbo. In some places, okra is actually just called “Gumbo” because that’s how people know it. Once you know how to cook with okra, it’s actually quite versatile. You can even eat the small pods raw.

Bodi

Quite versatile and resilient, The Asian Long Bean known colloquially to us as the Bodi Bean happens to be a favorite in many different types of cuisine here in our twin land. Also known as bora, asparagus bean or snake bean; here in Trinidad - bodi is eaten as a curried talkarie with rice or roti, stir fried with vegetables of all varieties, it can be steamed gently and eaten with fish as a healthy alternative as well as even being heartily prepared with boiled provisions as to balance some vegetable intake. 

Cucumbers

No quarantine garden is complete without cucumbers. They are very easy to grow and are very prolific. Planted in a section of the garden that receives full sun and has an evenly moist, fertile soil, success in growing cucumbers is almost guaranteed.

Pimento & Hot Peppers

Pimento peppers can be grown from seed or transplants.

Pimento peppers are small, sweet, heart-shaped peppers that ripen to red in color. They only get to be about 1 ½ inches across and are very mild with a Scoville heat rating of less than 500 units. Depending on the variety, plants may become large and bear hundreds of fruit, or they may be smaller, perfect for container gardening. Like all peppers, growing pimento peppers thrive in hot weather in fertile soil with consistent moisture and a long growing season.

Add some kick to your gardening with this attractive, tasty plant

Hot peppers are so much fun to grow in gardens and containers. They’re relatively carefree plants and offer fruits in a wide variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and heat levels – from mildly spicy to super-hot! I’ve been growing hot peppers for over two decades and I’ve learned that in order to grow great peppers, you need to provide the right growing conditions and select the best varieties for your particular region. 

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