I repeatedly get asked, "Which vegetables are easy to grow?" As with everything about growing food, the answer is, "It depends." It depends upon the conditions: soil type and fertility, amount of sunlight, temperature, growing season, rain, wind, etc. Plus how much time one wants to put into it.
I can only speak from experience. In NJ, tomatoes and summer squashes were failproof. That's not the case here in Hawaii. But since I'm always asked for a list, for beginners around here, I suggest...
...radishes and daikon
...greenbeans
...peas
...Cherry tomatoes
...green onions
...annual herbs
And if successful, try...
...potatoes
...baby bok choy
...tatsoi
...chard
...kale
...lettuce for baby leaf harvesting
...cowpeas
...bulb onions
...turnips
...sweet potatoes for greens
Next, graduate to....
...beets
...Chinese cabbage
...assorted Asian greens
...kohlrabi
...assorted lettuces
...tomatillos
...rutabaga
...collards
...pipinola
...jicama
A little more challenging for here are...
...broccoli
...cabbage
...cauliflower
...sweet potatoes for tubers
...some of the less common herbs and medicinals
The most difficult in my area are...
...squashes, both summer and winter. This includes pumpkins.
...cucumbers
...melons
...tomatoes that aren't cherry or grape
...sweet corn
...garlic
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