It is always good to grow your own food, as it has numerous benefits, including seeing things grow from nothing into ready-to-eat fruits and veggies, not worrying about pesticides and chemicals it usually contains, and cutting down on the miles they and you have to travel.
Everyone can become a gardener if they put a minimal effort. You can start for example with growing strawberries, tomatoes, basil, peppers, spinach, kale, mesclun, chard.
If this sounds good and appealing to you, you should start growing your own food and enjoy in its rewards. Growing your own food is also much cheaper. Just make sure you opt for the appropriate planter or container and make sure you learn how to do it properly. Start by finding some seeds or starter plants.
The following list will probably serve you a lot, as it provides all the crazy things you can grow even in an urban environment, even if you do not have space for a garden, but you still want to grow something in your home.
TREE FRUITS – INCLUDING APPLES
1. You can grow apples in a container whether it is on the balcony or other small space. This technique is called espaliering.
2. Kumquats
3. Blackberries
4. Figs
5. Pomegranates
6. Blueberries
7. Cherries
8. Pears
9. Avocados
CITRUS FRUITS
Citrus trees are especially good for beginning gardeners because they are easy to grow indoors. So, no matter how inexperienced you are, or how little outdoor space you have, you can still enjoy fresh-picked hyper-local fruit.
10. Meyer lemons
11. Dwarf oranges
12. Tangerines
13. Limes
14. Grapefruit
TROPICAL FRUITS
You will be surprised how easy and simple these fruits are for growing, even in non-tropical climates. You can grow
15 .Papaya
16. Pineapple
17. Bananas
18. Guavas
THE REAL SURPRISES
19. Strawberries
20. Aloe vera
21. Tea (herbal one)
22. Quinoa
23. Hops (the ‘spice’ ingredient in beer is pretty easy to grow)
THE NON-SURPRISES
24. Cucumbers
25. Tomatoes
26. Sweet peppers
27. Hot peppers
28. Summer squash
29. Other squashes, such as pumpkin and acorn
MELONS
30. Golden midget watermelon
31. Small cantaloupe
32. Jenny lind melon (an heirloom cantaloupe)
HERBS
Almost all herbs grow well indoors, but if you do any container-sharing, make sure you make a little research first and learn which herbs cohabitate well together (to prevent hogging of water for instance by one and leaving the others dried out).
33. Sage
34. Basil
35. Parsley
36. Thyme
37. Oregano
38. Catnip
39. Parsley
40. Chives
41. Rosemary
LEAFY GREENS
42. Swiss chard
43. Kale
44. Spinach
45. Mesclun greens
46. Arugula
47. Lettuces (from micro-greens to head or loose-leaf)
48. Collard greens
49. Mustard greens
ROOT VEGETABLES
50. Beets
51. Potatoes
52. Carrots
OTHER HEALTHY-SOUNDING STUFF
53. Wheatgrass
54. Sprouts
55. More sprouts: lentil sprouts and mung bean
56. Turnips
57. Kohlrabi
58. Rutabagas
59. Sugar snap peas
60. Celeriac
61. Rhubarb
62. Parsnips
63. Pole beans
64. Jerusalem artichoke
65. Mushrooms
66. Asparagus (despite some disagreements and statements that it does not do well in a container. You should try if you are willing to risk)
Source by: http://healthherbs365.com/2016/03/12/no-garden-here-are-66-things-you-can-grow-at-home-in-containers/
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