Which are some good food crops/plants that one can grow without much effort or space?
Likely will vary with location and season.
Wanted to know what folk on Lemmy grow or see.
In the case that there maybe some who know specific info that maybe good for my location: I am from India, Kerala.
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Not just likely to vary with location and season, it absolutely will vary with location and season.
Where I live, there's one highly productive almost bullet proof plant that immediately comes to mind: Physalis -- Ground Cherries.
They don't seem to suffer from any of the diseases or pests that can decimate tomatoes. They can handle full sun to partial shade. They don't need fertilizer. They're drought resistant. Heat resistant. Deer resistant. They reseed on their own each year. And they produce a large volume of fruit over a long period of time, up until the first hard freeze.
I believe tomatoes and potatoes are easy to grow. Onions too.
I'm always growing potatoes. Forget about the potatoes under the cupboard and they grow roots. Plant em and you get a barrel of potatoes like 6 months later. Rinse and repeat.
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Really depends on zone, but I've found tomatoes grow with little effort. As in, I screw up constantly and still get tomatoes!
Mustard greens and kale.
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Yeah I saw the potato/ tomato comment. If you just getting going and need quick-reward for time invested, you really can't beat kale and mustard greens. You'll get food you can eat fast, and it will be steady and continuous. You don't need any special equipment like cages and you don't need to wait a whole season for results.