Garden experts Amy Chapman and Liz Zorab have shared two easy-to-grow vegetables perfect for beginners that will produce harvests for multiple years – and they’re also delicious and versatile
Alice Sjoberg Social News Reporter
13:23, 20 Mar 2026
Two garden enthusiast has shared the two ‘easiest’ vegetables to grow in your garden (Stock image)(Image: hobo_018 via Getty Images)
A pair of gardening experts have revealed two vegetables that are absolutely ideal for beginner gardeners to sow and grow in their gardens, offering harvests that’ll keep coming for multiple years.
Amy Chapman has built up a massive following on both TikTok and Instagram, boasting nearly 600,000 fans across the platforms combined, where she documents her cottage lifestyle and cultivates her own produce in her stunning garden.
With spring edging nearer, Amy, who operates online as ‘In The Cottage Garden’, has been dishing out her top advice to newcomers wanting to kick off their own gardening projects.
Previously, she collaborated with horticulture enthusiast Liz Zorab to create a video all about veggies. In the short clip, the pair revealed what they considered to be the easiest vegetables to cultivate.
They said: “These are some of the most underrated vegetables and why you should be growing them in your garden.” So here are the varieties you should keep in mind:
1. Perennial kaleContent cannot be displayed without consent
Pointing to the first veggie, Amy said: “This is perennial kale. It lives for multiple years, meaning you can get years worth of harvest from just one planting.”
“Perennial kale can be used in exactly the same way as regular kale, but it’s much more resilient to pests and it’s less effort to grow. It even survives pretty ferocious caterpillar attacks,” Liz elaborated.
So how do you grow it? Amy outlined some simple instructions, adding: “It can easily be grown from cuttings. Just cut off a side shoot, remove most of the leaves, and poke it into a pot of compost. We just used a molehill for ours, and once it’s rooted, it can be planted straight into the garden.”
Cuttings should be taken when the plant is active, typically March-April or September-October.
2. Welsh onions
Liz showcased the second vegetable, stating: “These are Welsh onions, they’re a type of bunching onion that will also live for multiple years”.
Amy went on to clarify that you can repeatedly harvest the green leaves of the onions and they’ll persistently regrow. The onion itself can serve as a substitute for any other variety of green onion.
Liz added: “And once you’ve got an established plant, you can lift it and divide it and then replant each section to go on to form a new clump of onions.”
If you’re interested in growing them, listen up. Amy explained: “These vegetables are easier to grow than their annual counterparts, more resilient, and it’s even said that they’re more nutritious due to their extensive root systems.”
Welsh onion seeds are best sown in early spring (March to April), though they can be sown until June for a continuous harvest.
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