What are the easiest plants to grow in pots?
Some easy veggies you can grow in pots include cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and herbs such as basil, mint, thyme, parsley, rosemary, dill, and lemongrass1. Even with limited space, you can grow all kinds of amazing vegetables in containers — from greens to tomatoes, peppers to cucumbers, even eggplants, squash and beans.
What is the easiest outdoor potted plant to keep alive?
In containers, “low-maintenance” depends on plant toughness plus the basics: enough soil volume, proper drainage, and sane sun and wind exposure. Reliable low-maintenance picks include purple fountain grass, rosemary, easy-care roses, garden sage, winter jasmine, fuchsia (in the right light), thyme, and Japanese maple. Reliable low-maintenance picks include purple fountain grass, rosemary, easy-care roses, garden sage, winter jasmine, fuchsia (in the right light), thyme, and Japanese maple. Planter selection matters. A tough plant in the wrong container can still fail fast.