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title: "Hello, I am new to gardening this year. I am in zone 7b and i’m…"
description: "Hello, I am new to gardening this year. I am in zone 7b and i’m looking for some easy things to plant with easy care. I’d like to plant some herbs, fruits, or…"
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author: "Annastasia"
published: "2026-04-20T01:49:58.548351Z"
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# Hello, I am new to gardening this year. I am in zone 7b and i’m…

_Posted by Annastasia on 2026-04-20_

Hello, I am new to gardening this year. I am in zone 7b and i’m looking for some easy things to plant with easy care. I’d like to plant some herbs, fruits, or veggies. they will be in the plastic planter boxes sitting on the top shelf of this. Any ideas?

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## 5 comments

### Grower128 commented on 2026-04-20

Welcome to gardening good luck ☺️☺️

### April commented on 2026-04-20

Tomatoes and basil is how I got started and they can thrive in containers! Look for “determinate” or “container” variety tomato seeds.

#### Annastasia replied on 2026-04-20

thank you! I was thinking about doing cherry tomatoes (:

### Magda commented on 2026-04-21

Annastasia, I’m a beginner myself (2nd season gardening) and basil was my absolute favorite. So easy and the more leaves you snip the more it produces! Most herbs did well in my little setup

### Amy commented on 2026-04-30

Green onions grow quickly and are very easy. You can plant the white part of the green onion from the grocery store. Strawberries can do well in containers as well as many herbs

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