What Vegetables Can I Grow?

Vegetable Basket Almost any vegetables you can buy seed for can be grown in the garden or on the patio. Just follow the instructions for best time to sow and plant out.

Remember some plants are not hardy and could be damaged by the frosts that are common in the UK until the middle of May in the south, and as late as early June in Scotland.

Tender vegetable plants	Hardy vegetable plants
Potatoes, Tomatoes, Runner Beans, Dwarf French Beans, Aubergine, Marrow, Courgette, Sweet Pepper, Cucumber, Sweetcorn, Calabrese	Cabbage, Cauliflower, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Kale, Sprouts, Carrots, Onion, Shallot, Leek, Lettuce, Pea, Parsnip, Radish, Spinach, Swede, Turnip

Getting the best results

Gradually improve your soil with bulky organic matter wherever you are growing vegetables other than root crops.
Feed the soil before you plant so that it is full of vital nutrients to help produce a tasty crop quickly.
Plant or sow at the correct time giving the crop enough room to grow unhindered.
Water whenever the soil or compost is drying out.
Keep weeds at bay. They will compete with your vegetables for light, moisture and plant foods. Get rid of them with the right weedkillers suggested in the ‘Pest and Disease Control’ section.
Watch out for pests that want to eat your crop before you do. Cabbage caterpillars are notorious for destroying brassicas. Whitefly can ruin your tomatoes and the roots of your carrots can be tunnelled by the maggot of the carrot fly. Take the appropriate action recommended in the ‘Pest and Disease Control’ section of this website.