Fruit

Apples

Apples are one of the easiest tree fruit to grow. They can be trained into numerous shapes which take up very little space. 

Blueberries (bilberries)

Mature blueberry plants can produce upto 4kg of tasty fruits each year. A great crop for smaller gardens as they also make attractive patio plants. 

Currants (black, red, white)

Bursting with vitamin C, currants are an easily grown soft fruit. Fruit ripens in July/August and mature plants will produce up to 4kg each year. 

Gooseberries

Forget the hard, green bullets you often buy in shops for cooking with – dessert gooseberries are easy to grow and have rich, sweet, and juicy flavours 

Raspberries

Raspberries grow well every year and throughout the UK without too many problems and even thrive in cool, damp summers. 

Strawberries

If you’ve ever bitten into a juicy homegrown strawberry straight from the garden, you know there’s nothing else quite like it. 

What fruit can I grow?

Fruit trees, fruit canes and bushes are best grown in garden soil, though there’s fruit varieties that can be grown successfully in large tubs. 

Vegetables

Beetroot and radishes

Swollen roots that are this tasty should be difficult to grow, but they are childs’ play if your soil is anywhere near reasonable. 

Broad beans

A delicious vegetable that’s easy to grow and well worth the space. 

Cabbages

You can cut greens from the brassica family most months of the year. 

Carrots and parsnips

If you want flavour, then there is nothing like eating home-grown carrots fresh from the garden. 

Courgettes, marrows, pumpkins and squashes

Marrows and pumpkins may often be insipid when large, but their tiny cousins, known as courgettes or zucchini provide a flavourful addition to a meal. 

Dwarf French beans and runner beans

A highly productive summer crop of tasty beans are versatile and healthy. 

Leeks

The easiest member of the onion family to grow and available for digging all winter. 

Lettuce and salad leaves

There are hundreds of different lettuce varieties, herbs and greens to create a salad to your liking. 

Onions and garlic

Onions are an essential vegetable for all kitchens and can be grown from small immature bulbs, called sets, or from seed. 

Peas

Nothing beats home grown peas for tenderness or taste. Picked when small, boiled within an hour of picking with a sprig of mint and you won’t taste better. 

Planting seed potatoes

This is the time to plant out your seed potatoes for bumper crops of delicious potatoes from summer through to autumn. 

Shallots

Shallots are a must have crop for any kitchen garden. They're easy to grow and their sweeter, milder flavour offers a delicious alternative to onions. 

Spinach and spinach beet

True spinach prefers dappled shade and is best grown between other taller plants. Spinach beet prefers a sunny spot. 

Sprouting broccoli and brussel sprouts

Winter greens are a vital part of any balanced diet and sprouts an essential dish for Christmas dinner. 

Sweetcorn

Maize won’t really grow as high as an elephant’s eye but when grown correctly is sweeter than wine. 

Tomatoes (outdoors)

No summer salad is complete without a juicy home-grown tomato picked fresh from the vine. 

What vegetables can I grow?

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

General Grow Your Own

Grow Your Own infographic

There is encouraging evidence that the grow your own trend in the UK is becoming less of a novelty and is beginning to embed in to the household routine. 

Hotter than the Sun - chilli infographic

We’ve put together some of the hottest chillis on the Scoville Scale, along with a few tips for growing chillis at home, in our ‘Hotter Than The Sun’ infographic. 

Create your own vegetable garden

Now’s the perfect time to create a vegetable garden to grow your own tasty produce. Nothing tastes better than home grown. 

Crop rotation explained

Rotating your crops to different plots each season is one of the best ways to avoid vegetable pests, diseases and disorders. 

Grow your own fruit and veg

If you fancy giving ‘grow your own’ a go but don't think you have the outside space to spare, or the know-how to get started then think again! 

Grow your own pizza

You can grow the juicy tomatoes, plump peppers and fresh herbs, which help make up a tasty topping for this favourite Italian treat. 

Grow your own Sunday roast

We can't show you how to grow the meat, but we can show you how to grow the two veg. 

Grow your own herbs

Home-grown herbs have so much flavour they taste out of this world. Now’s a great time to start up your very own herb garden. 

Vegetable planner

Use our fantastic easy-to-use guide that shows when to sow and harvest your vegetables. 

Where to grow your own

Every small garden or patio can produce some healthy vegetables even if you need to grow them in pots.