Garden to Table

A short, sharp shot of seasonal goodness

Grow Yours have recently introduced some sprouting options for micro-green lovers. Red Cabbage offers superb colour with its attractive pink stems and purple-green leaves, and Green Broccoli is a nutritional powerhouse offering mild flavour and crunch, while Pea sprouts are one of the easiest sprouts to grow and a fantastic source of plant-based protein.

On a more general gardening note, Grow Yours manager, Cameron Stringfield, has put out a reminder that Summer can be an ideal time to get some replacement vegetable plants going. It also means many popular varieties should germinate readily on a warm windowsill, which is great for new gardeners.

Don’t forget that your existing plants will start to require a little more water to cope with the hotter days now, so keep the garden from drying out by watering regularly and mulching if you can.

When growing from seed, you can sometimes find you end up with more plants than needed, but it’s a much better problem than not having enough and spending a small fortune on seedlings.

If you aren’t able to get your tray-grown seedlings into the garden as fast as you would like, just transplant them into larger pots and containers. That way, they won’t outgrow their existing homes and turn into sad, struggling plants.

Prevention is always best, ideally you want to maintain plants in a healthy, luscious state. Tomatoes, for example, grow very fast once the conditions are warm enough and they’re underway.

For those with limited space but keen to grow their own food, some popular vegetables and herbs that can be grown in large pots include Basil, Cherry Tomatoes, Coriander, Lettuce, Peas, Rocket, Parsley, and Spring Onion.

Soon enough, your harvests will start coming in thick and fast, and you won’t know what to do with it all. Just remember to sow some more seeds, too, as successional sowing is an often forgotten about trick in gardening that will ensure you have a continuous supply of healthy productive plants. It only takes a shot glass, some micro-greens and a little imagination to create this simple treat. An ideal extra at any dinner party that adds curiosity and colour to the moment. Best served chilled.

We offer heritage vegetable, herb and flower seeds to grow your own gourmet garden.

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