Harvesting and eating homegrown veg is one of life’s joys. Whether it’s picking leaves for a winter salad or harvesting sweetcorn for a summer barbecue, there’s something special about eating veg that you have grown yourself. Not only does it taste so much better than shop-bought, it also couldn’t be fresher or more healthy – or better for the environment, with no packaging or food miles involved. And of course being out in the fresh air and getting your hands in the soil growing your own veg is great for the soul. You don’t need a lot of space either as a container on a sunny doorstep will make a great spot for growing your own tomatoes or chard. Here we share some of our favourite veg to grow. Our choices include recommendations from the Gardeners’ World team and familiar faces from across the gardening industry.
Find more veg inspiration:I love squash. They are the best autumn vegetable, in my opinion, because they are so versatile for cooking – you can roast them, fry them, make them into soup or a pie, mash them, and anything else you can think of. But also ‘Tromboncino’ grows really well. It climbs, is prolific, and you can eat the young squashes small, or let them develop into a large “trombone”. Cure them like any other squash (leave the fruit outdoors in the sunlight or in a greenhouse for a week to 10 days) and they can keep for months.
If I could only grow one veg it would be the radish ‘White Icicle’. A great choice
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