NEW VEG TO GROW & SAVOUR
EASY
Radish ‘Bluemoon’ A long, uniquely blue radish that, when sliced, looks striking in salads and stir-fries. Ideal for pots and beds. Seed from thompson-morgan.com.
Strawberry ‘Just Add Cream’ With masses of pink flowers and up to 1kg of tasty fruit per plant, this is the strawberry to grow in planters, pots and hanging baskets. Buy jumbo plug plants from thompson-morgan.com.
MODERATELY EASY
Chilli ‘Pearls’ Billed as the perfect pepper to pickle, new chilli ‘Pearls’ has small, pointed fruits with an aromatic flavour and a mild heat, ideal for sauces and salads. No matter if you’re too late to sow the seed – you can also buy the potted plant from suttons.co.uk.
Carrot ‘Sweet Imperator
Mix Hybrid’ Long, tapering roots in an array of colours and packed with vitamins and antioxidants; these are a must for either a veg plot or deep container. Seed from thompson-morgan.com.
EXPERT
Samphire Blanched, then refreshed in cold water, samphire is a great addition to any fish dish, and now you can sow it and grow it at home, provided you surface-sow on to moist compost, and water from the base of the pot. Seed from sarahraven.com.
‘Tutti Frutti’ tomatoes Abundant sweet, small tomatoes with rich, fruity flavours on cordon plants. Buy as large plug plants from suttons.co.uk.