5. Invest in microgreens

Find a sunny spot on a windowsill or ledge, hunt out a shallow dish or container (like takeaway containers or yoghurt pottles, for example), poke some drainage holes into them and you are ready to grow. All that is required is some seed and potting mix/seed-raising mix. Seed blends are available in the shops and in all the online catalogues, or you can make your own. Lettuce, mizuna, kale, broccoli, bok choy, parsley and coriander are all good options.

Sow seed thickly in trays, water to moisten the potting mix and leave to germinate. Shoots will appear within a week or so. Harvest when the leaves are finger-length or smaller. Expect to get two to three cuts off each container.