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Salad leaves are a great seed to try sowing if this is your first foray into vegetable planting. They are super easy to grow, don’t require a lot of space, will provide a crop for months, and will taste much better than the stuff you buy from the supermarket.

The unlined concrete material of this pot is absorbent so will stop soil from getting waterlogged. Cast iron plant, from £34.99, Beards & Daisies. Bentham pot, from £12, Anther + Moss