1. Salad

• Easy to grow indoors in moist compost.
• Leaves can be picked and will continue to grow back for multiple salads.
• Add variety by planting different types of seeds, e.g. Rocket, green or red lettuce, or special salad mixes like oriental saladini.
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Indoor windowsill or garden
Container: Seed tray, pot, soil
What to Sow: Seed
Plant Date: All year
Harvest Date: All year

2. Mint

• Can be bought as a young plant and will keep on providing leaves.
• Can be used in salads, drinks, cooking etc.
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Indoor windowsill or outdoor space
Container: pot
What to Sow: Plant, Seed
Plant Date: All year
Harvest Date: All year

3. Tomatoes

• Satisfying and fun to grow, especially for kids.
• They just need a sunny space outside and a stick to support them.
Location: Outdoor space or garden
Container: Grow bag or soil
What to Sow: Plant, Seed
Plant Date: Late May
Harvest Date: August-October

4. Strawberries

• If bought as young plants they will produce tasty fruit in weeks.
• Can be planted in your garden, in a large pot or even in a hanging basket so you can bit the fruit straight off the plant!
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Outdoor space or garden
Container: Grow bag, soil, pot, hanging basket
What to Sow: Plant, Seed
Plant Date: April-May
Harvest Date: June-September

5. Beetroot

• Beetroot is easy to grow and is the nation’s best selling vegetable seed!
• Can be sown straight into the garden or in a big pot.
Location: Outdoor space or garden
Container: pot or soil
What to Sow: Seed
Plant Date: March-July
Harvest Date: June-October

6. Courgettes

• Easy to grow and generous in crop - one plant will easily feed one person.
• Easiest if bought as a young plant and can be grown in a pot or in the garden.
Location: Outdoor space or garden
Container: pot or soil
What to Sow: Plant, Seed
Plant Date: Late May-June
Harvest Date: Late July-October

7. Pea Shoots

• Peas can be grown for their tasty young shoots which make a great side salad.
•  Cut the shoots off when they are 3 or 4in high, or even leave them to grow into proper plants and harvest the pods.
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Garden
Container: Soil
What to Sow: Seed
Plant Date: Late March-July
Harvest Date: June-October

8. Dwarf French Beans

• Easy to sow and don’t need support so are easy to tend.
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Garden
Container: Soil
What to Sow: Seed
Plant Date: Mid April-June
Harvest Date: June-October

9. Onions

• Easy to grow indoors in moist compost.
• Leaves can be picked and will continue to grow back for multiple salads.
• Add variety by planting different types of seeds, e.g. Rocket, green or red lettuce, or special salad mixes like oriental saladini.
• Perfect to grow in time for The Big Lunch.
Location: Indoor windowsill or garden
Container:Seed tray, pot, soil
What to Sow: Seed
Plant Date: All year
Harvest Date: All year