Dig deep and grow your own veg!

EasyToGrowSeeds can easily get you off the ground with its large variety of seeds available to buy online. Seed ranges include Italian tomatoes, mixed cut-grow-cut salads, hardy beetroot varieties and all the herbs you need. A simple vegetable patch cat fit into most gardens - simply use wooden planks and fix them together, add some compost, and away you go! Children love getting involved with gardening, and playing with wheelbarrows etc, so give them a chance to get involved by reserving a corner for them.

Which vegetables grow well in a raised bed?

Lettuce is an obvious choice as when sown at 2 week intervals it provides a continuous source of lettuce leaves, and this is a terrific cost saving measure as bags of lettuce are pretty expensive these days. Vegetable beds are best divided into rows, with crops rotated each year. Other crops worth growing include beetroot, spinach, and kale. Kale is good to grow because it can be harder to source in shops, plus it is very high in lutein and other important vitamins.