July Vegetable Seeds

Make sure that you know what the journey from seed to harvest actually entails. There are some vegetable seeds that you can simply sow, water and hope for an abundant harvest. Lettuce, radishes and snap peas are just some of the seeds you can sow straight into the soil. Other seeds need a little extra work, such as soaking or starting off indoors. Legumes, for instance, want to be soaked, preferably for 24 hours before you plant the seeds.

Growing seeds indoors helps to kick-start the growing season before the outdoor temperature has risen enough, so that the vegetables have time to grow properly. You can sow chilli and aubergine as early as January-February, whereas tomatoes and courgettes are best sown in March.

Vegetables need plenty of growing space. So choose seeds according to where you intend to grow them, so that you have enough space for them.

• In a pallet garden you can grow lettuce, onions and cabbage. Various root vegetables will also do well, but you’ll need double pallets for the sake of depth.
• In smaller pots you can grow shrub tomatoes, chillies and peppers.
• You can grow almost any vegetable if you have a vegetable plot in your garden. Broccoli, courgettes and potatoes like plenty of space and are suitable for gardens.