I am a big advocate of growing your own. I’d have my own little vegetable bed in my garden here if I could, alas I can’t. But I grew up helping my Dad in the garden and at his allotments and Jack enjoys helping my Dad just as much now. There is something so much more delicious about vegetables that you’ve grown and nurtured yourself.
Nothing beats putting on your wellies and planting the seeds – or weeks later, discovering whats grown really well and which might not have fared so well. Coming up to Winter, plenty of people don’t realise that there are a number of different vegetables that you can grow over the season.
Dickies Store have created a fab little infographic talking about growing your own and edible gardening. They’re also offering a chance to win some fantastic Landmaster wellies so keep an eye out for the bottom of the post!
They share some fab tips on growing and the best conditions to grow your vegetables in!
I knew some of these tips but not all – this are really handy and something I would be taking notice of if I was able to grow my own in this accommodation.
Do you grow your own vegetables? Are you quite green fingered and love being out in the garden? Well, this is the competition for you!
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I grow mostly alad veg and tomatoes. I would love to grow potatoes, carrots, swede and parsnips.
At the moment, only a chili plant, but I’m retiring soon…
Parsley and spinach for the guinea pigs and lots of radishes for me.
I dont but i would like to!
We grow peas , tomatoes and chillies
I don’t but would like to as the kids would enjoy doing too
I used to and once moved will start again – peas and beans first
apples plums a peppers
Potatoes and carrots
I’ve just started growing my own this near and hope to grow even more next year. This year I’ve managed tomatoes, peas, spinach and spring onions.
Only grow windowsill herbs at the moment.
no, not now, mam used to grow tomatoes though
runner beans, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Strawberries, tomatoes and herbs.
I still try to grow my own but simple things, herbs, perennial strawberries. This year a few pots of chillies as well. Oh and plums
I love to grow veg in my garden and I have fruit trees too(apples, pears, peaches, walnuts). My best veg this year are carrots and Patti pan (which I’ve never grown before but taste fabulous).
Tomatoes,peas and beetroots
My daughter helps her nan and grandad grown all kinds of fruit and veg
Peppers, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Chillies, and Courgettes so far this year
only stuff i can grow inside
Herbs & tomatoes – hoping to add to that soon!
Yes, I grow my own pears, blueberries, white currants, raspberries and potatoes.
potatoes and tomatoes
EVERYTHING i NEED FOR THE WINTERMONTHS,POTATOES, ONIONS, BEANS, PEAS, BEETROOT AND CABBAGES
yes we grow our own been peas, runners, parsnips, onions, spring onions, tomatoes, cucumber, spuds, beetroot, raspberries,blueberries, redcurrants, rhubarb and strawberries this year
we don’t but our Daughter grows all veggies.
Have 3 raised beds in my garden, bottom one is full of raspberry canes, the other 2 grow salad crops, potatoes and runner beans. But have tried all sorts of vegetables over the years , with mixed results. But when they grow the taste can’t be beaten, especially if you pick as you cook.
No
Strawberries – radishes – and a few herbs
We grow lettuces, loads of tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, leeks, peas, beans, sweetcorn, peppers, aubergine, broad beans, cabbage, rhubarb, onions (red, white), butternut squash, courgettes, marrow, asparagus and Brussel sprouts
I will grow my own vegetables when I finally get my allotment
we grow loads tomatoes, salads cucumber, radish, beetroot, carrots, swede, parsnips, potatoes, apple trees, pear trees, plum trees, blackberries, black currents
What ever we can find space for in the allotment.
strawberries and runner beans
we have a blackcurrant and redcurrant bushes as well as herbs
I don’t but I would love to
Not at the moment
I only grow fruit at the moment but would love the time and eneergy to grow my own vegetables
grown my own strawberries and carrots but that’s all
Not yet but I’d like to grow tomatoes 🙂
Potatoes, runner beans and loganberries
We grow Bramley and Cox’s apples, Conference pears, Victoria plums, cherries (All minaret trees), blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrents and gooseberries!
I grow my own Tomato and Strawberries!
Runner Beans, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, strawberries, peppers, chillis x
I’ve just started this year and was so excited when my potatoes and runner beans started growing. Next year I’m going to try tomatoes and strawberries x
HERBS ONLY
I don’t but I’ve always fancied growing carrots and green beans.
I’m not but I’d love to
This year I have grown strawberries, tomatoes, corn and potatoes. I’m also growing a pumpkin.
this year we have grown tomatoes, lettuce, beans and courgettes 🙂
I grew tomatoes that was it for this year.
I don’t but have wanted to try and grow my own
We are renting our house and aren’t allowed to plant anything in the garden, but I grow a lot in containers in my porch! This year I had: tomatoes, courgette, cucumber, aubergine, basil, sweet peppers and chilli peppers. I also re-grow things from kitchen scraps on my kitchen window; the easiest ones are leeks and celery!
I don’t but would love to try one day
We have a herb garden in the kitchen 🙂
no i don’t i’m afraid, havent got the patience!
Salads all year round, tomatoes, berries & runner beans
yes , strawberries , rhubarb , greens,peas,beans,french bean, potatoes , tomatoes carrots , onions .
This year I’ve managed to grow tomatoes!
I am into growing chilli at the mo
Tomatoes …and cress!
strawberry, blueberry and raspberry’s xx
I grow grapes chilli’s apples, cherries and tomatoes
Apples, raspberries and gooseberries
The only thing I can grow is tomatoes.
Unfortunately we do not grow our own but we have just made 42 jars of homemade pickled onions!
Not now, go to the super market
Yes, I grow green beans, tomatoes, basil, chillies, herbs and flowers of course
Not yet!
we grow our own basil and parsley for our rabbits. have tryed mushrooms but didn’t workout x
Fresh Garlic is great, and now is
the perfect time of year to plant it
I grow herbs as they are forgiving when I forget to water them!
Just apples
Apples, olives, strawberries, cherries and chillies 🙂
I don’t but I might do next year when my son is a bit bigger and able to get involved
i don’t grow but would love to
I’m getting a mini indoor greenhouse so we can start growing herbs without the kittens nibbling on them! <3
tomatoes, strawberries, chillies, peppers and pumpkins this year. Going to make a veggie patch over the winter and do it properly next year
We are growing pumpkins for Halloween
I have a go with runner beans, lettuce, rhubarb, cabbages and apples.
Not yet, i am hoping to start growing some veg once we get moved
I managed to grow tomatoes and strawberries this year
Runner beans and beetroot. so easy, just need plenty of watering
Chillies! 🙂
We mainly grow fresh herbs … Great to pop into the garden and get fresh!
I currently have a tomato plant that I got over the summer, the produce was delicious
would love to grow my own but our jungle of a garden needs taming first
I have a little herb garden but am thinking of expanding xx
My family have an allotment. We grow potatoes, carrots, onions, parsnips etc.
grow blackcurrents,blueberries, carrots yummy!
I grow my own cress! That’s about it – but will be sorting out a patch of the garden to start growing some veggies
Have tried tomatos and peas, I don’t have much room for anything else
We grow herbs and cress.
We grow fruit. we have blueberries, black currants, red currants, gooseberries and strawberries in the garden
I grew my own carrots, peas and strawberries last year but wasn’t hugely successful.
No I don’t but would like to if I had the time and knowledge.
I grow potatoes, tomatoes, runner beans and some herbs
we tried, we were doing quite well with strawberries, but we had a slight fire and as well as loosing the shed and all its contents we lost the fruit and veg plot.
I don’t grow my own as my mum does it for me. She grows everything.. Leeks, onions, potatoes, runner beans, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce,chillis, tomatoes. and more….
I grow all my veg (courgettes,marrows,carrots,beans, radish,spuds,lettuce,tomatoes) and fruit (raspberries,strawberries,black-redcurrants, gooseberries,mini apple tree, mini cherry tree) in pots, hanging baskets and i had an old Mirror Dinghy that had a hole in beyond repair and became a perfect home for my Runner beans and herbs and looks pretty in the garden as well.
I can’t grow anything in the garden because the dogs eat everything in sight!!!
I dont have a garden but I have an indoor chilli plant
SOME SALAD ITEMS IN THE SUMMER AND FLOWER BULBS
I always grow tomatoes & cucumbers. I also have a little herb garden x
8 trees, and herb patch. Interestingly, we planted carrots two years ago, and one is growing now. Not sure how though.
Yes we have an allotment, so we grow our own peas, carrots, onions, garlic, courgettes and leeks, as well as fruit from our trees/bushes. We swap things with our allotment neighbour so we both get different things 🙂
I have grown Carrots, Tomatoes and Lettuce x
Yes – we have a quarter of an acre turned over for fruit & veg
Mainly Tomatoes, various varietys.
I grow some herbs on my windowsill 🙂
Recently moved to a new house with a bigger garden so great for my son to get involved with planting seeds and growing veggies/fruit. We’ve got courgettes, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries – had lettuce and broad beans too. First attempt isn’t bad, but needs more work for next year!
I grow herbs at the moment, but hoping to start veg growing next year
I grow herbs but would love to grow more
I grow tomatoes, strawberries and runner beans
I want to grow my own and these willies will help.
My hubbys a farmer, so lots but he also has a veggie patch in the garden for carrots, beans, onions, pumpkins, corn on the cob, cucumbers and tomatos!
Just herbs and strawberries at the moment but we would like to look at more
I grow potatoes as fresh potatoes from the garden is great
I grow fruit mostly – apples, pears, plums, raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, grapes, blueberries, loganberries – as well as runner beans and courgettes
Tomatoes
I don’t
This year I grew King Edward potatoes, carrots, onions, a few barrels of mixed lettuce leaves, tomatoes, mixed chillies and a small herb garden. Expanding next year though as I have acquired a nice size plot of land at the back of the Mother-in-Laws garden !!
Carrots,red onions ,lots of potato varieties,broad beans ( huge success this year!)
Sage,rosemary,oregano(great for butterflies), lemon balm,lovage,thyme,sorrel, fennel….and use them all for cooking or freezing
I grow apples, cherries, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, red currants, black currants, potatoes, beans, and salads.
I grow sweetcorn, chard, pumpkins and have fruit trees
We have just started this year, and have grown a few potatoes and tomatoes.
I’d love to have the space to grow my own. I do grow herbs, c hillies and tomatoes
herbs and potatoes only since my greenhouse was damaged in storm
Just a couple of plum trees
no I don’t although I’m interested in the future
I only grow flowers
Not at the moment.
i grow herbs and chillies x x
We grow all our own herbs & my dad has an allotment so he’s always bringing us his homegrown veg
No but I’d like to give it a go
Just tomatoes, strawberries and chillies this year
No, but I would love to, just need to find the right space to start
I’ve thrown potato peelings with roots onto my garden before and potatoes have then grown there. I would love to have a proper vegetable patch.
This year I have grown: lettuces, rocket, runner beans, broad beans, French beans, carrots, courgettes, butternut squash, pea beans, marrow, beetroot, leeks, tomatoes, potatoes, blackcurrants, red currants, white currants, raspberries, blueberries, apples, pears, plums, sloes, onions, shallots and garlic.
Tomatoes, radishes, runner beans, apples, redcurrants, blackcurrants & strawberries
Tomatoes, cucumber, basil and spring onions this year as wasn’t very organised.
Apples, Victoria Plums, Damsons, Rhubarb, redcurrants
We grow tomatoes, peppers, chilli and spring onions in the greenhouse. In the garden there are runner beans, peas, swede, leeks, beetroot and cabbage.
At the moment I grow mint, basil, rosemary, sprouts and strawberries. I would love to try growing more different things.
I grow tomatoes, strawberries, oranges and lemons. Would love to home grow runner beans, as they are so much more tasty than shop produce.
yes we do really well with cucumbers, potato, strawberries, raspberries and gooseberries – we are sooo lucky
I have a wee planter that I grow carrots and lettuce in
I don’t grow anything…. I don’t even have a garden 🙁
I don’t grow anything myself but my boyfriend’s Dad grows loads for us including strawberries, cabbage, lettuce, potatoes and more 🙂
Stevie x
I’ve tried having a vegetable patch this year and have managed some green beans, peas, zucchini, cucumber, and a couple of tomatoes, along with some potatoes that I didn’t plant. I’m hoping to do better next year.
Indoors only (at the moment)
I grow vegetables from the ends of the veg I use for cooking and then replant them. Currently I’ve only managed this with potatoes and onions!
I have a vegetable area in my garden and a greenhouse and grow chillies,courgettes,squashes,beans,onions,garlic and also fruit tree,blackcurrents,strawberries,etc
Really into cabbage this year.
I have apple, pear and cherry trees, alpine strawberries and plan to grow veg next year 🙂
I don’t have much space so just grow herbs and tomatoes
We just grow potatoes,chillis, strawberries and tomatoes. My dad has an allotment and loves giving us his homegrown beans, raspberries and garlic. You can’t beat them
Potatoes, carrots, onions, leeks, sometimes beans – but best of all are the strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants!
I mainly grow herbs, but have grown tomatoes, carrots and lettuces before
I have not grown much this year due to family commitments, only carrots and onions. Next year back to potatoes, peas and salads
I love growing my own – I especially love pumpkins and squashes x
No I havent yet but id like too soon when our garden is done! 🙂
Potatoes, carrots & coriander 🙂
POTATOES AND STRAWBERRIES
Just tomatoes at the moment but have my name down for an allotment so hopefully that will change soon!
most of the herbs I use frequently
I only have a small yard, but I grow Apples, Figs, Runner Beans and Potatoes in tubs.
beans and fruit,
not at the moment. id love to start though
Not yet but would love to start 😀 x
We grow our own lettuce and tomatoes
We grew tomatoes under our lean-to
Herbs mainly- mint, thyme, chives, parsley, basil and rosemary 🙂
I grow my own herbs – nothing like fresh mint sauce 🙂
I love growing my own chillies and herbs!
Nothing this year, but I love growing yellow tomatoes and yellow courgettes in growbags
I have grown herbs lettuce and garlic but my mum grows everything raspberries, sweetcorn, cucumbers, tomatoes, runner beans, strawberries ,apples, plums and rhubarb she’s a fantastic gardener
I have a chilli plant and often grow herbs
We grow our own tomatoes, runner beans, apples, strawberries and raspberries not much due to limited space but hoping we get an allotment plot soon
Only herbs and cherries at the moment but hoping to next year.
No, but my eldest son has a patch at his nan’s allotment – we get the odd (very odd!) carrot and a few raspberries!
No I don’t currently grow anything but would love to!
I grow peas, love them – so fresh!
I plan to, one of my retirement projects
mainly potatoes and peppers
I grow strawberries and tomatoes
This year we have had courgettes, butternut squash, tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans.
We have a veg trug and this year grew peas, carrots, beetroot, onions and spinach. We also have a rhubarb patch and apple tree 🙂
Me and the twins grew carrots this year and I’d like to do much more next year they are nearly 3 now so I want them to understand where food comes from
My wife has green fingers- i help -we grow potatoes, celeriac, beetroot, kolrabi, cabbage, tomatoes, leeks, chard, and strawberries
I grow mainly fruit trees as they’re quite low maintenance and they’re high up (I have two dogs who would pee on any salads!). We have a very productive blueberry bush in a pot though!
Tomatoes,lettuce,peppers,and herbs!
Runner beans in tubs are my favourite but I also grow salad veg, toms and strawberries in hanging baskets
no not at the moment put i enjoy harvesting all the lovely fruit and veg at my parents house which is yummy
carrots, radish, potatoes and beetroot.
No I don’t have much room in my garden.
Unfortunately not, as I now live in a studio flat, with no outside space whatsoever.
I grew lettuce this year, which I was very proud of! We are moving in the spring and I hope to grow all sorts in the new garden, we will also have an apple tree there 🙂
We have moved in with the in-laws and we help them as much as possible in the allotment. They grow tons of stuff. Since we moved in in we’ve harvested peaches, nectarines and grapes… The corn on the cob is in season now and particularly delish! Hoping the butternut squashes will be along soon but they think they might not be great this year 🙁
I don’t grow my own fruit and vegetables yet… 🙂
We don’t have much room for growing our own but I have a little herb garden on my windowsill.
Me and my two little ones grow herbs, tomatoes, potatoes and a potted ornamental orange. The children loved seeing the grow.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers and chillies
potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, sweetcorn and strawberries
Tomatoes and strawberries
only tomatoes – I really should try and grow more though as I know potatoes and carrots are relatively easy and we eat tonne sof these
Yes had an allotment in the past – hard but satisfying work
Carrots, Onions, Lettuce, Beetroot and of course potatoes.
Strawberries, Pears and Tomatoes
We grow fruit: apples, pears, cherries, plums, greengages, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, rhubarb, loganberries and goji berries.
yes I do grow my own carrots, parsnip, tomatoes, radishes and cellery
Unfortunately not.
I have a veg plot and greenhouse, so I like to plant what we would use. So I grow potatoes, beans, soft fruits and in the greenhouse tomatoes.
Yes I have done for years now, I grow tomatoes, chillis, strawberries and gooseberries…. yum you can’t bet eatting something you’ve grown yourself!
Anything and everything! Tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, peas, sweet corn, beans, pumpkins, strawberries, kale…. The list goes on!
We’ve been growing potatoes, peppers and carrots but we’d like to do even more!
Before we moved house I used to grow lots, beetroot, parsnips, carrots, red cabbage, turnips, onions, garlic, kale, potatoes.
at the moment there is beetroot, runner beans, tomatoes, carrots and some potatoes still left in the veg plot
Not yet but I’m moving house and planning on having a veg patch xx
I grow runner beans and salad crops and soft fruit!
I grow my own weeds, and am very successful at it. Everything else I buy from the supermarket! 🙂
I grew up in a household where we grew our own but these days, I have no garden. I tried renting an allotment but produce – and even compost – used to mysteriously disappear so I gave it up.
All is not lost, though, as I still use a sprouter for fresh sprouts and occasionally plant tomatoes in a gro-bag. Very satisfying.
We have a beautiful walnut tree in our garden that we harvest every October – o make my signature walnut cake with them – always very popular x
I’ve had a successful strawberry season, but the past two years the slugs and snails have eaten everything else…
I am 25 years old, me and my partner ( and daughter who is 4 ) acquired an allotment plot 2 years ago. its the best thing ever, we grow our own potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, parsnips, sprouts, swede, peas, beans, garlic, pumpkins, herbs, chillies and tomatoes. its so rewarding and therapeutic !
My little girl and i love growing our own. This year it was mostly strawberries as they are her favourite but we also grew peas and tomatoes. We planted a couple of fruit bushes this year too so hope to be able to have our first harvest in a couple of years 🙂
only a window box for herbs
nothing at the moment
I grow my own potatoes, however as a child we grew everything from runner beans to corn on the cob, also one of my friends has a shop in her garden she grows everything and literally lives of the land
I grew my own children! Haha x
I always grow much more than we can eat! I grow potatoes, tomatoes, kale, runner beans, peas, yellow and green courgettes, lettuces, mange tout and butternut squash – soup is becoming a regular meal!
Tomatoes and courgettes…They are the only things I ever seem to have success with!
I grow fruit as we don’t have much space for a veg patch but they still fill up our freezer every year!.
Not currently, I’ve tried in the past and they haven’t gone quite as the should
We grew potatoes, spinach and shallots this year – perfect to go with our chickens free range eggs!
Tomatoes and raspberries mostly
ERM NOT GOT VERY GREEN FINGERS BUT WOULD LOVE TO GROW MY OWN VEG HAVE A NICE PLOT IN MY NEW GARDEN SO GOING TO GIVE IT A GO WISH ME LUCK X
Only Herbs and Strawberries.
yes just basics tho, tomatoes, strawberry’s and green beans
Not anymore, growing strawberries is fun though
We grow runner beans, potatoes, onions, carrots, spinach, lettuce, chard, pak choi, strawberries and we also have a herb garden. We use the veg for our cooking as they taste so much better than shop bought. But we do have to share them with my guinea pigs, who adore parsley, spinach, chard, lettuce and carrot tops! (@PeanutHog)
I grow my own spices – basil, chive, garlic
i don’t grow anything yet, but after recent blackberry and potato picking its really pushing me to start something. We are in the midst of moving house, so when i get my bigger south facing garden i really want to grow my own veggies
I grow potatoes
Herbs tomatoes and carrots..though they were recently sabotaged by the cats…I’m thinking of getting a greenhouse where I can grow more and make it cat free!
i grow chilli plant this years and now they just turning red
Balcony tomatoes for me 🙂
honestly i have been too scared to try lol
Only lettuce in a small tub at the moment, but hopefully lots more in the future
I don’t but I’d really like to try it 🙂
I change it up a bit every year but this year we grew, lettuce, strawberries, cherry toms, courgette, cucumber, scarlet runner beans and a selection of herbs we also have a cherry, a fig & a peach tree.
Having just moved into a new house we are awaiting a allotment, but I have managed to grow some radishes.
we grow courgettes, beans, cabbage, kale and rhubarb. we’ve tried salad veg but the slugs and snails always get them.
I grow my own herbs but would love to do more, if i had the space
I wish I could, but I just don’t have the space.
Runner beans and Tomato’s
At the moment just herbs like basil. I did start some tomato seedlings with my daughters but when left in the care of my husband they all died! But want to start growing more things again soon
I grow my own runner beans and cucumber
just Herbs
Mainly just herbs, though i have had a try at tomatoes but I’m not very green fingered, just flowers and indoor plants for me x
Have an allotment so grow all kinds of things including plenty of weeds, but very proud of my soft fruit, always need wellies, especially when we get flooded!
Veg: potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, sweet corn and peas.
Fruit: raspberries, alpine strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, grapes and apples. Plus tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse. We don’t have a huge garden but we do look after the soil. Virtually self -sufficient in veg apart from greens . My big chest freezer is full at the moment with a bumper harvest. 🙂
We grow potatoes and have lots of strawberries. We started with one plant pot growing strawberries but they seemed to take over half the garden!!!
I grow my own runner beans – a hugely satisfying hobby given they’re home grown and also rather delish! 🙂
Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, herbs, and summer bedding
This year we have grown strawberries and tomatoes
I have grown my own herbs on my balcony 🙂
Mostly herbs and salads. Tomatoes too. And have a blueberry bush, an apple tree and a greengage tree. Sometimes courgettes – so easy as long as the slugs don’t get them first.