Vegetables
Beetroot
A practical guide to growing beetroot in pots and troughs, including container depth, sowing, thinning, watering, succession and harvesting baby roots.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Growing guides
38 step-by-step guides to growing vegetables, herbs and fruit in pots, containers and small spaces. Each one gives you the container size, sunlight and care in plain English.
Vegetables
Broad Beans
A practical guide to growing dwarf broad beans in large pots, including sowing, container choice, support, watering, tip pinching and harvesting.
- Full sun
- Easy
Vegetables
Carrots
Learn how to grow carrots in pots, including container depth, variety choice, sowing, thinning, watering and harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Chillies
A practical guide to growing chillies in pots, covering variety choice, pot size, warmth, watering, feeding, pollination and harvesting.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Vegetables
Courgettes
Learn how to grow a compact courgette in a large container, including pot size, planting, watering, feeding, pollination and harvesting.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Vegetables
Cucumbers
A practical guide to growing compact cucumbers in pots, including variety choice, container size, warmth, support, watering, feeding and pollination.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Vegetables
French Beans
A practical guide to growing dwarf and climbing French beans in containers, with advice on sowing, pot size, support, watering and harvesting.
- Full sun
- Easy
Vegetables
Garlic
Plant garlic cloves in a pot this autumn and harvest your own bulbs next summer. Pot size, spacing, care, harvesting and drying.
- Full sun
- Easy
Vegetables
Lettuce
A calm, beginner-friendly guide to growing lettuce in pots, containers, window boxes and small gardens, with watering, harvesting and troubleshooting tips.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Pak Choi
A practical guide to growing pak choi in pots and troughs, including sowing, moisture, partial shade, bolting prevention and harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Peas
A practical guide to growing dwarf peas and mangetout in containers, including pot size, support, watering, harvesting and common problems.
- Full sun
- Easy
Vegetables
Potatoes
Learn how to grow early potatoes in bags and large pots, including planting depth, earthing up, watering, harvesting and common container problems.
- Full sun
- Easy
Vegetables
Radishes
A beginner-friendly guide to growing crisp radishes in pots, troughs and window boxes, including sowing, watering, thinning and harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Spinach
A beginner-friendly guide to growing spinach in pots, including container depth, sowing, watering, partial shade, harvesting and bolting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Spring Onions
Learn how to grow spring onions in pots and window boxes, including container depth, sowing, watering, companion crops and repeat harvests.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Vegetables
Sweet Peppers
A practical guide to growing sweet peppers in pots, including compact varieties, warmth, watering, feeding and fruit ripening.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Vegetables
Tomatoes
A practical guide to growing tomatoes in containers, pots and growing bags, with advice on varieties, container size, watering, feeding and planting out.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Vegetables
Turnips
A practical guide to growing baby and salad turnips in pots, including container depth, sowing, thinning, watering and succession harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Basil
A practical guide to growing basil in pots, including warmth, light, watering, supermarket basil care, pinching, harvesting and autumn care.
- Full sun
- Easy
Herbs
Bay Trees
A practical guide to growing bay in pots for balconies, patios and small gardens.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Chives
A beginner-friendly guide to growing chives in pots, including sun, shade, watering, harvesting, flowers and dividing crowded clumps.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Coriander
A practical guide to growing coriander in pots, including direct sowing, watering, partial shade, harvesting and preventing bolting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Dill
A practical guide to growing dill in pots for balconies, patios and small gardens.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Herbs
A beginner-friendly guide to growing useful herbs on a windowsill, including herb choices, light, pots, watering, harvesting and common problems.
Herbs
Lemon Balm
A practical guide to growing lemon balm in pots for balconies, patios and small gardens.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Mint
A beginner-friendly guide to growing mint in pots, including variety choice, watering, harvesting, pruning, dividing and keeping mint contained.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Oregano
A practical guide to growing oregano in pots, including full sun, drainage, watering, harvesting, pruning and companion herb choices.
- Full sun
- Easy
Herbs
Parsley
A practical guide to growing parsley in pots, including seed germination, container depth, watering, light, harvesting and common problems.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Herbs
Rosemary
A practical guide to growing rosemary in pots, including full sun, drainage, watering, pruning, repotting and winter care.
- Full sun
- Easy
Herbs
Sage
A practical guide to growing sage in pots for balconies, patios and small gardens.
- Full sun
- Easy
Herbs
Tarragon
A practical guide to growing tarragon in pots for balconies, patios and small gardens.
- Copes with part shade
- Some experience helps
Herbs
Thyme
A practical guide to growing thyme in pots, including full sun, free-draining compost, careful watering, harvesting and pruning.
- Full sun
- Easy
Fruit
Blackcurrants
A practical guide to growing blackcurrants in large pots, including compact varieties, compost, watering, feeding, pruning and harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Some experience helps
Fruit
Blueberries
A practical guide to growing blueberries in containers, including compact varieties, ericaceous compost, rainwater, pollination, feeding and winter care.
- Full sun
- Easy
Fruit
Gooseberries
A practical guide to growing gooseberries in large pots, including 40cm containers, partial shade, watering, feeding, pruning and harvesting.
- Copes with part shade
- Easy
Fruit
Raspberries
A practical guide to growing compact raspberries in large pots, including dwarf varieties, container size, support, watering, feeding and pruning.
- Full sun
- Some experience helps
Fruit
Redcurrants
A practical guide to growing redcurrants in large pots, including partial shade, soil-based compost, watering, feeding, pruning and cordon training.
- Copes with part shade
- Some experience helps
Fruit
Strawberries
A practical guide to growing strawberries in balcony pots, troughs and hanging baskets, with advice on planting, watering, feeding and protecting fruit.
- Full sun
- Easy
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