Cheapish b'day present for beginner veg gardener (potato sacks any cop?)?

[DitaVonCheese]

NAK, sorry. Little bro's b'day at w/e. He and DW have recently moved to (rented) house with garden (not sure how big) and mum says he is keen to grow some veg (though she is mad-keen gardener and was excited when other bro tried to grow his own dope, so she may be exaggerating ).

She has got him tools + bean/pea seeds. Would appreciate suggestions for what we could get him, around £10-15 range. Problem is bloody winter - if was spring then would just get a load of plug plants. Thought maybe some potato sacks (if they're any good) + seed potatoes, but can you get seed pots this time of year? Or a fig tree maybe?

Help! :)

If she's getting him peas then how about a self-contained bean/pea support? I have one at home and it's basically a wire frame with a green earth container at the bottom. You plant the beans/peas, then they climb up the poles and across the top. I'm trying to find it on Google :)

Here it is: Pea and Bean Patio Planter. I've definitely seen them at my local garden centre.

Thanks! Have realised that I have left it a bit late for internet shopping so will see if our local GC has similar. Nice pea/bean supports are a good idea.

Hope you find them!

Just on the subject of potato sacks, I tried these for the first time this year and they worked really well. I grew International Kidney (ie Jersey Royals that aren't grown on Jersey) and they turned out to be delicious, with the added advantage of not having a surprise crop pop up next year from a missed potato.

And you don't really need seed potatoes - they're recommended because they are treated for disease resistance, but I've grown potatoes lots of times just from supermarket spuds. The really knobbly ones - I think they're called Anya - worked really well.

Oh interesting about seed potatoes, thanks!

Couldn't find bean supports so he has potato sacks after all :)