Fruit and veg patch

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Hello,

Looking for some advice/recommendations please.

We're creating a growing corner in our garden for the DC. We will be using planters as opposed to planting in the ground and wondering what we can grow? We already have tomatoes and strawberries.

The area is south west facing and gets the sun all day.

Persian cucumbers. Easy to grow and tastier than the long English cucumbers. They are just the right size for snacks and lunchboxes.

Courgettes - I grow the yellow kind as you can't find them in shops. The skin is thinner and they are sweeter than green courgettes.

You can try blueberries, though I never have any success with them. They require ericaceous soil and prefer rain water to tap water.

A fig tree. They do well in containers as they grow best when their roots are restricted.

Various types of lettuce.

Peas and beans.

All do well in containers.

Here's a webpage with suggestions. I presume that your DC are impatient for results (most are!) so I think their comment about buying-in seedlings rather than sowing seeds is a good idea. See what's available at the garden centre.

Thanks @Florissante and @senua I'll have a look at all of those!

I have a selection of herbs in a container, the ones that I use regularly such as chives, parsley, sage, oregano and mint. It's much better to be able to pick a small bunch instead of buying a packet and wasting most of it.

Radish are a great veg to grow with children. They grow so quickly you get to see results before you know it. If you plant a handful of seeds every couple of weeks you'll have radish all summer.

Growing potatoes in bags would suit your gardening method really well. Great results without any of the trouble of digging. https://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-bags

Hope you have fun with your garden.

Dwarf French beans are a quick and useful crop.

Welsh gardener Huw Richards book is £1.99 as an ebook today (10th July) on Amazon. I suspect there's ideas in that. I've watched some of his YouTube videos and they're full of good advice.

The most important question is what veg do you like to eat?

No point growing masses of radishes and beetroot, however prolific, if you don't like them.

Loads of types of lettuce, mixed salad leaves, rocket, broad beads (early), french beans (mid season) borlotti beans (late season), spring onions, courgettes, cucumbers, hardy tomatoes like Gardener's Delight, sprouts, kale, peas (as either salad shoots or actual peas), coriander, chard, spinach (easy but tends to bolt so use quickly) and yes, radish and beetroot are all easy container vegetables.

Dwarf fruit trees, rhubarb, blueberries (need a minimum of 2, better with 3) and strawberries will also work.

Have fun!