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hi am new to the whole growing fruit and veg thing planted flowers in the front garden for years and this year i have decided i want to try growning some fruit and veg out the back. i was given rhubarb roots from a friend so hoping to get that planted soon and we also have some jack o lanterns grown inside the house at the moment until they are big enough to go outside however am looking for other fruits and vegs that i can grow by putting right outside and not having to part grow in the house first would love to grow strawberries and gooseberrys possible next year but dont want anything thats going to grow to high thanks
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Hi Kirsty, welcome to the vine. You can grow most things from seed outside if you wait until the temperature is correct for each crop, but some stuff needs longer to grow at warm temps e.g tomatoes, chillis, than we generally get in the UK! -
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Personally I would start with the simple ones, mixed salad leaves and radish. Simple, rewarding, fast growing and will save a fair bit of money.
Really it depends on what veg/fruit you like, the amount of space, location and how quick you want to be eating the result.Comment
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Will you be growing things in pots and containers, or in the soil in the ground? How much space do you have?
For strawberries and gooseberries, you'd need to go to the garden centre and pick up potted plants at this time of year; the ones sold in boxes ('bare-root') in pound shops/Aldi etc will be past their best now.
For everything else, have a look at seed packets of things you fancy growing. All of them will have instructions how to grow them and will say if they need a certain temperature to germinate and how to sow them. I start virtually everything indoors and then move them outside but you don't need to do that with things described as 'hardy'. And my house is utter chaos at the moment with pots and trays all over the place
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