Top 10 vegetable crops for containers – David Domoney
Many people think they won’t be able to grow their own produce because they don’t have acres of space and their own allotment, but this is absolutely not the case.
There are so many varieties of vegetable that can really thrive in pots on your patio or window boxes outside your kitchen window. Even if that’s all the outdoor space you have, there’s still something you can grow.
There’s also something really special about eating food you have grown yourself.
It certainly takes a lot to beat the zing of freshly snipped herbs, or the satisfying flavour of homegrown potatoes.
Chard is a stunning leafy green that is related to spinach and beetroot. It’s becoming more popular in the kitchen and its colourful stems make it a really attractive crop too – it even comes in rainbow varieties!