The springtime is the perfect time to start growing vegetables and interesting, vibrant planting themes into your garden space. The warmer weather and abundance of sunshine makes your garden a more pleasant, welcoming place to begin a new project. Growing vegetables is a brilliant way to transform your garden into a more functional, purposeful extension of your home environment. In this article, we will outline a selection of vegetables and planting themes to grow in your garden in the spring, allowing you to make the most of your outdoor space. Let’s take a look…
Beetroot
Sow beetroot from around March if you have a greenhouse, or in the garden during mid-April. Beetroot can grow in most soils, but it is important to wait until the soil is warm enough to begin planting. Sow a small selection of seeds every two weeks or so, making sure the seeds are not too close together.
Like most vegetables, a wide selection of health benefits can be attributed to beetroot and beetroot juice. Beetroot especially is very high in vitamin C, and it is even said that it can help to lower blood pressure.
Salad Leaves
Turn your garden into an outdoor fridge or cupboard this springtime by growing salad leaves. As the weather gets warmer, our meals tend to get lighter, and what better way to add to your dinner plate (and cut down costs) by growing your own salad leaves? Kale and spinach have both been referred to as superfoods, due to the fact they are incredibly rich in nutrients.
Kale especially is an incredibly resilient plant and can cope with the cold, and therefore may even be planted during the early springtime despite potential frosts.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes thrive in warmer soil, and therefore can thrive once the sunlight is more consistent in the springtime. They are best planted in the late spring, to avoid any lingering spring frosts.
Technically a fruit, tomatoes need a lot of space to grow properly, as they grow upwards, so make sure you leave a substantial gap between the seeds as you sow them into the soil.
Carrots
You can begin to sow carrot seeds from early springtime and can continue to be sowed late into the summer. Carrots take around 12-16 weeks (around 4 months) to grow. Tall planters surrounding the perimeter of existing garden furniture or areas of decking can help to create an attractive, stylish small allotment space for your springtime produce.
The old wife’s tale that carrots can help you see in the dark is at least partially based in fact, as carrots do help to improve the health of your eyes. On top of this, carrots are another strong source of vitamin A and can help to lower cholesterol.
Garlic
Garlic is another superfood packed with flavour, and there are very few meals that would not be improved by adding it. Most recipes will at some point insist on at least one clove of garlic being added to the mix.
As well as being a tasty treat to your home cooking, garlic has the added benefit of being a natural repellent to rodents and insects due to its strong odour.
To conclude, the springtime is the perfect time of year to invest in many interesting vegetable planting. We hope this article has given you some clear ideas for growing vegetables in your own garden space.
Good luck with your own allotments!
