New Vegetable Seeds are always exciting to buy, but do they really need to be expensive? Many beginner gardeners assume that growing vegetables requires premium seed brands and lots of money.

In this year’s Veg Lab Experiment, I have decided to test that idea by growing a range of the cheapest vegetable seeds I could find.

My Goal is simple:

Celeriac is a strange creature that is a vegetable. If you thought Kohl Rabi was weird, wait until you see this bad boy!

If someone described Celeriac to me, I don’t think I’d want to grow it. It does sound hideous to look at with its bulbous gnarled skin and celery type leaves.

However it is also described somewhat as an ugly duck...

By sowing slow growing vegetables in one raised bed, you can collectively harvest around the same time. This saves space and rewards you with harvest later in the year. Some vegetables reward patience, let’s discover which vegetables to sow in the UK between March and April to setup your long quietly growing raised bed.

January is not just the first month of the year, it is also one of the coldest and wettest months. January make’s even the most dedicated gardeners think twice about starting seeds or bulbs outdoors. The harsh winter winds and wetter than wet weather, makes the soil harder to work with and even removing a warm glove to grip a tiny seed to sow in cold temperatures is a turn of...