Patch & Pot – Ideas

Carrots — compact varieties thrive in deep pots

Lettuce — cut-and-come-again for constant salads

Tomatoes — bush types suit balconies & patios

Kale — hardy, nutrient-dense, and cold-tolerant

Chillies — small plant, big flavour payoff

Mixed herbs — basil, parsley, mint for instant wins

Pick a Pot

Deep for roots (carrots/tomatoes), wide for cut-and-come-again salads. Ensure drainage holes.

A peat-free multi-purpose mix works. Add a handful of slow-release feed for fruiting crops.

6+ hours sun is ideal. Water deeply when the top inch dries; don’t leave pots sitting in trays of water.

Grow leafy things: parsley, mint, chives, and some lettuces cope with partial shade.

Herbs and salad leaves: weeks. Tomatoes/chillies: months. Kale: pick baby leaves in 4–6 weeks.

Cut-and-come-again lettuce or a mixed herb pot — fast feedback and useful in the kitchen.