Lycopersicon esculentum HEIGHT X WIDTH: 150cm x 50cm. DISTANCE APART: 40cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Tomatoes are ready to eat when they have turned red though they will keep ripening if […]

Zea mays HEIGHT: 120cm. DISTANCE APART: 30cm WHEN TO HARVEST: A corn cob is ready to harvest when the silks that poke out of the top turn from creamy white to […]

Ocimum basilicum HEIGHT x WIDTH: 60cm x 30cm. DISTANCE APART: 30cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Sweet basil loves to be harvested so start using it as soon as it is large […]

Pisum sativum HEIGHT x WIDTH: 150cm x 30cm. DISTANCE APART: 30cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Start harvesting the peas as soon as they are about 4cm long and quite plump. HOW […]

Fragaria ananassa ‘Temptation’ HEIGHT x WIDTH: 20cm x 20cm. DISTANCE APART: 20cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Start picking the fruit when they are deep red in colour and there are no […]

Allium fistulosum HEIGHT: 30cm. DISTANCE APART: 10cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Spring onions can be harvested when their stem is at least 1cm thick.  Simply pull them out of the ground […]

Spinacia oleracea HEIGHT x WIDTH: 30cm x 30cm. DISTANCE APART: 30cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Start harvesting the leaves when they are at least 15cm tall.  Use your fingers to break […]

Eruca sativa HEIGHT x WIDTH: 30cm x 20cm. DISTANCE APART: 20cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Salad rocket grows like a rocket and needs to be harvested often as this will encourage […]

Beta vulgaris var. cicla HEIGHT x WIDTH: 40cm x 20cm. DISTANCE APART: 30cm WHEN TO HARVEST: The leaves of rainbow chard can be harvested as soon as they are big […]

Allium cepa HEIGHT: 30cm x 8cm. DISTANCE APART: 10cm WHEN TO HARVEST: Onions will let you know when they are ready to be harvested as the green strappy leaves will […]