There are seeds you should be planting right now (Stock Image) (Image: Getty)
If you’re green-fingered, you’ll be eager to get your garden looking as good as possible now the sun is coming out. So if you want to go the extra mile with your green space by cultivating your own crops, then listen up now.
Seeds are so cheap and easy to get hold of, and if you’re fancying becoming self-reliant while eating some more homegrown food, it’s the perfect time to put this plan into action.
Because while flowers look pretty, they’re not the only things that you can grow in your gardens!
Organic ‘no dig’ grower Nettles and Petals shared there are things you can easily sow now for results that yield plentiful crops.
And if you’re still looking to eat healthier in 2026, these seeds will be perfect for you, and so beneficial!
Cucumbers
He said: “I sow seeds on their side into a pot or a deep tray and use seed compost with really good drainage as they are heat-loving plants.
“They germinate best at temperatures around 21 degrees, and once they have three true leaves and after the last chance of frost has passed, they’re ready to be planted out. Just give them something to climb. Prune away side shoots as they grow, and keep harvesting.”
According to Healthline, cucumbers are low-calorie, nutrient-dense fruits composed of 96% water, making them excellent for hydration, weight management, and digestive health. They contain antioxidants (flavonoids and tannins), vitamins K and C, and potassium, which support heart health, bone strength, and skin hydration.
Mixed lettuce
The gardener explained that mixed lettuce is “expensive to buy” so if you can grow your own, then it’s absolutely ideal.
In fact, he claimed it’s “really easy to grow from seed,” saying he sows them into a seed tray until they’re ready to be planted out. Then he keeps them “in the ground for around 10 weeks, harvesting three to five leaves per week, which is a lot of lettuce”.
Courgettes
He explained he grows courgettes pretty much in the same way that he does cucumbers, saying courgettes are “probably easier,” and there are “so many more varieties to choose from than you can buy in a shop”.
“Once you plant them out, you’ll have more courgettes than you know what to do with,” he joked.
Chard
The green-fingered gardener said chard is one of his “garden staples,” and once you start growing it for yourself, you’ll realise “just how overpriced it is to buy”.
He said they’re “versatile, easy to grow, and a plant can keep producing leaves for almost the entire season”.
Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn “germinate quickly and before you know it you’ll have young plants ready to go”. He explained he plants them out after the last chance of frost, pops in some beans underneath, which “climb the corn, providing another crop in the same space”. He harvests once they’re mature, and then he is able to enjoy them!
In the comments, someone wrote: “I’ve got tomatoes (with marigolds in the pots), chilis and lettuce in my cold frame at the moment, I’m getting my beans, sweetcorn and pumpkins in this weekend. And I’ve been succession planting nasturtiums for about a month, I love nasturtiums so much.”