If you are growing on a balcony make sure it can handle the weight. Pots plus soil plus water can be heavy. Look at your supports and perhaps keep items closer to the building. And consider if your balcony already has furniture and other items. Added weight can undermine the structure.

My ex-husband found that the problem with the cheap seeds is they don't grow. Some of the seeds in the packet will grow obviously but if you want a good crop it's best to pay that bit extra and buy the better ones. Yes they cost a lot more but you will get a better crop. I'm not a gardener but I'm giving it a go this year and I've taken his advise just to be on the safe side.

There called community gardens here in the US.

If you cant get seeds you can grow from seed in supermarket peppers and toms.

A good place to buy seeds is the heritage seed library xx

carrots grow very well in pots, keeps the carrot fly away. I grew loads in wooden planters and harvested the last lot in January, some had a bit of rot but most were fine still.

Great video, and happy gardening to you! For the last few years I made a point of planting veg that tend to overwinter well in our area (Seattle), such as kale and Brussels sprouts. It's pretty cool to still nibble fresh goodies when snow's on the ground!

I get my seeds from the fresh fruit and veg I buy from the shops, from tomatoes to Mellon to chillies.

I have found cheaper ones tend tp have porrer germination rate, so go for Suttons or Thompson Morgan aeapecially as I like specific varieties

Even cheap seeds can grow well, as long as they are Heirloom. I don't know if there are a lot of "Dollar Stores" in the UK? The Dollar Tree in the States has tons of seeds, but they aren't always Heirloom seeds. Check the package, it makes a difference!!

Tomatoes and strawberries are so easy to grow either get plugs or order them and they just grow.and grow and grow.

I had good success growing peas and runner beans from seed I bought at the pound shop last year. Morrisons also had cherry tomato/ pepper seedlings that worked out well for me too. Chard is also very easy to grow.

You can buy a cheap packet of dry marrowfat peas at the supermarket sow them.thickly in a seed tray and you have pea shoots you can keep cutting for salads at a fraction of the price if a packet if seeds from the garden centre

With Thompson & Morgan, if you’re signed in, fill your basket and abandon it (close the browser tab) and they might send you a discount. I just got 20% of my order.

I grew peppers in buckets last year. 1st time in 20 years I actually got peppers. Grow lettuce on window sill. Have potatoes in a bucket there going to flower. Don't believe there are any in pot. But had empty pot with dirt. Sprouting potatoes. Brought a potted pepper in. We ate one. One more still green. In may it will go back outside. Can't start anything fill march. Can't plant outside till after mother's day. Canada

Dried peas from Morrison will produce a mass of pea shoots that are sweet and tender and taste of peas. Just soak overnight and thickly scatter over a tray of compost. Probably best indoors at the moment. Sunflower seeds will also work this way. You have food in a couple of weeks this way.

Sow once and have seeds forever.. let a few of every fruit and veg go to seed so you have supplies of seed all round.

It's all over It's been like that for over 3 weeks where I am.

The news carried an item saying tomatoes and cucumbers may be in short supply / expensive this year. In cooler regions it may be easier to grow these indoor using suitable varieties, or make some polythene covers/ shelters

Brilliant vlog Ana, thank you 😍

For a beginner with little space, Tumbling Tom or Tumbler Tomato are a small bush cherry tomato and two or three in a 18" square tub will give loads of food from June to Christmas on a good year. I grew enough for 12 months of pasta sauce last year. They have just the right tarteness for us.

hey Anna,yes its difficult here in the netherlands many time some times shotages in freesingsboxwhen i co to chopping for green food or very expencif the prysings isnt not normall we think about you stay safe greetings from the Netherlands.

Growing a garden is not easy. You need to start now and amend your soil. Then you need to learn how to stop critters and insects.

Oh Ana, for anyone wanting to start out growing some food, a monthly subscription to Kitchen Garden for £4.99 is a great choice since they have great advise as well as sending 10 packets of seeds each month, for free!!

The tomatoes and peppers etc are short because there’s flooding in Europe and Africa where they come from.

Yes - I've been in to two seperate Tesco's in my area and the entire tomato section was empty in both stores. There were posters displayed that said it was due to severe weather in Spain.

There are "globe" carrots which are like radishes that could be grown inside? Thanks for the reminder

Congratulations on getting an allotment Ana. Many people have a very long wait these days. Ours are a half an hour a way so we didnt bother but we bought a small house with a big garden instead.

A bean you probably would use Ana is Greek Gigante. They will grow up your fence thecsame as French climbers but you can harvest them when the bean inside has dried, or take take the beans out fresh and freeze them. They are huge and beuatiful and great for any Mediterranean casserole or stew.

Hey I got a mention! Jennifreesjourney I started growing my tomatoes and peppers in November and one is now about 7 foot tall with fellows and a couple of tomatoes growing too. I just judged my south facing window and my dining room table but it’s exciting😊

There were no tomatoes at Tesco yesterday. Not sure whats going on there. We are in South Wales.

Also check your community for gleaning programs

Hi, i am ashamed to say that i have 6,000sq M of garden and 2 deep water wells, and i dont plant anything. My problem is that i go away working for a week at a time, and if the veggies here dont get watered every second day, they just shrivel and die. I would love to plant up but i cant.

You might do colab video with funky prepper. I think you might be good duo

Can I have a cow and a sheep in my garden. I don't eat any fruit and very small amount of veggies. But lots of salad

What are the best/quickest veg seeds to grow in the uk that are worth stocking up on?

I dont have good experience with the seeds from Lidl.

I’m 13 years into waiting for an allotment 😢

You better get some silver bullion too. Fiat currencies are done soon.

ATT: what are 'microgreens'? They are seedlings.... seedlings of the plant, if allowed to grow to fruition are.... you guessed it... the adult plant! How do i know this? 🤔 commonsense, AND grew them out AND harvested as adult plants, AND allowed to go to seed AND harvested the seed AND planted out again... and repeated the process. Are they the primo breeds of the variety? No, however their germination rate is great, and even hybrids produce second gen, not true to type, however, they produce and oftentimes shrug off diseases and funguses easier. 🤷‍♀️

Oh Ana ... lol... I swear you and I are connected with the same thinking... as I listen to your video Im winter sowing Asparagus seeds.. I did it last year and surprised they germinated..for $3.00 seed packet yielded me a couple dozen plants that otherwise would have cost me a arm n a leg.. I did plant them last year which means I will be able to eat them next year .. it takes 3-yrs before you can harvest them.. it got me to thinking I could sell them for quite a bit once potted up... Strawberries also germinated last year using this method.. please research winter sowing .. FB has a forum in this as well as YT... seeds.. oh yes seeds.. love my seeds Im embarrassed to even say how many I have..

Use the "Three Sisters" Sunchokes Turks Turban Greek giant beans Marketmore cucumbers Rainbow corn for flour. Herbs Dandylion etc...