Salad seeds – more info
Salad seeds offer a huge range of crops to grow in the garden. Salad leaves like ‘Winter mix’ and pea shoots are some of the easiest vegetables to grow from seed, producing quick results from a pot on a sunny window sill. With a bit more space you could be harvesting your own crunchy cucumber, tomatoes and salad onions to chop into a fresh, healthy summer mix. To help you navigate which salad to sow in your outdoor space, we’ve answered some salad FAQ’s below.
What does cut and come again mean?
Cut and come again salad plants regrow after cutting. Rocket, lettuce and spicy leaf mixes are all cut and come again crops. Carefully snip the leaves you need to make a salad at the base of each stem. Take a few leaves from each plant, making sure the plant keeps enough to keep growing.
Which salad seeds are quick growing?
Radish seeds are very fast to crop, as are salad onions and pea shoots. If you’re after a salad in a hurry, focus on sowing these quick croppers every couple of weeks for constant harvests throughout the summer months.
Best salad seeds for growing indoors
Leaf mixes are best for growing indoors. All you need is a sunny windowsill and a tray of compost. Get creative with fresh herbs too – heat loving herbs like basil are very happy on a warm, sunny windowsill, and add a huge amount of flavour to tomato salads.
Best salad seeds for growing in a container
As long as they have something to support their tall stems, heat-loving tomatoes and cucumbers are very happy in pots. Choose a cherry tomato variety to grow outdoors on the patio. The smaller fruits on a cherry variety ripen more reliably in our UK summers. All the salad leaves are well suited to growing in containers too. Remember to check your pots regularly and water accordingly to avoid bolting or split fruits!
For helpful cultivation information, read our 'How to grow salad from seed' article, filled with useful guidance.
