How to Start Growing Your Own Fruit and Vegetables for Less

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is not a complicated business. All you need is the following:

• All-purpose compost
• The appropriate seeds/ plants
• Plant food
• Gardening tools
• Space to grow the food – ideally a sheltered, sunny spot

And should you choose to grow your produce in garden planters or a greenhouse, you can probably limit the number of gardening tools to simply a hand fork, trowel and watering can.

Wooden planters allow anyone to garden - even if your outdoor area is completely paved over or only consists of a small courtyard.

Planters are also mobile, so you can move them around your garden to wherever you see fit.

Furthermore, wooden planters that are raised beds are far easier to access than if you’re gardening at ground level, which makes them particularly appealing to people with mobility issues.

And, of course, you’ll have far greater control over what goes on in the soil, meaning greater protection for the plants’ roots, less weeding and fewer pests.

Greenhouses also allow you to indulge your love of gardening in any type of outdoor area, as well as giving you even greater control over the growing environment.

In a greenhouse, only you get to decide what grows inside it, so there’s no need to worry about invasive species of plants. You also determine when your plants are watered, which prevents them coming to harm after a deluge of rain. Plants receive better protection from pests and disease inside a greenhouse too, giving you a far better chance of enjoying a bumper supply of crops.

And, of course, particularly if you use portable heaters, vents and shading, you have a certain degree of control over the temperature inside the greenhouse.

All of the above makes greenhouses particularly attractive places to raise seedlings, overwinter tender plants, root cuttings, and grow a wider range of fruit & veg.

This large wooden planter is particularly suited to growing long-rooted vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, pumpkins and carrots.

What’s more, an elevated height makes this raised bed ideal for wheelchair users or people with back issues.

Pressure treated and supplied with a superb 15-year guarantee, no further treatment is required, saving you money on expensive wood preservative and leaving you more time to grow your own produce.

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The beauty of this wall planter is that it allows you to grow your own food, even if your outdoor area only consists of a small patio. It is absolutely ideal for peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and anything else that can be grown in small pots.

And because of this planter’s modular design, you can combine it with other tall wall planters to fully reap the rewards of vertical gardening.

Boasting a contemporary design, ethically-sourced wood, and pressure treated to prevent rot, this wooden planter also comes with a 15-year guarantee.

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What makes this glasshouse unique is that you can access it from no less than four different doors! This gives you complete access to your plants, even if patio space is at a premium.

Backed by a 15-year anti-rot guarantee, the wood is PEFC certified, pressure treated and smooth planed, so not only is it ethically sourced and protected against rot, it looks incredibly stylish too.

As for the greenhouse glazing – well, that’s made from shatterproof styrene, so is absolutely ideal for a busy, family-orientated garden.

Other notable features include flexible door placement, opening windows and removable slatted staging. What more could you want from any small greenhouse?

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If you intend to take growing your own fruit and vegetables seriously, this 8x6 greenhouse is the one for you!

With a timeless design, inspired by vegetable growers in the Vale of Evesham, this glasshouse is expertly crafted from the finest slow-grown, kiln-dried, smooth-planed tongue and groove cladding. Pressure treated and supplied with a 15-year guarantee, it strikes the perfect balance between beauty and brawn.

With 4mm toughened safety glass, an automatic vent, two spans of staging (at two different heights), and premium metal fixings too, this wooden greenhouse really does have it all.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we’re currently offering well over 40% off the usual price, with professional installation included at no extra cost!

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Here at Buy Sheds Direct, we’ve long been champions of homegrown produce, which is why we stock so many garden planters and greenhouses for sale, at incredibly low prices.

Now, to give you further encouragement to get growing, we’re offering an EXTRA 5% off Grow Your Own products. Simply apply voucher code GROW5 at checkout and the savings are yours. But hurry, this great GYO deal ends midnight, 8th April.

And once you’ve purchased your new garden planters and/ or greenhouse, you’ll find expert advice on what to grow here.