Eggplant is a summer favourite in the garden and the kitchen, and with a decent-sized pot, you can enjoy growing this attractive fruit on a patio or balcony.

Growing green leafy vegetables at the height of summer is tricky, but here’s one that thrives in the heat and loves sitting in water.

Like many salad greens, rocket (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) is easy to grow in containers. It’s a quick grower, too, and with regular love and attention, you can start enjoying its peppery punch on your plate in just 4–6 weeks from sowing.

Cabbages thrive in cool conditions, producing tight heads of delicious leaves in different colours, shapes and types. Here’s how to grow a healthy crop.

Don’t knock it until you’ve given it a go, because there’s kale and then there’s kale.

Harvesting a crisp, home-grown cauliflower is one of those deeply satisfying food-growing experiences. Even in a small garden space, such as a patio or balcony, you can enjoy this pleasure, growing a few cauliflowers in pots.

The belle of bearnaise sauce, French tarragon is a surprisingly robust plant. Here’s how to grow it.

From cauliflower cheese to pie crusts and buffalo wings, this shapeshifter veg is never boring and isn’t very hard to grow.

Early summer is the time to plant brussels sprouts. They’ll take a while to grow and require careful management, but you’ll reap rich rewards.

Regular green beans are a popular summer crop for gardeners in temperate areas, but if you’re in the hot tropics or subtropics, snake beans are the way to go!

This low-effort, high-yield crop is raring to go, so let’s get planting!

Peas thrive in cool conditions. Here’s how to grow them…