GardenCentreOnline.co.uk Advise Customers On Growing Starter Vegetables

Online, February 15, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Where ornamental plants are usually planted over winter, the spring brings with it the new season of growth, ushering in the planting of easily harvestable vegetables. The steadily increasing price of produce and decline of real wages has also seen an exploding interest in self-sufficiency and home gardening.

These surges occur during any prolonged period of economic strain, and for new gardeners finding plants which yield the maximum value and utility often comes foremost. GardenCentreOnline.co.uk are seeking to support these customers by releasing a number of tips, articles and resources on their site outlining starter vegetables for maximum value.

The resources focus on plants with a good degree of utility, such as lettuce. Lettuce is one of the simplest plants to plant and maintain, merely needing to have the seeds sprinkled over a small amount of dug up earth. They note that the dense growing pattern of lettuce helps to avoid weeds, with about four square feet of planting ground providing enough salad leaves to feed one person for around six weeks.

A more advanced plant to grow, though one of the most useful, is cited to be tomatoes. The company advises beginners to start with a semi-established plant staked into the ground, and to then place transparent, sealable sandwich bags over the fruit while they ripen to protect them from pests. While they need protection and a little maintenance, the widespread use of tomatoes as a base ingredient leaves them highly recommended on the site.

Resources also advise customers on growing basil, a summer herb well suited to windowsills or sunny, well-drained ground planting. With a minimal degree of maintenance and a pleasant scent, it allows consumers to cut out one of the more expensive seasonings from their shopping list, even if they don't have much outdoors space to grow from.

A representative from GardenCentreOnline.co.uk was available to comment on their advice series, and their reasons for encouraging customers in this direction. "Of course, we've seen a lot of trade recently, consumers are always looking for cheaper hobbies to get involved in, and growing fruit and vegetables is one of the few activities which turns a technical profit! The first thing aspiring gardeners want to see is their investments being put to good use in recipes and meals, so we see a lot of queries looking for the most generally useful plants to grow. It's not enough for customers to be just buying Garden Centre Online products, but we want to see them achieve success in their gardening goals. So releasing these resources is being done in the interests of achieving just that."

GardenCentreOnline.co.uk are a Leyland based retailer of gardening tools and home wares. Through keeping their customers up to date with regular releases in the form of resources, tips and articles, they hope to see more consumers meeting their planting goals.