12 excellent edibles to sow early in 2025 - Episode 206

Be it a fully fledged kitchen garden, or a few window boxes outside your back door, It’s never too early to start planning which edibles you want to grow for the season ahead. Following last week’s flower-focused episode, this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ continues the sowing theme to highlight Sarah’s top pick of outstanding edibles to grow from seed from the beginning of the year, through to the end of March. In this episode, discover: How to embrace winter growing, sowing some of the hardiest crops for tasty salads and nutritious greens to liven up winter dishes Which varieties offer the most transformative, flavoursome plants – from the punchy flavour of mustard wasabi to the ‘Sungold’ tomato’s unbeatable sweetness Tips on sowing direct into gutter pipes or outdoors with protection Products mentioned: Salad Rocket 'Serrata' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salad-rocket-serrata Mizuna 'Red Knight' F1 https://www.sarahraven.com/products/mizuna-red-knight-f1 Chervil 'Vertissimo' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/chervil-vertissimo Spinach 'Medania' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/spinach-medania Spinach 'Rubino' F1 https://www.sarahraven.com/products/spinach-rubino-f1 Mustard 'Red Frills' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/mustard-red-frills Mustard wasabi https://www.sarahraven.com/products/mustard-wasabi Lettuce 'Merveille de Quatre Saisons' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lettuce-merveille-de-quatre-saisons Flat Leaf Parsley 'Gigante di Napoli' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/parsley-gigante-di-napoli Coriander 'Leisure' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/coriander-leaf-form-leisure Tomato 'Sungold' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/tomato-sungold Tomato 'Black Russian' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/tomato-black-russian Pea 'Nairobi' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/pea-nairobi Courgette 'Bianca di Trieste' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/courgette-bianca-di-trieste Follow Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravenperchhill/ Get in touch: info@sarahraven.com Shop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/ Order Sarah’s latest books: https://www.sarahraven.com/gifts/gardening-books?sort=newest