She Grows Veg Ltd

🌱 Our Mission: To Help As Many People As Possible To Grow Veg! 🌟 Here at She Grows Veg, we’re on a mission to help as many people as possible discover the joy of growing their own food. Whether you’ve got a big garden, a tiny balcony, or just a sunny windowsill, growing your own is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Here’s why we’re so passionate about it: 💚 Save Money: Fresh, homegrown food doesn’t just taste better—it’s easier on your wallet too. 🧘‍♀️ Boost Your Wellbeing: Gardening is amazing for your mental health. It’s grounding, calming, and there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of picking your first harvest. 🌍 Better for the Planet: Fewer food miles, less packaging, and a chance to connect with nature—what’s not to love? 🥕 Taste the Difference: Freshly harvested veg isn’t just bursting with flavour—it’s higher in nutrients too! And when you grow your own, you can choose from so many varieties you’d never find in the shops. 🍅 Our interesting and colourful varieties have more flavour, nutrients and are so much more beautiful on the plate than supermarket veg. From seed to plate, it’s all about creating the food you love to eat. Whether it’s crunchy carrots, juicy tomatoes, or vibrant herbs, we’re here to help you every step of the way. 🌟 Head to our stories to check out our full seed range. Happy Growing!

🌱 Mangelwurzel - What is it?! 🌱 Let’s talk about the veg that sounds like it fell out of a Harry Potter book but is, in fact, a total rockstar root crop: the mangelwurzel! This glorious heirloom is like the quirky cousin of beetroot and sugar beet—massive, vibrant, and packed with history. Traditionally grown for livestock feed, it’s making a comeback in kitchen gardens for its incredible versatility. Eat it roasted, mashed, or even juiced if you’re feeling adventurous. The greens? Also edible. 💚 Fun fact: In the 19th century, mangelwurzel-growing contests were a thing—think giant veg showdowns! 🥇 And did I mention it stores like a dream, making it a winter staple for both humans and animals! If you’re looking for a veggie that’s as much a conversation starter as it is a crop, the mangelwurzel is your new best friend.

🌱 Exciting New Subscription Packages! 🌱 We’re thrilled to unveil our new subscription services! We’ll be offering two different packages depending on your seed needs and wants!✨ 🌱Our seed subscriptions take all of the thinking out of growing amazing veg. Each month, we will send you the right seeds at the right time to sow them along with a postcard with a QR code that takes you to all the growing guides, videos and resources you need to succeed! ✨ Get Growing Package: Perfect for beginners, this subscription delivers hand-picked heirloom seeds at just the right time, paired with easy-to-follow guides and tips to help you grow your first harvest with confidence! 🌼 Seed Addict Package: For seasoned growers, this seasonal subscription offers a curated selection of rare and unique heirloom varieties to keep your garden thriving and full of surprises all year long. Let’s grow something beautiful together! 🌿 📦 Sign up now via the link in our bio

WARNING 📢 🚨 Our exclusive new unisex t-shirt range contains strong language, veg humour, and zero apologies! Modelled on the trial garden catwalk by the She Grows Veg team. "Make Mangels Great Again" and "Vegazzle" are the only two we can say out loud. The others? Well, go take a look 👀 Which one are you going for? 👕

WELL, IT'S EPISODE 3 AND WE ARE NOT OKAY 😂 For those who are new here, we're the marketing team at She Grows Veg and we thought we'd give gardening a go... Turns out it's harder than it looks. This episode we forcibly separated two seedlings in a loving embrace, asked Siri questions she was not prepared to answer, and decided that lying face down on the ground was a completely valid gardening technique. We think everything is dead, but maybe it will perk up. Gemma and Nelly x

Drought survival 101 Your soil might look like cracked pavement, but hot weather doesn't have to mean a dead patch. Here's what actually works: Start with mulch. It's the simplest thing you can do and genuinely the most effective. A good layer on top of your beds keeps moisture exactly where it needs to be. Swap plastic pots for wool pots. They breathe, regulate heat and retain water in a way no plastic pot comes close to. Water in the evening when things have cooled down a little - your plants will thank you for it. And choose your crops wisely. Lettuce White Boston and Mizuna Hot Stuff are both made for the heat; they'll keep going even if everything else in the patch has given up. Everything you need is available from the She Grows Veg store; linked in stories 💚

Turns out peacocks love heirloom veg just as much as we do 🦚 We inherited a flock with our walled trial garden - they're beautiful, chaotic and seemingly peckish! Watch us build our new garden cage from @gardeningnaturally . The veg is finally safe and the peacocks can roam in peace. Order is restored 🌱

Ever tried the three sisters? 🌱 If you're late to the party, it's a planting technique that's been used for thousands of years, and we think every gardener should try it at least once. The idea is simple: to grow sweetcorn, climbing beans and squash together in the same bed. The corn grows tall and acts as a natural pole for the beans to climb. The beans fix nitrogen in the soil, feeding everything around them. The squash sprawls low, its big leaves keeping the ground cool and the weeds down. Three plants, three jobs, zero wasted space. For a brilliant three sisters combo, we'd go with: 🌽 Sweetcorn Golden Bantam (productive, reliable, genuinely sweet). 🫘 French Bean Carminat (gorgeous purple pods, prolific, and it actually tastes as good as it looks) 🍯 Butternut Squash Honeynut (a compact, intensely flavoured butternut that won't take over your entire plot). Start your corn first, it needs a head start, then plant your beans and squash once it's a few inches tall. Give them space, give them sun, and let them get on with it. We've linked our blog in the bio so you can find out more about three sisters, and get your hands on the seeds!

This one hasn't forgotten where it came from... Wild Tomato Red Currant is one of the most closely related varieties to the original wild tomato, and it acts like it. No pruning. No fussing. Just sprawling growth and a relentless supply of tiny, jewel-like fruit with an intensely sweet, tart flavour. Early to ripen. Produces all season. Looks incredible tumbling out of a bowl or straight off the plant. Sowing window: Feb to May Get your heirloom seeds via the link in stories 🍅

Our favourite time of day, every day. The morning water. Before the traffic, emails, and to-do lists. Before you've even woken up properly. The world is still quiet, except for birdsong and the soft sound of water meeting soil. We love the quiet satisfaction of nurturing something that's counting on you. Spring doesn't rush, maybe we shouldn't either 🌱

Your Summer harvesting checklist ☑️ 💧 A water bottle to keep your water cold all day (or your tea hot, if that's your vibe) 🧢 A cap for those sunny allotment days when you "just popped in to check on things" and somehow lost five hours ☀️ 🧺 A trug big enough for whatever the garden decides to throw at you all at once Because nothing derails a harvest like realising you're underprepared, sunburnt, and carrying everything in your jumper. Find your summer garden starter kit in our stories 🔗

Excuse us while we absolutely lose our minds. 📺 Our Co-Founder and CCO Lucy is on @bbc 's @saturday.kitchen this morning! She'll be cooking some of our weird and wonderful heirloom veg on national telly. Tune in at 10am and stick around until 10:55am to catch her! It's such an honour to have been invited. A huge thank you to the lovely @matt.tebbutt for having her. Don't miss it! 🍅