Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots

Growing vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, butternut squash in pots, troughs and containers such as growbags and hanging baskets is easy, and most vegetables will thrive. Placed on the patio, you’ll enjoy their progress every time you look out of the window, they are more easy to protect from pests and you’ll enjoy their “picked-freshness” more often.
Vegetable plants (178) Tomato plants (29)Cucumber plants (12)Herb plants (29)Brassicas & leafy greens (21)
  • Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants

    Not for the faint hearted!

    • Tongue-tingling heat (250,000 SHU)
    • Incredibly easy (like, seriously) to grow
    • Cook up a sizzling Vindaloo curry
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Borage Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    Borage Plant

    A classic cottage garden herb

    • Light cucumber flavour and fragrance
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Try your hand at a borage leaf soup
    • Pick your leaves from June to November

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Rocket' First Early Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    From £5
    £7 From £5

    'Rocket' First Early Patio Seed Potatoes

    A show bench staple

    • Delicate and mild new potato flavour
    • Idea for containers
    • Steam, then top with butter, lemon and herbs
    • First early - ready from June and July

    Currently out of stock

  • Vegetable Plants for Pots Starter Pack Vegetables
    £30
    £37 £30

    Vegetable Plants for Pots

    Grow veg from your patio

    • Includes peppers, chillies, tomatoes and more
    • Compact varieties that are perfect for pots
    • Eat your veggies fresh or use in recipes
    • Harvest from July to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Lemon Balm Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Lemon Balm Plant

    The scent of the Mediterranean

    • Warm citrus flavour and heady lemon fragrance
    • Grow indoors or out, in pots or in beds
    • Great for spring salad vinaigrettes
    • Best picked between May and October

    Currently out of stock

  • Lettuce 'Cos Cucuracha' Plug Plants Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £10 From £5

    'Cos Cucuracha' Lettuce Plants

    Cut fresh and more will grow

    • Subtly bitter with a good crunch
    • Quick and easy to grow, with no waste
    • Incredible in Greek Maroulosalata salad
    • Harvest from April to August

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Potato 'Beauregard' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    £11 From £8

    'Beauregard' Sweet Potato Plant

    Super hardy sweet potato

    • A rosy red skinned sweet potato with orange flesh
    • Attractive climbing foliage
    • Ideal for tastier chips, jackets and mash
    • Grow in a greenhouse or a sunny spot outdoors

    Currently out of stock

  • Green Fennel Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Green Fennel Plant

    Gloriously aromatic foliage

    • Aniseed flavour that sweetens when cooked
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Cook a cheesy gratin with the bulbs
    • Harvest your fennel from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Shiraz' Mangetout Pea Plants Vegetables
    From £7
    £12 From £7

    'Shiraz' Mangetout Pea Plants

    The deepest purple pods

    • Sweet mangetout peas with great crunch
    • Displays great disease resistance
    • Whack in a veggie yaki udon
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Erato Violet' Sweet Potato Plant Vegetables
    From £8
    £12 From £8

    'Erato Violet' Sweet Potato Plant

    The prince of sweet potatoes, purple through and through

    • Small purple tubers with purple flesh and a delicious rich flavoiur
    • Keeps its colour after cooking
    • Harvest in early autumn
    • Grow in a greenhouse or a sunny spot outdoors

    Currently out of stock

  • Adventurer's Allotment in a Box | Unusual Vegetables Collection Vegetables
    From £30
    £40 From £30

    Allotment in a Box | Incredible Edibles Collection

    Unusual veg not seen in the shop

    • Includes cucamelons, artichokes and more
    • Includes award winners and heirloom varieties
    • Use your unusual produce to impress friends
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Mangetout 'Carouby de Mausanne' Plug Plants Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    'Carouby de Mausanne' Mangetout Plants

    We'd eat all of these mangetouts

    • Brilliant, old-fashioned pea flavour
    • Heritage cultivar with gorgeous lilac flowers
    • Make a delicious satay stir fry
    • Harvest from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Lawn Chamomile Plant 'Treneague' Vegetable Plants
    From £6
    From £6

    'Treneague' Lawn Chamomile Plant

    The perfect alternative to grass

    • Distinctive floral flavour with sweet hints
    • Low maintenance – no mowing needed!
    • Fully hardy (down to below -20°C)
    • Wonderful textured, ferny foliage

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant Vegetables
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    'Gourmansun' Tomato Plant

    Seriously stripy oxheart toms

    • Aromatic, sweet tomatoes (up to 250g each)
    • Resistant to blight and mildew
    • Perfect for hearty sandwiches
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Oregano Plant 'Hot & Spicy' Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    'Hot & Spicy' Oregano Plant

    A herb that brings the heat!

    • Aromatic with a kick of chilli heat
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Packs some punch into a Mexican pozole
    • Best picked in summer (but harvest any time)

    Currently out of stock

  • Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £10
    £12 From £10

    'Habanero Chocolate' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant

    Smoky, earthy and hints of cocoa

    • Hot chocolate, anyone? (425,000-577,000 SHU)
    • Plonk on the patio and watch it shine!
    • Try your hand at a habanero jam
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Our Growers' Best Grafted Chilli Plants Collection Vegetable Plants
    £25
    £30 £25

    Our Growers' Best Grafted Chilli Plants Collection

    Grow your own chilli supply

    • Includes habanero, naga and scotch bonnet
    • 100,000 to 1,000,000,000+ SHU
    • Make a turbocharged jerk chicken
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Bronze Fennel Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Bronze Fennel Plant

    Beautiful bronze-purple foliage

    • Traditional fennel flavour (sweet anise)
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Chop the fronds and add to pestos
    • Ready to be picked between June and October

    Currently out of stock

  • Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Jamaican Yellow' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    £14 From £8

    'Jamaican Yellow' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant

    A taste of the Caribbean

    • Fruity with big heat (100,000-200,000 SHU)
    • Ideal for greenhouses and conservatories
    • Add to curry goat for extra warmth
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Trinidad Perfume' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    £11 From £8

    'Trinidad Perfume' Chilli Pepper Plant

    The mellow yellow one

    • Smoky citrus notes (50-500 SHU)
    • Habanero flavour without the heat
    • Chop and sprinkle over summer salads
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Tomato 'Goldwin' Plant Vegetables
    £3
    £8 £3

    'Goldwin' Tomato Plant

    Cherry tomatoes in glorious gold

    • A beautiful balance of acidity and sweetness
    • Resistant to several diseases and cracking
    • Use to make tangy chutneys and salsas
    • Ready to pick from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Potato 'Erato White' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    £12 From £8

    'Erato White' Sweet Potato Plant

    Surprisingly sweet white fleshed potato

    • This new variety has violet coloured skin and sweet white creamy flesh
    • Keeps for months after harvesting
    • Excellent in curries or as a tastier jacket potato
    • Grow in a greenhouse, polytunnel or patio pot

    Currently out of stock

  • Sweet Potato 'Orleans' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    £12 From £8

    'Evangeline' Sweet Potato Plant

    Superbly sweet flavour

    • Top quality tubers with smooth rosy skins
    • Reliable and resistant to pests like nematodes
    • Makes the brightest mash you'll ever see
    • Harvest from late August to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Black Pepper Mint Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Black Pepper Mint Plant

    A warm, spicy hit of big mint flavour

    • Purple stems, red-green leaves and spikes of mauve flowers
    • Plant in large containers in your kitchen garden
    • Try it with strawberries or in a gin and tonic
    • Easy to grow garden-ready premium plants

    Currently out of stock

  • Golden Thyme Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £5
    £8 From £5

    Golden Thyme Plant

    Golden, lemon-scented leaves

    • Classic thyme flavour with citrusy notes
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Mix with honey and water in a herbal tea
    • Use your thyme from May to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Dwarf French Bean 'Canadian Wonder' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £6
    £10 From £6

    'Canadian Wonder' Dwarf French Bean Plant

    Wonderfully prolific

    • Truly excellent flavour
    • both sweet and rich
    • Traditional heirloom variety with good yields
    • Sauté in garlic and olive oil
    • Harvest from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Colourful Vegetable Plants Vegetables
    £35
    £41 £35

    Colourful Vegetable Plants

    A spectrum of vibrant flavour

    • Includes carrots, tomatoes, broccoli and more
    • A fun way to get kids gardening
    • Bake a rainbow-coloured pizza!
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

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Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs

Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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