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.
Tomato plants (30)Cucumber plants (12)Herb plants (30)Brassicas & leafy greens (21)
  • Sweet Potato 'Erato White' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £8
    From £8

    'Erato White' Sweet Potato Plant

    Your new baked potato swap

    • Sweet, rich and full-bodied
    • Keeps for months after harvesting
    • Rustle up some crispy sweet potato fries
    • Harvest from September to November

    Currently out of stock

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

    'Orleans' 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

  • 'Naga Red' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant Vegetables
    From £10
    From £10

    'Naga Red' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant

    One of the world's hottest

    • Fiercely fiery flavour (1,000,000+ SHU)
    • Easily grows on a patio or windowsill
    • Infuse into olive oil for an added kick
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Variegated Mint Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £7
    From £7

    Variegated Mint Plant

    Looks as good as it tastes

    • Instant minty freshness
    • Grow in patio pots or on a windowsill
    • Ideal for teas and jazzing up fruit salads
    • Harvest from May to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Colourful Vegetable Plants Vegetables
    £41
    £41

    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

  • 'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plant Vegetables
    From £10
    From £10

    'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plant

    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

  • 'Big Devil' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant Vegetables
    £6
    £6

    'Big Devil' Grafted Chilli Pepper Plant

    As hot as hell!

    • Moreish Tabasco-like flavour (2,000 SHU)
    • Grafted for greater vigour and health
    • Use in a spicy arrabbiata sauce
    • Harvest from August to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Container Growing Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice Vegetables
    £17
    £17

    Container Growing Seed Potato Pack | Growers' Choice

    Taters from your terrace

    • Includes 'Charlotte', 'Jazzy' and more
    • Varieties well-suited to pot growing
    • Make a tray of delicious smashed potatoes
    • Harvest from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • Gourmet Vegetables Collection Vegetables
    From £56
    £119 From £56

    Gourmet Vegetables Collection

    Superb flavour for the kitchen

    • Includes tomatoes, beans, aubergines and more
    • Exceptionally tasty varieties
    • Impress your dinner party guests
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Indoor Herb Plants Collection Vegetables
    £18
    £18

    Indoor Herb Plants Collection

    Grow herbs from the window sill

    • Includes thyme, mint and parsley plants
    • Pick your herbs without leaving the house
    • Use instead of dried, jarred herbs
    • Harvest throughout the year

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Caledonian Pearl' First Early Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    £9
    £9

    'Caledonian Pearl' First Early Seed Potatoes

    The gourmand's choice for salads

    • Waxy spuds with a lovely, delicate flavour
    • Reliably high yields
    • Makes a beautiful potato salad
    • First early - ready from June and July

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Sweet Potato Plants | Grower's Choice Vegetables
    £30
    £30

    Best Sweet Potato Plants | Grower's Choice

    Our favourite sweet potatoes

    • Includes 'Evangeline', 'Erato Violet' and more
    • Deliciously sweet flavour profile
    • Cut into wedges and make your own chips!
    • Harvest from October to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Stir Fry Vegetable Collection Vegetables
    £37
    £37

    Stir Fry Vegetable Collection

    Veg no wok should be without

    • Includes peppers, spring onions and more
    • Start harvesting your veg within weeks!
    • Rustle up an incredible pad Thai
    • Harvest from July to November

    Currently out of stock

  • Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Trinidad Scorpion' Plant Vegetable Plants
    From £10
    From £10

    'Trinidad Scorpion' Chilli Pepper Plant

    Stinging levels of heat!

    • Incredibly, *incredibly* hot (1,000,000+ SHU)
    • Grow on a sunny patio or balcony
    • Take a bite, if you dare...
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Vegetables for Shade | Grower's Choice Vegetable Plants
    £54
    £54

    Best Vegetables for Shade | Grower's Choice

    Got a partially-shaded patch?

    • Includes beetroot, kohlrabi, kale and more
    • A variety of exciting flavour profiles
    • Create your own superfood salads
    • Harvest from June to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Ultimate Grafted Vegetables | Grower's Choice Vegetables
    £30
    £30

    Ultimate Grafted Vegetables | Grower's Choice

    Grafted for superior qualities

    • Includes tomato, pepper and chilli plants
    • More productive and disease-resistant
    • Use to make a traditional ratatouille
    • Harvest from July to October

    Currently out of stock

  • The Med Veg Medley Vegetables
    From £23
    £30 From £23

    The Med Veg Medley

    Sun-soaked assortment of flavour

    • Features all the veg you need for Med cuisine
    • Includes reliable, award-winning varieties
    • Rustle up Italian, Greek and Levantine meals
    • Easy to grow, even easier to eat!

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Marvel' Maincrop Seed Potatoes Vegetables
    £9
    £9

    'Marvel' Maincrop Seed Potatoes

    As versatile as they come

    • Waxy texture, becoming more floury with time
    • Boasts great disease resistance
    • One of the best varieties for chipping
    • Maincrop - harvest from late July

    Currently out of stock

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Cameron

An experienced hand from seed to harvest

When it comes to veg plants, if Cameron doesn’t know about it? It ain’t worth knowing. They’re one of his horticultural passions and the quality of the produce he – well, produces – at the nursery is testament to that fact. Cameron pairs time-honoured horticultural traditions alongside the very best modern techniques in our fabulous, purpose-built nursery in Evesham. With a background that saw him place at the Grand Finals at the Young Horticultural Awards back in 2022, we’re proud to have someone that really knows his onions.

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| 5 Jul
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