Quick results, eating in 6-8 weeks = Sow French Beans direct into the soil.

Even Quicker results, eating in 4 weeks = Sow Radish direct into the soil,

To pick leaves all summer & Autumn = Sow Perpetual Spinach,

Colour that looks good amongst a sea of green = Sow Chard – choose peppermint, rainbow or rhubarb colours.

No bother of potting on but fancy a few salad leaves = Sow Lettuce, rocket or salad leaves mixed direct into the soil in pots by your back door.

To eat Homegrown tomatoes = Buy tomato plants and plant into a larger pot (too late for seeds).

Bored of the usual, want something a bit weird in the veg garden = Sow Kohl Rabi, a ball type Courgette or a harlequin or acorn Squash.

To have a Pumpkin ready by Halloween = Sow smaller Pumpkins at the beginning of June and you might just make it for Halloween.

To have veg ready in the late summer, early autumn = Sow Carrots, Beetroot, Turnips, Swede, Chicory.

To sow some herbs = Sow basil, parsley, coriander, chives, fennel, marjoram, mint, thyme & sage in pots by your back door.

To sow some bright insects attracting flowers to the veg garden = Sow Calendula, marigolds, lavender, nasturtiums, chive flowers.