Beginners Veg Hub

Start Growing Veg Here

If you are thinking of Growing Your Own Vegetables this year, you have come to the right place.

With a few easy to grow vegetables and a month by month guide, you’ll be harvesting your own vegetables in no time!

Benefits of Growing Your Own Vegetables

Beginner Hub

In our Brand New for Year 2025, the Beginners Hub is here, to help YOU every step of the way on your Seed Sowing journey.

Are you a Seedling?

Are you new to growing vegetables and feel overwhelmed by the choice of seeds?

Are your plants not playing ball, the pests are attacking and you feel like giving up?

Don’t give up, The Grow Veg Club is here to help. I’ll show you clearly how to Start, when to start and how to deal with the frustrations!

Our Resource Hub is here to nurture your new hobby, turn frustration into learning, and make progress not perfection.

Join here today and you’ll get a free Sowing dates calendar.


Seed Sow Alongs

January & February

There’s Weekly Seed Sow Along Videos in January & February will show you how to sow seeds for the first time or will serve as a reminder, if you have sown before.

🧅 Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Watch Now!

Sow Cauliflower Seeds with Me – Watch Now!

Sow Summer Cabbage Seeds Video – Watch Now

Sow Aubergine & Sweet Peppers Seeds- Watch Now!

We are here, every step of the way, to help you sow your first seeds and to help you learn how to care for them, all the way to harvest.

We are here to motivate, give you hope and strength to get past failures, and provide a helping hand (if needed) to guide the way on your new adventures of growing your own food!


Beginner Vegetable Garden Journal

Beginner Vegetable garden journal

Organise all your seed sowing dates, germination dates and harvest in one place with my vegetable journal.

Monthly jobs to do plus a handy planner calendar to plan your Sowings. There’s a view of the journal pages in my Aubergines & Sweet Peppers Sow Along Video.


If you have ever wanted to Start Growing your Own Vegetables but had no clue where to start, this guide is for you.

We will take you Back to Basics with seeds, sowings and seedlings in this first part of The Beginners Guide to Growing Vegetables.

This will guide you through the first sowings of the year in January and February and building up to the most popular seed sowing month of the vegetable calendar in April.


January Seed Sowing Indoors


Seed Germination 🌱

How does a Seed Germinate?


Leggy Seedlings?

How to Fix Leggy Seedlings

Get ready to kickstart your vegetable garden in the new year with our Seed Sow Along Events in January!

Join me for a hands-on, step-by-step experience as I sow onion, cauliflower and summer cabbage seeds on video for you.

Then at your convenience you can sow your own seeds in January after watching my videos.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, these sessions will equip you with the confidence and knowledge to get your seeds off to a perfect start.

Don’t miss the chance to grow along with us and set your garden up for success in 2025!


Sow Seeds in January or February


Sow Summer Cabbage


Veg to Sow in February

Sow Summer Cabbage Video

Difficulty: Intermediate

Seed Sow Along Video about Summer Cabbages.


Top 5 Veg to Grow in Feb Video Thumbnail

Top 5 Veg to Grow Indoors in February

Difficulty: Beginners

Top 5 vegetables to sow indoors on a windowsill.


Sow Aubergine

& Peppers Seeds

Sow Aubergine & Sweet Pepper Seeds

Difficulty: Beginner

Start sowing your seeds in Late Feb to early March indoors on a windowsill.

Sow Aubergine & Sweet Pepper Seeds Video

Start Sowing Pea Seeds

Difficulty: Beginner

Coming Soon! Let’s sow Peas in Root Trainers. These can grow in the greenhouse, they don’t mind the cold.


The following guides will help you start sowing seeds indoors for the first time.

You will Learn:

  • What you need to sow seeds indoors,
  • A simple setup for indoor growing,
  • How to solve common problems when growing indoors.

How to Create a Simple Seed Sowing Setup Indoors

Find out how to create a simple but effective indoor setup for sowing seeds.

Budget and environmentally friendly options discussed as well.

January Seed Sowing Indoors – Fix Leggy Seedlings & Issues

Find out how to fix the number one problem of growing indoors – leggy seedlings.


Seeds to Sow Indoors in January

Find out what seeds to sow in January indoors.

There are reasons to grow onions from seed and why should you grow cauliflower, as well as cabbage, spinach and lettuce.

Seed Sowing HQ

Discover:

  • What to Sow & When,
  • When to Transplant & How,
  • When & How to Harvest,
  • Jobs To Do in the Veg Garden,
  • Things to Consider like Frost, Snow, Pests, etc.

Take the Course

Join our ultimate beginner vegetable gardening course, and start sowing seeds today!


About Me

Hi, I’m Tracey — vegetable grower, passionate learner, and firm believer that anyone can grow their own food. While I work as an account manager during the day, my spare time has been dedicated to growing vegetables in my back garden for the last 23 years.

What started as a hobby grew into a passion, and now I’m building a place where others can learn too. This is your veg-growing hub for practical advice, seasonal inspiration, beginner-friendly learning, and real gardening experiences from someone who’s grown through every success and setback.

Real gardening, real learning, real harvests.

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Vegetable Growing for Beginners – The Course

vegetable gardening course

Ever dreamed of growing your own vegetables but didn’t know where to start? Ever felt overwhelmed and not sure what to try first?

Learn as You Grow is my beginner-friendly course that shows you exactly how to grow your own food, step by step, seed by seed.

We’ll cover soil, sowing, simple tools, and everything in between so you can go from confused to confident in your own little vegetable patch.

No jargon. Just the basics, taught in a simple (pre-recorded) video course, so you can grow your own vegetables with confidence, the easy

Click here to Join the Course and get your Free Workbook!

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