Nothing beats homegrown. After all, isn’t growing your own from plot to plate the best way to get the freshest, tastiest and healthiest produce to elevate your salad?

For many of us, taking the steps to grow your own at home may seem pretty daunting – what can you grow? When can you grow it? Do you have enough space?

We’ve created a handy guide to offer a helping hand to get your growing underway. Check out the tips below and start your journey with OXO.

How to get started

Set yourself up for success by starting small. If you’re growing for the first time, ease yourself in by starting with herbs. They’re easy to grow, don’t require a lot of space and add so much flavour.
- Thomasina Miers

Some top tips for getting started:

Start in a small way and expand your operations as your confidence and experience increase.

Don’t forget to water the plant thoroughly.
Only grow what you have the space for and always follow spacing instructions on the packet.
Grow the produce that you love to eat.
Take steps to deter snails and slugs by creating barriers with copper tape.

Start in a small way and expand your operations as your confidence and experience increase.

Don’t forget to water the plant thoroughly.
Only grow what you have the space for and always follow spacing instructions on the packet.
Grow the produce that you love to eat.
Take steps to deter snails and slugs by creating barriers with copper tape.

Do I have enough space to grow salad?

Don’t worry if you don’t have much room in your garden for a sprawling edible garden as even if you only have a balcony there are still salad ingredients you can produce. Most salad ingredients can be grown in the ground or containers such as pots, window boxes or even hanging baskets.

Tomatoes

Let's grow!

Lettuce

Let's grow!

Cucumber

Let's grow!

Herb

Let's grow!