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This is how you succeed with your edible plants

Would you like to eat homegrown vegetables this summer? The interest in pre-grown, edible plants is high. The principle is called "semi-ready edible plants" in English. Snow peas, pak choi, broccoli, cabbage, and fennel are just some of the crops you can grow in a garden, raised bed, or pot. Learn how to succeed with edible plants, and prepare for summer cultivation - it can't get more local than that.Hero image
  • Sow and grow

Small plants with edible crops

Edible plants as seedlings make gardening easy for you. They are grown indoors in the spring and early summer, and then placed outdoors. Harvest your own vegetables from the garden, raised bed, or large pot on the balcony - and eat. There are few things that beat the taste of what you have grown yourself, even if you cheat a little and skip both seed sowing and growing with already cultivated seedlings.

Prepare for the summer vegetable harvest

Will you be eating fennel, broccoli, pumpkin or kale this summer, you should start preparing with cultivated plants during the spring. If you skip the stage of sowing seeds, you save time and it will be easier for you to succeed. When the time comes to plant the growth outdoors, it is important to choose the right place and good soil, so that the edible plants continue to grow.

Fennel - should be placed in a sunny, warm place in well-drained and sandy soil, preferably mixed with sand.

Pak choi - thrives in sunny places in nutrient-rich, well-drained and clayey soil.

Swiss chard - tolerates both sun and partial shade, but prefers clayey and nutrient-rich soil. Can withstand winter with winter cover.

Broccoli - needs nutrient-rich, clayey soil and thrives in the sun with regular watering.

Leeks - want sun and thrive in deep, nutrient-rich and moist soil with lime.Kale - easy favorite with a long harvesting period. Thrives in the sun, preferably in nutrient-rich and well-drained soil.

Tips: Prepare the plants for outdoor life by carrying them out and letting them be watered in outdoor climate for about a week. Let them stay outside a little longer each day and place them outdoors when they are ready. Use a fleece cover as protection in the beginning if you don't have time to prepare the plants for outdoor life. A fleece cover also protects small plants from pests throughout the growing season.

More edible plants that can be grown at home

In addition to the vegetables already mentioned that can be planted, harvested, and eaten, there are many more options. For example, you can plant corn, lettuce, sugar snap peas, or sweet potatoes outdoors, as well as pumpkins and cucumbers.

Single crop with pre-cultivated plants:

Buy the pre-cultivated plants you want to harvest and eat. Start cultivation indoors and then gradually acclimate the plants to the outdoor climate for a week. Then plant out the seedlings in larger pots, raised beds, and elsewhere in the garden. Start harvesting after a few weeks and enjoy your own vegetables. Always read the product description when buying edible plants. You will find the correct placement, soil, and other preferences - making it easier to succeed with your plants.