Follow my 2025 seed planting plan & have free fruit and veg all year, says gardening expert
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NEW Year is a wonderful time for gardeners. Full of hopes and dreams for our outside spaces - nothing will come between us and a perfectly planned garden (until weather, other commitments, finances and time inevitably get in the way!!). But if you’ve decided on a Grow Your Own dream this year - what should you plant when?.
![[Growing seeds in modules means they can be potted up much more easily]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2j3jr3f-planting-vegetable-seeds-seed-960619744.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
My guide will take you through the next 12 months to get you on the road to growing. Start herb seeds on your windowsill - they need around six hours of sunlight a day. Chives, parsely and basil are good to start around now. Hardy broad beans into the ground - or in a Polytunnel/greenhouse if the weather is looking particularly terrible.
![[Chitting potatoes helps them grow faster.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/j252ef-chitting-seed-potatoes-egg-960618370.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Onion seeds in warm place indoors for early growth - and larger bulbs. Windowsill is ideal, or a propagator. Raspberry canes outdoors as long as the ground is not completely frozen. They're dormant right now, so any time until March is good. Start chitting first early potatoes on your windowsill - old eggboxes are perfect for it. This basically means encouraging them to sprout before planting.
![[Purple Sprouting Broccoli packs a powerful disease-prevention punch]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/nintchdbpict000266717893.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Cucumber and tomato seeds into a heated greenhouse - or a very sunny windowsill. Early Pea varieties direct into soil, they tolerate frost well, and make sure there's room to put support around them further down the line. Salad leaves can be sown indoors in small pots or trays - or if you've got a sheltered sunny spot, heated greenhouse or heated mats, it's worth a shot to get them out the house.
![[Beetroots are rich in antioxidants - and may protect against some cancers]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nintchdbpict000380638896.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
