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🌱 Our Mission: To Help As Many People As Possible To Grow Veg! 🌟Here at She Grows Veg, we’re on a mission to help as many people as possible discover the joy of growing their own food. Whether you’ve got a big garden, a tiny balcony, or just a sunny windowsill, growing your own is one of the most rewarding things you can do.Here’s why we’re so passionate about it:💚 Save Money: Fresh, homegrown food doesn’t just taste better—it’s easier on your wallet too.🧘‍♀️ Boost Your Wellbeing: Gardening is amazing for your mental health. It’s grounding, calming, and there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of picking your first harvest.🌍 Better for the Planet: Fewer food miles, less packaging, and a chance to connect with nature—what’s not to love?🥕 Taste the Difference: Freshly harvested veg isn’t just bursting with flavour—it’s higher in nutrients too! And when you grow your own, you can choose from so many varieties you’d never find in the shops.🍅 Our interesting and colourful varieties have more flavour, nutrients and are so much more beautiful on the plate than supermarket veg.From seed to plate, it’s all about creating the food you love to eat. Whether it’s crunchy carrots, juicy tomatoes, or vibrant herbs, we’re here to help you every step of the way. 🌟Head to our stories to check out our full seed range. Happy Growing! by @shegrowsveg

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🌱 Mangelwurzel - What is it?! 🌱Let’s talk about the veg that sounds like it fell out of a Harry Potter book but is, in fact, a total rockstar root crop: the mangelwurzel!This glorious heirloom is like the quirky cousin of beetroot and sugar beet—massive, vibrant, and packed with history. Traditionally grown for livestock feed, it’s making a comeback in kitchen gardens for its incredible versatility. Eat it roasted, mashed, or even juiced if you’re feeling adventurous. The greens? Also edible. 💚Fun fact: In the 19th century, mangelwurzel-growing contests were a thing—think giant veg showdowns! 🥇 And did I mention it stores like a dream, making it a winter staple for both humans and animals!If you’re looking for a veggie that’s as much a conversation starter as it is a crop, the mangelwurzel is your new best friend. by @shegrowsveg

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🌱 Exciting New Subscription Packages! 🌱We’re thrilled to unveil our new subscription services! We’ll be offering two different packages depending on your seed needs and wants!✨ 🌱Our seed subscriptions take all of the thinking out of growing amazing veg. Each month, we will send you the right seeds at the right time to sow them along with a postcard with a QR code that takes you to all the growing guides, videos and resources you need to succeed!✨ Get Growing Package: Perfect for beginners, this subscription delivers hand-picked heirloom seeds at just the right time, paired with easy-to-follow guides and tips to help you grow your first harvest with confidence!🌼 Seed Addict Package: For seasoned growers, this seasonal subscription offers a curated selection of rare and unique heirloom varieties to keep your garden thriving and full of surprises all year long.Let’s grow something beautiful together! 🌿📦 Sign up now via the link in our bio by @shegrowsveg

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Your reminder to plan ahead ✅ Pests don't wait for you to be ready. Whiteflies are coming. The pigeons are watching. The caterpillars are monopolising and they WILL find your brassicas.It's time to get ahead of them so you're not scrambling after the damage is done.Our defence lineup is all natural, all organic, and kind to your soil and pollinators:🆘 Whitefly Treatment for when the sap-suckers descend in clouds🆘 Grazers sprays to deter butterflies & caterpillars, slugs & snails, plus rabbits, pigeons, deer and geese (yes, the whole menagerie).No blue pellets, no guilt, no chemical warfare on your veg patch. Just a polite-but-firm "not today" to everything that fancies a free lunch.Head to stories to stock up 🛍️ by @shegrowsveg

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What's your veg nemesis?We've all got that one. The one you've tried, where you've followed every rule and still it bolts or sulks, while your allotment neighbour grows it by accident.For our co-founder Lucy, it's swede. A humble root that has personally wronged her more times than she'd care to admit. So tell us, what's the veg you just cannot crack? Drop it in the comments. We want the full saga!And then? Rematch. Get those seeds, give it one more go, and let's turn your nemesis into your proudest harvest yet. by @shegrowsveg

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The first lettuces of the season are IN!We've just pulled our very first heads from the trial garden Marvel of Four SeasonsOutredgeousArcadeSpeckled Trout That first crisp, just-picked leaf never disappoints.The golden rule now? Sow again! A little and often = salad all season long.Have your lettuces started rolling in yet? by @shegrowsveg

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NEW FLOWERS HAVE LANDED 🚨Okay, deep breaths, because these might just be some of our favourites!🌻 Sunflower Double Sun King🌻 Sunflower Moonshine🌷 Statice Pink Pokers🌸 Aster King Size ApricotThe sunflowers are ready for their summer moment and the Statice and Aster are ones to save for your next grand garden plan (future you will be so grateful).Which ones are getting a spot in your garden? Check out the links in stories to get shopping! by @shegrowsveg

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Have you ever tried this hack for growing carrots? Carrot seeds have notoriously poor germination if they dry out after sowing which can be a real problem in warmer dryer months like June. This method hydrates the seeds and most importantly keeps them moist even in hot weather to give you much better success rates. You can get a whole rainbow of different carrot seeds from @shegrowsveg and remember that @homegrown_thepod listeners get 20% off their first order with code HOMEGROWNFor more tips and tricks to get your garden thriving this summer check out our Podcast Home Grown With Martha and Jamie wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe on YouTube. And a big thank you to the brilliant @inthecottagegarden for filming this for us! #carrots #homegrown #podcast #gardening #growyourown by @shegrowsveg

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Are you ready?Father's Day is coming up fast and your dad doesn't need any more socks! If your dad's happiest with soil under his nails and something growing in the ground, we've got a few ideas for you.🔪 Niwaki Hori Hori Pro🌶️ Chilli Trio Bundle🍄 Grow Your Own Mushroom Kit📮 Seed Subscription🌱 Seed Addict BundleA little something for every kind of gardening dad.Don't leave it too late, head to the link in our stories! by @shegrowsveg

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Are your tomatoes lying to you?They look fine. They're growing. Everything seems okay. But if you haven't started pruning, feeding, and potting on yet, they're quietly running out of road.Here's what June actually needs from you:🌱 Prune your sideshoots (those little shoots appearing in the 'V' between the stem and a branch). Left unchecked, they'll become whole new plants competing for the same energy. Snap them off while they're small (our secateurs make quick, clean work of the bigger ones) and your plant redirects everything into fruit.🍅 Start feeding: once the first flowers appear, your tomatoes need potassium to set fruit properly. A weekly dose of our 100% natural tomato feed isn't optional at this point. It's the difference between a decent harvest and a great one.🪴 Pot them on: if your plant's roots are hitting the sides of the pot, it's already stressed. Move it up a size and give it room to do its thing. Cramped roots = stunted growth = fewer tomatoes on your plate.None of this takes long. But leave it another few weeks and you'll be playing catch-up all summer.Save this for your next garden check-in and shop the tomato feed in our stories 🌿 by @shegrowsveg

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Courgettes, but not as you know them.The mighty courgette is one of the most grown vegetables in the UK, but somehow almost everyone is growing the same one.These three heirlooms are here to fix that. They have been grown for generations, look completely unlike anything you'd find in a supermarket, and you can sow them all direct while the soil's warm.🥒 Courgette White Custard (NEW)🥒 Courgette Jaune et Vert🥒 Courgette PineappleDespite looking a little crazy, all three taste just like a regular heirloom courgette.Sowing window: April to JuneHead to our stories to get your hands on the seeds 🌱 by @shegrowsveg

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It's Give Away Time!This month it's all about magnificent Mangelwurzels A viral growing sensation on social media – we are huge fans of this forgotten heirloom that looks rather like Harry Potter’s mandrakes! Halfway between sugar beet and beetroot this easy to grow, giant veg is delicious mashed, roasted or pickled. Sweeter and less earthy than a beetroot it will sit for a long time in the field where it will also provide abundant greens.Up for grabs: A packet of each Mammoth Red and Yellow Eckendorf as well as a Make Mangels Great Again T-shirt. And if you can grow a bigger Mangelwurzel than Jamie this season he'll also throw in signed copies of his books - Nettles and Petals and Plants Need Friends Too.And for inspiration and tips throughout the growing season you can listen to our pod cast “homegrown with Martha and Jamie” with new episodes every Thursday! 😊TO ENTER:Make sure you’re following both @shegrowsveg and @homegrown_thepod Like this posttag a friend in the commentsShare to story for an extra entry Entries close on Sunday Night (7th June)Giveaway rules:This giveaway is open to UK residents only, aged 18 and over. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted via DM . Please note, the winner will only ever be contacted from this account (She grows Veg), be wary of scams! This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook/Instagram/Meta. by @shegrowsveg

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