Veggie & fruit growers
Gifts for people who grow food to eat, from first tomatoes to a full kitchen garden.
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Vegetable seed gift collection
A box or tin of easy vegetable seeds is the classic gift for a food grower. Seeds can't be posted across borders, so pick the shop for your country.
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Seed-starting gift kit
Seeds, little pots and instructions in one box, so they can start a crop on the kitchen windowsill.
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Self-watering seed starter
A tray that waters seedlings from below, so they don't dry out if the grower forgets for a day.
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Raised vegetable bed
A bed on legs or with a cover means less bending, fewer slugs and possums, and a tidy patch even on a patio. A big gift that's often shared between family.
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Harvest basket or trug
Something sturdy to carry the crop in. A mesh hod lets them rinse the mud off outside, before it reaches the kitchen sink.
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A fruit tree to plant
A tree that will still be fruiting in twenty years. Live plants only travel within their own country.
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Blueberry bushes
Blueberries crop well in a big pot, so they suit small gardens too. Planting two varieties together usually gives a better harvest.
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Raspberry canes
A row of raspberry canes gives fruit for years. An autumn-fruiting variety is the easiest for a beginner to prune.
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Thornless blackberry
All the blackberries, none of the scratches. Grows happily on a fence or trellis.
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An apple tree
A classic gift that marks a birth, a wedding or a new home, and keeps giving every autumn.
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A gift-wrapped tree
Arrives wrapped and ready to give, which takes the awkwardness out of posting a live plant as a present.
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The home-preserving "bible"
For the grower with too many tomatoes. 400 recipes for jams, pickles, sauces and safe canning, from the makers of Ball jars.
US For shoppers in United States
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving (2024 edition, paperback)
US$10.74 at Amazon.com
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A grow-your-own guide written for their climate
Growing advice only works if it suits the local seasons, so pick the book written for your country.
AU For shoppers in Australia
Good Life Growing: How to grow fruit and veg anywhere in Australia – Hannah Moloney (paperback)
A$29.75 (RRP A$36.99) at Amazon Australia
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UK For shoppers in United Kingdom
RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch – Lucy Chamberlain (hardcover)
£12.44 at Amazon UK
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Garden planner and log book
Somewhere to record what was sown where and when, so next year's garden is better than this year's.
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