IF YOU’RE new to vegetable gardening this year, as so many are, then allow me to welcome you to one of the home gardener’s favourite annual customs: winter evenings spent browsing through the new seed catalogues.
Most seed companies still provide printed catalogues free to those who request them, and they can be a very useful resource for the new grower.
Of course they are advertisements, and need to be read through that lens, but the beginner can also pick up a lot of information from them as well as inspiration from the photos.
Every year, the companies introduce new varieties to try to take advantage of emerging trends in gardening.