Grow Your Own Food with the Fothergill's Oh Sow Simple Range
Times are tough. Food costs more and for many people across the UK the weekly shop has become a source of genuine anxiety. At Fothergill's, we believe that growing your own food shouldn't be a luxury. It should be an option that’s available to everyone.
Gardening is for Everyone
The Oh Sow Simple range of products exists to make it as straightforward as possible whilst not breaking the bank. No jargon. No specialist equipment. Just reliable and rewarding varieties with straightforward advice. From Sweet cherry tomatoes, snack-sized cucumbers, crisp baby carrots, fresh herbs and more. All have been tried and tested by our experts so we know you’re getting the best and how much fun they can be to grow.
The Benefits of Growing Your Own Food
The case for growing your own goes well beyond the dinner table. Time outdoors, hands in soil, the satisfaction of watching something grow from a seed you planted yourself. These are simple acts with a measurable effect on stress, mood, and mental wellbeing. You’re also rewarded with food that tastes absolutely incredible.
The best value from a single packet
A single packet of seeds contains the potential to grow enough food to feed your family for many months (especially if you preserve your harvest). That's not a bag of carrots or a punnet of tomatoes, that's multiple harvests from one small packet of seeds.
Our Loose Leaf Lettuce Mix gives you a continuous harvest of fresh, vibrant leaves all season. Just pick what you need and the plant keeps growing. Our Purple Sprouting Broccoli is a hardy, generous cropper that earns its place in any kitchen, packed with flavour and ready to harvest in spring when little else is around. And our Plain Leaved Parsley is one of the most useful things you can grow. Snip it fresh before dinner and it just keeps coming back.
All you need to get started
The beauty of growing from seed is how little you actually need to begin. A packet of seeds, a container, and some compost. That's it! No greenhouse, no specialist tools, no prior experience. You don’t even need a garden. You can successfully grow your own food on a balcony or even a windowsill.
The Oh Sow Simple range is built around that simplicity, so the only thing standing between you and a homegrown harvest is the decision to start. Every Oh Sow Simple packet carries clear, no-fuss instructions on the back which have been written by our experts so that anyone, including children, can follow them with confidence.
Simple tools, better results
To make your first steps as easy as possible, the Oh Sow Simple range includes ready-to-go growing kits that take the guesswork out of getting started.
Our Oh Sow Simple Vegetables Growing Kit contains Carrot Nantes 5, Lettuce Salad Bowl, and Chilli De Cayenne seeds, with compost, eco-friendly wool pots, and a full growing guide all in one box. Prefer herbs? The Herbs Growing Kit sets you up with Basil, Chives, and Coriander.
For those who want to sow individual varieties, our Plantable Pellet Mini Greenhouse Kits offer a sure-fire way to get seeds germinating without any faffing around. Our Plantable Pots also encourage strong, unrestricted root growth for healthier plants from the start. Both are designed with one goal in mind; enabling you to grow your own with ease.
From seed to plate
Whether it's a handful of Orange Cherry Tomatoes (sweeter than anything you'll find on a shelf), a generous cut of Purple Sprouting Broccoli, or a pot of Basil on the kitchen windowsill that makes every meal taste like summer. The Oh Sow Simple range is where we can help you begin. Being able to harvest, share and eat what you've grown is one of life’s true pleasures. And in the current climate, it might also be one of the most practical things you can do.
For anyone who hasn't grown before, we want to make one thing clear: it's easier than you think, and far more rewarding than you'd expect. Full step-by-step propagation guidance from our experts is available here so even complete beginners can experience the joy of growing from seed to harvest.
