[Raven81]

I wonder if someone can help.  My brother in law would like some vegetable seeds for Christmas as he is soon getting a vegetable patch.   Unfortunately I know absolutely nothing about growing.
He has never grown anything before so can anyone recommend something that is easy to grow, and maybe a bit unusual.   I realise there is lees than 2 weeks to go so also needs to be easy to get hold of!

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Kleftiwallah]

Phone up the seed merchants and get them to send you their catalogues,  Gift wrapped and a tenner.  Tell him to choose his own seeds!     Easy Peasy.       Cheers,     Tony.

[LilacSandy]

Your local garden center will have this seasons seeds in by now.  If you do want to go ahead and chose I would go for the basics rather than exotic fruits.  Carrots, Peas, runner beans, a couple of different tomatoes, dwarf french beans and a selection of salad leaves

[Goosegirl]

Google D.T.Brown as they are P+P free. Easy ones are mixed salad, radishes, beetroot, sugar snap peas, dwarf french beans (or climbing along with the sugar snaps), leeks, runner beans, carrots - depends on your soil.

[Raven81]

Thank you so much.   

[Yorkie]

There's one of the seed merchants that doesn't put instructions on its seed packets.  Double check that D T Brown isn't that merchant before ordering!

[Kleftiwallah]

I have no doupt what Yorkie says is correct,  add a second tenner for a gardening book, or a subscription to "Kitchen Garden".

[sunshineband]

Have you thought of buying him John's book for £5.99, which come with lots of free seeds.

Best of both worlds imho 

[Yorkie]

Hadn't thought of that - see the link here!