How to grow your free seeds 2024

From January until June, we're giving 12 free packs of seeds to our subscribers. To give you a helping hand, we've pulled together expert growing advice for all of the seeds. Whether growing delicious crops, or filling your pots and borders with blooms, we've got all you need to get growing this year. Share your seed-sowing progress and successes with us on social media, using #GWFreeSeeds.

How to sow seeds indoors

How to sow seeds indoors

How to sow seeds outdoors

How to sow seeds outdoors

January

Zinnia cut flower display. Paul Debois

How to grow zinnias

Zinnia elegans 'Early Wonder'

How to grow rocket leaves from seed

How to grow rocket leaves from seed

February

Echiums, such as viper's bugloss, are attractive, bee-friendly plants suitable for a variety of garden types

How to grow echiums

Echium 'Blue Bedder'

Echium 'Blue Bedder'

How to grow basil

How to grow basil

March

Orange strawflowers growing in a mixed border

How to grow and care for strawflowers

How to care for tomatoes with Alan Titchmarsh

How to grow tomatoes

Tomatoes ripe for harvesting

Tips for growing better tomatoes

April

Sunflowers in sunshine.

How to grow sunflowers

Beetroot grows in most soil types and comes in a variety of colours

How to grow beetroot

Beta vulgaris 'Detroit 2 Crimson Globe'

May

How to grow cosmos

White cosmos and thalictrum with blue nepeta and hardy geranium

Eight plants to grow with cosmos

Flat leaf parsley

How to grow parsley

June

How to grow foxgloves

How to grow foxgloves

Six plants to grow with foxgloves

Six plants to grow with foxgloves

How to grow carrots

How to grow carrots

Daucus carota 'Chantenay Red Cored 2'