The vegetable plot is rediscovering its roots

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bickleigh bomber

welcome

What do you grow on your allotment?

Do you save much money by growing your own?

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Trilobite

Leeks are one of my really favourite veg.The flavour generally becomes milder as they increase in size.

Leek and potato soup is superb for a simple dish.

Leek and Stilton bake is perhaps my favourite.

Finely sliced lengthwise, 1" pieces of leek mixed with a few drops of balsamic vinegar,and allowed to stand for a few minutes.Give a quick stir and sprinkle over any salad.


What other veg. do you grow?

[AJ]

surprised I missed this thread.

I have the following growing just now in my garden

1 Grapefruit tree
1 Naval Orange tree
1 Satsuma tree
1 Lemon Tree
1 Lime Tree
4 Avacado trees (young, no fruit yet)
Cyanne chilli peppers
Giant bell peppers
Tomatos
2 x Marijuana plants
Water Mellons
1 Chillian Guva tree

[Trilobite]

I haven't got nearly enough space for what i want to grow, so i alternate each year between Carrots, Beetroot, Onions, Leek, Cabbage, anything i can really.

But i do grow the same four things under cover every year, as these make up the main part of our daily salad dish, so i have always got Tomatoes, Lettuce, Radish and Cucumber on the go.

So right now i am picking:

Cucumber
Type: Marketmore
Seeds : 25
Cost: 0.69p

Lettuce
Type: Webbs Wonderful
Seeds : 950
Cost: 0.49p

Radish
Type: French Breakfast 3
Seeds : 500
Cost: 0.49p

Tomatoe
Type: Cherry
Seeds : 15
Cost: £2.49


All washed down with the odd now an then

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AJ

Hmmm

I know they are vegetable,but not really in the sense of this thread.

BTW I am fukkin jealous.

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Trilobite:

Leek:- current cost Tesco on line 57p each

[Trilobite]

I think with all the flooding in the UK this year we will be looking at price increases for most Vegetables.

Fruit should be ok though. I know from my Apple trees and Plum that there is a real glut of fruit this year.

In fact i have had to cut myself some timber and prop up some of the main branches of my Plum tree, because they have that many fruit on they looked in danger of snapping !

[Osesame]

Green veg that can be sown this month for a quick autumn/winter crop.

CHINESE CABBAGE Tatsoi

CHOY SUM Purple

JAPANESE GREENS Mibuna

MUSTARD GREENS Giant Red

MUSTARD SPINACH Komatsuna

TEXSEL GREENS