What to Grow

Basically I would grow what you like to eat. Remember if you are short of space main crop potatoes and onions are cheap to buy. Potatoes can be sourced locally and onions nationally. Try and grow things that are expensive to buy or include a lot of food mile in getting to your plate. A few examples that you might like to follow

Root Crops

First early potato’s Arran Pilots

Second early Pink Fir Apple, Anya

Carrots. Early types, Nantes, Amsterdam Forcing

Salad Crops

Mixed lettuce seed sown fortnightly, Rocket

Radish, Spring onions

There are some very good cut and come again types that are grown in pots

Peas and Beans

Broad beans are a good crop that can over winter. Aqudaluce and Bunyards exhibition are both hardy verities

Runner beans and Borlotti beans can be grown up canes saving valuable space.

Dwarf French Beans are a tremendous crop and easy to grow. There are the standard green beans but also yellow and blue.

Also standard peas and sugar peas are good crops

Onions

Lots of varieties available. If you are short of space consider growing shallots and garlic which are more expensive to buy. A good winter crops are Leeks they provide fresh veg in the winter

Brassicas

Lots to choose from. Again remember if you are short of space try and grow Broccoli and Cauliflower which are more expensive

General

We have just touched on the subject. Other things to try are Sweet Corn, Courgettes, Squash, Pumpkin, Parsnips, Turnips, Swede

Strawberries, Rhubarb, raspberries, Blackcurrant and gooseberries can take up small corners and add to the extent of your diet

Finally

Don’t be scared to ask. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me

Bob Rawle