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We had carrot and swede mash, celeriac mash, the last of the Charlottes,roast  parsnips, sweet and sour roast squash and broad beans with the roast stuffed lamb, yesterday.

Yesterday we had a bought cabbage , but today I'm going to make a nice oven dish with own leeks and own spinach. They just grow so slowly at the moment ....

Beetroot, onions and garlic plus there has been just a little growth on the greenhouse salads, so we had a small portion of salad with chicory, lettuce, landcress, spring onions and rocket.  The lamb's lettuces are coming on as well but they are still tiny.

Babington leeks are going strong as well as the Multiplier and Everlasting onions.  Chives and Welsh onions have put on some welcome growth too.

On the downside, the outside rocket has gone - lifted the cloches and there was nothing!  I think they rotted away as the garden was underwater for quite a time this winter. 

Still have a few squashes and potatoes in store too.

Onions with the spag bol.   

Quote from: Aden Roller on February 06, 2013, 00:22:44
After a very quick and brief dash to the plot....

                 Leeks.  'em

Same again!! Bless their long white socks. 

Sorrel - made a lovely quiche. I don't like sorrel much but as a quiche it is fabulous. Plus of course kale tops for Mike, and proper purple sprouting for the rest of us.
PS for the quiche recipe see the recipe thread! 

Quote from: Annemieke on March 29, 2013, 10:02:13
Sorrel - made a lovely quiche. I don't like sorrel much but as a quiche it is fabulous. Plus of course kale tops for Mike, and proper purple sprouting for the rest of us.
PS for the quiche recipe see the recipe thread! 

I knew there was something missing on my plot this year!!  No purple sprouting.  I simply didn't have time to get it sown, grown and sorted last summer..... and now I'm missing it. 


We've been eating leeks.... but now even those have dried up.

Quote from: Aden Roller on March 29, 2013, 10:17:01

I knew there was something missing on my plot this year!!  No purple sprouting.  I simply didn't have time to get it sown, grown and sorted last summer..... and now I'm missing it. 

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They took umbridge to being underwater for such a long time over winter - no PSB here either - still fortunately we have other veg to go and the salad stuff is making a little bit of an effort in the greenhouse.  Made roast potatoes from the garden today.

Yorkshire Pud made with fresh laid fruits del la chicken.

Potatoes, Babington leek, chard, scorzonera tops (the roots are for another day), shallots, squash for the main.

And a side salad consisting of: baby chard leaves, a few lettuce leaves, chives, everlasting onion, lemon balm, witloof chicory, lamb's lettuce, rocket and cress.

My first new spuds with spare ribs and rice.   

Tonight we will be eating some lovely globe artichokes and there are several still to be harvested.
Also picked new potatoes, beautiful ones this year, some mizuna, a red lettuce, and some spring onions. Also have a punnet of strawberries for dessert!

3 peas and 2 strawberries.  I am so impatient.  Loads more to come I hope.

rhubarb chard, asparagus and 1st early pots( red and pink dukes and swift).

Tons of lettuce with a lovely dressing of olive oil, blackberry vinegar (plus salt and a little lemon juice for sharpness) and also lots of chard and kale. Asparagus again tomorrow. (Not stopping picking it until Midsummer Day, if then....)

Six strawberries and some mangetout. 

More lettuce (3 varieties), spring onions, radish.
Baby beet, spinach (perpetual sown this year),turnips,60 day calabrese,
Carrots from tunnel, last of the first rocket from tunnel.
Strawberries (half a punnet to start.
Next visit :broad beans and a few peas.May tickle a few pots if soil not too wet.

Things are finally on the up.

Two Courgette and three small beetroot, broccoli, new potatoes (rather small), parsley and strawberries.

Lots of things well on the way   
We ate Strawberries, Lettuce,Spring onions, Radish, flat leafed parsley, Basil and New potatoes, today.
Also had a mini cucumber from our neighbour, absolutely delicious, we will be growing that variety next year for sure !
Have been eating Carrot thinnings for a couple of weeks, also beetroot leaves from thinning.

Harvested about 10 kilos of first early potatoes  this week (Maris Bard) Looking forward to seeing what the second earlies are like

Strawberries yesterday and my new spuds with chicken and Mushrooms today.