Grow it, cook it - enjoy it!

Freshly picked, freshly cooked - fantastic!

One of my happiest childhood memories was being sent out into the garden with a pan to pick the vegetables for dinner. I loved the idea of my kids doing the same and now give over whatever space I can in the garden to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs. I can remember years ago asking the kids what we should grow and they said peas and chips!!!

It really doesn't matter what sized garden you have, or just the space for a few tubs, you can grow fresh veggies or fruit easily. Over the years I've grown potatoes in bin liners, brocolli in large plant pots and salad leaves in window boxes - where there's a will, there's a way!

Spring has sprung and the veggie plot is ready for planting - cleared, dug over, well tilled and the soil is lovely and crumbly as it has been conditioned during the past two years with potatoes. Well, chips aside, this year we've got a busy planting schedule.


This years vegetable plot will contain:

Broad beans
Purple sprouting broccoli
Calabrese
Peas
Sprouts
Carrots
Beetroot
Red onions
Garlic
Leeks
Raddish
Beetroot
Lettuce

Tubs and grow bags :

French beans
Courgettes
Peppers
Tomatoes
Herbs

Fruit

Raspberries
Gooseberries
Redcurrants
Blackcurrants
Rhubarb