What will you manage to grow/ eat BEFORE the season starts?

LivvyW · « **on:** January 16, 2009, 14:44 »

I'm keen to have a few potatoes and a few strawbs before the real season begins, so i'm doing some potatoes in tubs in the greenhouse and a couple of strawberry plants in the greenhouse border.

What fruit/veg, do you like to try and get a headstart with...and how??

Alex 98 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2009, 16:08 »

Cress.

Alex 98

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2009, 16:43 »

spring cabbage that was planted in the autumn

Steve.P · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2009, 16:52 »

I've got some courgette and runner beans in the freezer, but thats about it until the spring

seems ages away

peapod · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2009, 16:59 »

cabbage, leeks, swede and snippies

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:03 »

And sprouts, carrots, PSB & WSB, celeriac & beetroot, (for others :puker:) as well as the stored/frozen stuff.

Val H · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:12 »

Sprouts, parsnips and leeks fresh. Potatoes, garlic, shallots, chilli peppers stored. And that much frozen veg that I can't even remember! But certainly sweetcorn, runner beans, french beans, cabbage, beetroot, sweet peppers, carrots, carrot and parsnip mash, turnips, carrot and turnip mash. Various "stew bags" including parsnip, swede, carrot, turnip etc. cubed. We've run out of peas though!

peapod · « **Reply #7 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:12 »

Ooh yep carrots too! and Ive a bit of frozen and pickled stuff left

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:14 »

When to come to weigh it all up, why are we growing yet more in the spring?

peapod · « **Reply #9 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:18 »

Quote from: "DD."

When to come to weigh it all up, why are we growing yet more in the spring?

Shh dont tell anyone, Im only growing peas this year

Val H · « **Reply #10 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:18 »

Quote from: "DD."

When to come to weigh it all up, why are we growing yet more in the spring?

Need peas and onions. Do you think we could fill 2 plots with them?

DD. · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:19 »

Easily - but where would I put the onions?!

mumofstig · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:30 »

I've still got swede cabbage n leeks in the beds and salad greens in the the greenhouse.... endive, corn salad, greek cress, spring onions and claytonia. oh and basil on the window ledge the rest of the herbs outside look very sorry for themselves this year.

penance · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2009, 17:38 »

Carrots, leeks, swede and Kale (cavolo, yummy!).

tallulah · « **Reply #14 on:** January 16, 2009, 18:01 »

Will be sowing some salad leaves on the windowsill this month - am blessed with a large conservatory, so should really have been keeping them going all year round. Unfortunately have got a lot of junk in conservatory, so need to do a big clear out! Also going to get some herbs started.

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