[Aunt Sally]

Bob Flowerdew has just said, on GQT, that this year he is going to “keep it simple”.

He said he has grown all the exotic, unusual things but this year he’s concentrating on the basics - cabbages, onions, carrots… etc. - the sort of things his children will eat and his wife will cook and will store well.


    He's turning into ME 

[JayG]

I hope he doesn't class sweet corn as exotic and/or something his kids won't eat (I'd seriously consider putting them up for adoption if that were the case!)   

[mumofstig]

Has he still got the long blonde plait?  

To me it makes perfect sense, with all this unsettled weather, to grow the standard crops for our climate  

[arugula]

Has he still got the long blonde plait?  

Yes.   According to the banners on the Edible Garden Show website.  




edited to correct my spelling mistake 

[Aunt Sally]

To me it makes perfect sense, with all this unsettled weather, to grow the standard crops for our climate  

Exactly,  I've never believed in fighting the weather - you know who wins 

[Chrysalis]

I thought this thread was going to be about facial hair...

Crops are much better! 

I'm cutting down my types of veg but growing more of what we like.  I don't reckon I'll be doing scorzonera again - lovely flavour eventually, but too fiddly to harvest, cook etc. and the after effects........well, let's just say I had the windows open for a long while...

[Sparkyrog]

Similar to Artichokes then ?

[Wiltshire Worms]

all we grow is what we like..niether of us like cucumber for instance so i dont waste time or effort on them.

i wouldnt worry if the kids dont eat sweetcorn....more for me!!

[Christine]

No point in doing a lot of cabbages Mr Flowerdew as my kids won't eat them - given up the fight after 40 odd years. Have grown the odd ones when there were rabbits kept as pets mind.

[Chrysalis]

Similar to Artichokes then ?

Worse!  I avoided them tonight, but made OH eat 'em..... Norty, aren't I? :blink:

[New shoot]

Similar to Artichokes then ?

Worse!  I avoided them tonight, but made OH eat 'em..... Norty, aren't I? :blink:

Dunno    You've got to share the house with him 

Mine reacted fairly badly to salsify but elephant garlic was way, way worse  :blink: 

[solway cropper]

It's interesting that the pigtailed one is keeping it simple this year as that has also been my intention. Over the years I've tried all sorts of things from aubergines to salsify but in the end it boils down to what we eat every day/week. Just finished the last of the stored onions  but overwintered spring onions in the greenhouse are now big enough to pick so I have a year-round supply of my favourite veg. More spuds, more beans and more swedes will be taking the place of squashes, celery and cauliflowers which have been a struggle this last few years.

[Plot 6B]

I do not know about keeping it simple..............I'm trying James Wong 'Homegrown Revolution' this year.