chickencam Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 oops I seem to have lost the power of the English language with a week off the forum We have never had purple sprouting so good. I gave the chooks some leaves today and they looked at me as if to say 'what do you think we are, pigeons?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Today I've picked.... and two tiny, hairy parsnips - the leaves look wonderful...... just not much underneath them! I've picked about a hundred of those today! After cleaning them up there was not much more than a heaped handful Like you say Lesley, the tops were impressive just not much underneath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 They usually start to grow again at this time of year as do carrots and then go woody and go to seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 They usually start to grow again at this time of year as do carrots and then go woody and go to seed. Thanks for that info Sounds like I caught them just in time then, I thought they might do for stir fry at that size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I did peel mine and added 8 tiny cubes to a beef stew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Purple sprouting brocolli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 My first radish, I washed it and ate it at 9am this morning yummy. I hope for some good weather this weekend and a salad made from our radishes, lettuce and young spinach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My very first rocket salad! It was wonderful, even the kids ate it and 'they don't like salad' they love rocket though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 We have loads of lettuce, American land cress, and we have about eaten our first sowing of radishes. We had some lovely spinach from our raised beds wilted with some butter with our roast beef on Sunday it was bliss, and all the children enjoyed it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 All sorts of leaves for my lunch tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 We lifted some new potatoes on Saturday - not quite ready really. We lifted 4 plants very carefully, removed the larger potatoes and reburied the plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I am tempted to try mine, we have had some from one of our sacks not many but tasty. When did yours go in Lesley? We put ours in about the third week in March I think and they are just flowering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 erm.......I can't remember.... and didn't write it down . They were a bit later than most on here..... and they are First Earlies, and have just flowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 spinach last night... thinned out plants and took cuttings (its perpetual spinach) Got more from this than all of last year as it bolted in the hot weather Very yummy in a fritarta(sp) with cheese... and enough to accompany salmon and new potatoes this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Asparagus, eaten dipped into a poached egg, yum Maybe I will look at our potatoes at the weekend after all this rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiraz Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Just picked 1st cucumbers from green house. Kids already eaten them, Radish and chives keep being eaten by DD both kids seem to come back from school and just graze in the garden. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 So satisfying, we are a bit behind this year, mainly eating radish and lettuce at the moment. Grow little cucumbers grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I can see little courgettes and the beginnings of broad beans! I'm only able to pick lettuce at the moment, which is great in itself! I eat lots of green leaves, picking my own is saving me a good few pounds a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannovitch Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 at the moment, i am harvesting braod beans, loads of lettuce, salad, rocket... plus all the herbs you can get at this time of the year... i think i even may harvest some basil this month! thank God for gardens and plants and vegs! and also cider, because i love cider! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 One raddish, which hubby has quickly ate! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Strawberries! I could see three strawberries on Friday so made a note that we need to put the netting on the fruit cage - we hadn't got around to it...... As there were only three, I bought 4 large punnets from the Farmers' Market - only to find that we actually had a good couple of pounds of ripe strawberries hiding All the rain seems to have done them good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Radishes and loads of rhubarb. As I dont eat it mom asked for some so I picked of about 15 'stalks', she only needed 5, so off I toddled to the neighbours with rhubarb in hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Potatoes and broad beans. We did an early sowing of beans which we only got a few plants from and we had one meal from them the others will be a few weeks yet. We are starting to get strawberries just a few but this weather will help We also only live about 3 miles from a realy good pick your own farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiraz Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 sliced up the bolted fennel with rocket from garden, (why is fennel so hard to grow ) Mixed with sliced pear and lemon and mustard dressing Yum Yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Radishes and loads of rhubarb. As I dont eat it mom asked for some so I picked of about 15 'stalks', she only needed 5, so off I toddled to the neighbours with rhubarb in hand! our neighbours have started avoiding me they dont want anymore rhubarb, most people in our street have had some cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
