easy to care for veg

[barefootlinzi]

I am having 1/4 of an allotment this autumn (a friend has 1/2 and is sharing it with me, hence the 1/4!) and am going to grow veg at home too. I thought it would make sense to grow veg at home that need more attention and watering, and veg on the allotment that doesnt need as much care or watering since I wont be there as often. I am aveg novice, so what do you all suggest I should grow on myallotment next year that is easy to grow and care for?

[Rod in Japan]

Onions, garlic, green peppers, peas, potatoes and broad beans are things that I've grown with great success on a once-a-week visit basis.

[Odsox]

It all depends of course what you like to eat, no point in growing 'easy veg' if you're not going to eat them, is there ?

Just about all root vegetables are reasonably easy, parsnips for instance ... just sow and keep weeded with maybe a one off thinning session.
Same with turnips, swedes, beetroot and carrots, except carrots might get rootfly if it's in your area.
What about a row of early potatoes ... plant them, earth them up, eat them, what could be easier ?

[Peggy Sue]

Got to say lots of the brassicas are really easy once they are established. It's best to start them off at home in pots, then once they are sturdy pop them down the allotment and wait ages- finally you get winter kale/purple sprouting in the spring/ cabbages .

If it's winter stuff you don't even really have carepillars to worry about , we have done nothing to the kale at all after planting them out and watering them in they just GREW!