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Been a good year so far and I have eaten

Purple sprouting broccoli
Rhubarb
Gooseberries
Lettuce
Raspberries
Red Currants
Beetroot
Broad beans
Spinach
Rocket
Goosefoot
Strawberries
Asparagus
Peas
First earlies
bunches of herbs

I hope to eat as long as and pests don't get there first

Salsify
Scorzonera
Carrots
Runner beans (2 types)
French beans
Aztec french beans
Sweetcorn
White beetroot
Leaf beat
Red mustard
Hops
Grapes - although looks very doubtful, might get some vine leaves
Rye
Second early and maincrop spuds
Squash, courgettes, gourds
Asparagus pea

What about you??

Rocket
Lettuce
Raspberries
Spinach
Strawberries
Pots
Lots of herbs

I hope to eat

Brocolli
Beetroot
Carrots
Runner beans
Toms
Peppers
Gooseberries
Cucumbers
Chillis
Pots (main crop)
Butternut
Spring onions
Asparagus peas

I was pretty pleased with that, as its my first year of growing more than a few toms and strawberries.

First year, that is excellent!

Picked and eaten thus far -
Rocket
Mizuna
Radishes
PSB
Kale
Mooli
Tomatoes (microtom)
Mixed salad leaves
Various herbs - annual and perennial
Rhubarb
Seaweed - we picked it and ate it - or is that cheating
Gooseberries

Waiting for -
Tomatoes (polytunnel)
Aubergines
Peppers
Courgettes
Sweetcorn
French beans
Amaranth
Quinoa
Gherkins
Carrots
Beetroot
Peas - we were really late for some reason
Jerusalem artichokes
Oca
Spuds - won't be long now
Blackcurrants
Strawberries
Cabbage
Kale
Psb
White broccoli
Cauli - the trial seeds



Disasters thus far
Cucumber - second year the plants died, not worked out why yet.
Beetroot - white and red and
Spring onions - both victim of my mother's vigorous weeding regime

So far from the allotment we've eaten
Raddish
Strawberries

We're hoping to eat

Lettuce
Potatoes
onions
carrots
asparagus peas
peas
parsnips
sweetcorn
butternut squash
leaf beet
beetroot

Considering this is from a plot on a brand new site in the village, not too bad.

Of course there is the stuff growing at home as well (more spuds (earlies), broad beans, leeks, blueberries, rhubarb, spring onions)

first year in our veg garden, fruit garden already established

Lettuce
raspberrys
2 peas straight from the pod (shared the first pod with my 2 boys yesterday )
Rocket
Basil
garlic
strawberrys from the allotment, ours are yet to ripen

I hope to be eating
tomatoes by the bucket load
cucumbers
squash
sweetcorn
cabbage
cauliflower
brussel sprouts
potatoes
carrots
parsnips
strawberrys
blackberrys
apples

so far
PSB
spring cabbage
peas
elderflowers
wild strawberries
strawberries (only a few of our own)
lettuce
sorrel
lots of herbs
beet spinach
chard
radishes
sprouts
sprout tops
big summer cabbage
calabrese
mange tout
garlic
few raspberries
tomatoes - sweet olive
potatoes - earlies

Still to come
tomatoes - gardeners delight
tomatoes - fantasio
later pea sowings
purple podded peas
potatoes - maincrop
dwarf french beans
climbing french beans
runner beans
leeks
parsnips
carrots
purple radishes
butternut squash
gherkins
baby sweetcorn
sweetcorn - applause
sweetcorn - sundance
vegetable spagetti
celeriac (only 2)
pumpkin
courgettes
this years spinach
swede
red cabbage
cauliflower
sugar beet
apples
pears
plums
phsallis
lemongrass

miserable failures so far:

broad beans

my beans have been a failure this year too, as have my mums & the ones at the allotment, wonder whats going on

So far -

Radish
Mint
One strawberry! (slugs had the others )

Hopefully to come -

Strawberries
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Runner Beans
Potatoes
Carrots
Lettuce
Rocket
Leeks
Peas
Onions
Chives
Mint
Coriander
Thyme
PS Broccoli
Kale
Sweetcorn
Butternut Squash
Peppers
Chilies

Oh that looks much better now I've written it down! I thought this would be a meagre year considering we've only had the plot for 3 months or so, fingers crossed it will all be ok!

Harvested this year:

Leeks
PSB
Lettuce
Radishes
Broad beans
Spuds (2 varieties)
Garlic (wet)
Red onions (the bolted ones)
Watercress!
Coriander, dill, basil and the perennial herbs
Wild salad stuff growing wild in the garden
Elderflowers
Strawbs
Raspbs
Blackcurrants
Redcurrants
a few rubbish cherries

Hope to harvest:

Toms (various varieties)
Orange and Violet/black peppers
Aubergines (but plants got badly attacked by flea beetle, so I don't know)
Round courgettes
Cucumbers
Spinach beet
Runner beans
French beans
Borlotti beans
Red onions
Spring onions
Carrots
Beetroot
Leeks
Parsnips
Sweetcorn
Lettuce (many varieties)
Rocket (can't grow until after August due to flea beetle)
Endive
Garlic
Purple curly kale
Parsley
Holy basil
More strawbs
Autumn raspbs
Melons (2 varieties)
Peaches
Various plums
a few pears
a few apples (bad year)
Blackberries
Elderberries
Walnuts

can't think of anything else! (already edited 3 times as I've thought of more things!)

My first year too

So far we have had

Peas
Broad Beans
Potatoes
Raspberries
Strawberries
Gooseberries
Redcuarrant
Blackcurrant
Beetroot
Lettuce
Mint
Dill
Eggs
Parsley
Corriander
Radish!
I know you can't eat them, but I have had loads of sweet peas, and the Dalias are just flowering for the house.


Hope to Have
Runner Beans
Onions
Shallots
Garlic
Brussel Sprouts
Cabbage
Khalrobi
Lots more Potatoes
Parsnip
French Beans
Aubergene
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Gherkins
Squash
Courgettes
Peppers
Chillis
Sweetcorn
Sunflower Seeds
Swiss Chard
Thyme
Garlic Chives
Leeks
Carrots
Swede
Celery
Hops (only planted this year)
Blackberries
Loganberries
Apples
Pears
Cherries
Quail
Pig
Chickens

Then lots of Kale, Cabbage etc for overwintering, but the cats and chickens have made a mess of the seed bed so not hopeful!

So far I have eaten:

Strawberries
A blackcurrent
chives

I hope to eat:

about 10 more blackcurrants
sweetcorn
potatoes
tomatoes
cabbages
cucumber

OK it is a pretty pitiful list but it's a start.

This is the first year that my blackcurrant twigs, that I sent off to Ribena for a couple of years ago, have done anything so I am glad of every little berry (keeping fingers crossed I get a few more next year though).

Oooh....almost forgot....I also hope to have some eggs

So far:-

what seems like 15 types of salad leaf, I can't actually remember exactly what we planted, but includes 6 different lettuces rocket mustard.
Blackcurrants
Strawberries
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Gooseberries, only two so far though!
Herbs

Hope to eat really soon
Cuecumbers
courgettes
onions
pots
carrotts
beetroot
chard
grapes
runner beans
pea beans
toms
Garlic

Really really want to eat now:-

Blackcurrant sorbet
Raspberry sorbet
redcurrant sorbet
rhubarb and ginger sorbet
are you seeing a common thread here....

But I've run out of sugar and really really don't want to go out in the heat to get some, so will wait to make these tomorrow, I've sent mr luvpie a message warning him not to come home without it!

Sarahx

Our first year here.... so far....

We've eaten...
Lettuce: Romaine, Butterhead & Lollo Rosso...
Rocket
Radishes - hot, hot, hot!
Courgettes - Thanks to Muddywitch & her hubby - they're great!!
Baby Turnips (NOT Swedes...Grr!!)
Blackcurrants
Strawberries
Broad Beans
Spring Onions
Herbs: Sage, Mint, Parsley, Rosemary, Chives, Basil

Getting there:
Swedes
Cabbages - spring (?) winter
Cauliflowers
Broccoli
Brussels
More turnips
Tomatoes - lots & lots & lots!
Cucumbers
More courgettes
Sweetcorn
Beetroot
More radishes
Peas
More broad beans
Leeks
More rocket
Runner beans - different varieties
Parsnips
Carrots
Onions
Melons
Chocolate Peppers
Yellow Peppers
More Blackcurrants
Blackberries
Spuds - various types, at various stages, none ready yet, though - no flowers so far, what's going on??
Oca - trying them this year, so far, so good!

And more herbs.... and the elderflower wine is underway... plans also for blackcurrant wine/something... and peapod wine as well.
Rhubarb has been rubbish because I moved it, and for next year, the raspberries, redcurrants, more blackcurrants, gooseberries and mini kiwis should be ready!

Ah, and also since last Thursday, we've had 12 chicken eggs & 5 guinea fowl eggs... all birds now free in the garden

Edited to add: I forgot the fruit trees!! We have plums galore hanging.... will I have to net the tree? It's HUGE! And plenty of pears, and apples as well coming along very nicely

so far we've managed:

a bowl of strawberries
a pepper
a tayberry
lettuce
radishes
mange tout
mushrooms


still to come:

more peppers
courgettes
cucumbers
squash
custard marrow
more strawbs
spuds
onions
spring onions
cabbage
cauliflower
sweetcorn
peas
runner beans
fruits from the trees & vine
tomatoes.. lots and lots