Taste of spring

[grahamhobbs]

Yesterday we ate our first asparagus of the season - spring has officially arrived!

Although for us eating young nettles heralds spring, its not until we get the first asparagus that we know it has really arrived.

Next weekend we will have our first peas (thanks Odsox for your tip about growing in the polytunnel).

The winter vegetables, parsnip, celeriac, leeks, etc are almost finished, we've had plenty of calabrese (broccolli), cabbage and lettuces over recent weeks, just waiting for late PSB and early cauliflowers.

Then around the end of the month we look forward to our purple artichokes.

[crowsashes]

ive just pulled my first few radishes! will go well with tonight's falafels.

only started growing properly this year so not much else is ready, but its a start and im loathed to plant asparagus here as its rented.

[Odsox]

You're lucky Graham, I absolutely love asparagus but OH absolutely hates it, and it's too much trouble to just grow it for myself.
Well done on the peas, you have beaten me, I have plenty of pods showing but it will be a good two weeks before the peas inside are big enough to eat.
Last year I had my first cook on Easter Sunday which was a year ago today, just goes to show what an extended cold spell can do.

[bonniethomas06]

Oowww, I am so jealous, my pea plants are barely 6 inches high and nothing I have sown direct can be seen with the naked eye from 2m away!

I wish it would all hurry up!!

[Millymollymandy]

Mine are about 1 inch high and I'm dead chuffed they germinated so quickly!