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Originally Posted by maillme  Mrs Dobby,
What do you do with all your crop!!!! :O |
Hi Neil!
The glib answer would be that we eat it!
Actually, lots of it is eaten when fresh - especially those crops that are seasonal or that can be left to stand for a while - such as winter brassicas, leeks, etc.
Things such as onions, garlic, tatties and some beans are stored for use later (we didnt need to buy garlic at all this last year, and didnt runk out of onions until feb) either in the garage, hung in the kitchen or put into a clamp (leeks heeled in, carrots / parsnips clamped)
Those crops that we end up with too much to eat fresh (toms, chillies, peppers, mange tout, courgettes, peas, beans, rasps, rhubarb, strawbs, etc) either get frozen fresh, preserved (pickles, chutneys, jams etc) or processed and frozen or 'canned' (tomatoes and other veg processed to make ratatouille or passatta, etc)
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Originally Posted by maillme Well done - I'd love to have all that - my local town is looking at providing allotments, so if all goes well this year with my own garden - might get an allotment too! - I see this as a good way to be amongst people who know what they are doing - As i dont really have anyone other than the forum just now! 
Neil |
Cool! Good luck with getting a plot, tis definitely fun, tho a big commitment to get it up n runnning!
We didnt know much ourselves until we took our firsat plot on in September 2006, its amazing how quickly you learn stuff when you need to! Give it a growing season and you'll know a lot more than you think you do!