Grow Your Own Magazine

... I'm so excited.

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pjh75

We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed.

Isn't it a fabulous feeling? I have to say I often can't even wait long enough to cook things, just eat them raw standing next to the plant

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Always look on the bright side of life...
I mean - what have you got to lose?
You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!

Well don, pjh - they look fantastic. Like Seahorse, only some of my harvest makes it home from the lottie. Raspberries never seem to get home, some of the broad beans do, some of the lettuce, and around half of the strawberries. Also, sweetcorn straight off the plant doesn't actually need cooking - it's delicious raw. Plus, of course, peas, radish, carrots, spring onions, etc.

Thanks!


he he! I have actually tasted a mange tout pod and also a lettuce leaf, even though it was just a baby and not ready yet.

It is a brilliant feeling, especially as this is my first year and I have been convinced numerous times that nothing will mature. This forum has been great for posting my worries and reading everyone else's stories.

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pjh75

We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed.

They look great. Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

that cauli looks delicious - enjoy with a nice glass or two! and well done

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Wow! They really look the business. I know you'll enjoy them - here's to the next harvest! What will be ready next?

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Mizuna, Rocket and Red & Green Mixed salad leaves are almost big enough to make a good sized salad, so I'll probably harvest a few of those next.

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pjh75

We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed.

Yep, the new season has started: I brought home a carrier bag full of mixed veg today for dinner (chard, beetroot, radish, lettuce, broad beans, onions and ONE POTATO )

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~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi

Enjoy !
We harvested half a kilo of broad beans - de-podded - and some artichoke heads today. Gonna be a windy night ; )

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I brought home a nice harvest bag for ourselves this week (as well as a cabbage or 2 and an onion each for 3 aunts!!): Cabbage, brocolli leaves (for spring greens), last few brocolli sprouts, few sprig rosemary, 2 japanese onions and 2 rogue red onions (from last year, grew again in winter cabbage patch), 3 heads lettuce and a nice handful each of peas and broad beans. Oh joys!! Summer has begun!! (And even managed to get a large handful of mangetout from the garden as well - so a lovely veg mix of our own onion, peas, beans and MT with shop bought asparagus on Sunday!!).

There really is nothing like the early early harvests to gladden the heart!!

Dined last night on 5 new potatoes, 9 mange - tout (well, OH snaffled the mange-tout) and 1 cauliflower. The cauliflower was particularly delicious as I've never grown one before (thinking them difficult).

Cue me, this weekend dancing round the allotment singing "I've grown a cauliflower, I've grown a cauliflower" followed by teenage son flouncing off muttering "oh my god mum, your're sooooo embarrassing"

Isn't that my job

being a teenager myself, I'm rather glad that I'm the one who's really into GYO, and not my parents and we haven't got a lottie yet, because it would be yet another place for my parents to embarass me in!!! LOL.

Congrats on your harvest. So far, I've had lettuce leaves - this being my first proper year of growing lots of veg - past years I've spent doing lots of dappling!!

Jennifer

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Whilst typing the above reply, I was probably supposed to be doing homework. My excuse: I'm hooked!

I haven't harvested anything yet!

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Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result

Peanut aka Joanna

Well done you

I pulled my carrots that where grown in the greenhouse and they were scrummy. Perfectly formed and straight which i was surprized at. Grew enough for 2 meals, was just an experiment as have never been successful before and am now going to get another lot going.
Gives your heart a warm glow when you can serve up your own veg for the family doesn't it ahhhh roll on the cucumbers and the melons cant wait to tast them

We dug our first Charlotte potatoes last night! Never done it before - got about 14 off 2 plants and some good big ones - but no idea if that is good or bad result Its just the best feeling in the world though......

I am sooooooo Jelous!
Still waiting here... though rocket thinnings are tasty!

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Simon Of Kells

- Absolutely, my mum was (and still is) brilliant at it.. Can't wait to have kids and carry on the tradition!!