Thanks for visiting me and leaving a nice comment. Your post has reminded me of a fabulous recipe for roasted squash and garlic soup. I must have a rummage and try to find the magazine it was in. Perfect autumn food.
I think if space is tight it’s good to grow veg that you absolutely love and that is maybe difficult to get hold of (or particular varieties).
I have grown the odd potato plant(more for the joy my children have in digging them up) but unless it’s an unusual variety, it’s not hard to get potatoes in the shops. But purple sprouting broccoli… I MUST plant some in my garden once I get it organised, I love the stuff!
We’ve grown elephant garlic – it’s amazing just how huge it is in comparison to other varieties.
[...] a bit daunting – hazelnuts to coppice, wheelbarrows and wheelbarrows of manure and mulch to spread, garlic and leeks and shallots and onions to plant, beds to prepare for the ridiculous amount of spring [...]
[...] harvesting 8 types of hard and softneck garlic this week (and shallots, and pulling up spent pea vines). Despite some of the garlic struggling [...]
I’m with you, garlic is my favorite vegetable too…although I never thought to say it! (I usually say avocado which is actually a fruit, ha ha)
I’m glad to have inspired you for knitting for your little boy, it’s so much fun, and quick and easiley done, knitting for babies!
Thanks for visiting me and leaving a nice comment. Your post has reminded me of a fabulous recipe for roasted squash and garlic soup. I must have a rummage and try to find the magazine it was in. Perfect autumn food.
Where did you get the garlic? Portland Nursery? The link didn’t work for me.
I think if space is tight it’s good to grow veg that you absolutely love and that is maybe difficult to get hold of (or particular varieties).
I have grown the odd potato plant(more for the joy my children have in digging them up) but unless it’s an unusual variety, it’s not hard to get potatoes in the shops. But purple sprouting broccoli… I MUST plant some in my garden once I get it organised, I love the stuff!
We’ve grown elephant garlic – it’s amazing just how huge it is in comparison to other varieties.
[...] a bit daunting – hazelnuts to coppice, wheelbarrows and wheelbarrows of manure and mulch to spread, garlic and leeks and shallots and onions to plant, beds to prepare for the ridiculous amount of spring [...]
[...] harvesting 8 types of hard and softneck garlic this week (and shallots, and pulling up spent pea vines). Despite some of the garlic struggling [...]