tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post8753553589933333740..comments2024-02-03T22:10:00.197+00:00Comments on where eagles fear to perch: An idiot's guide to planning next year's veg plot ...where eagles fear to perchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764927121970691170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-63762607183049243922016-02-07T17:48:31.878+00:002016-02-07T17:48:31.878+00:00Jerusalem artichokes store themselves helpfully in...Jerusalem artichokes store themselves helpfully in the ground all winter. They make fine soup, 50:50 with potatoes. Add bacon or whatever to taste.<br /><br />We find potatoes worth growing because that way you get to choose the varieties, rather than putting up with whatever the supermarkets sell, often labelled unhelpfully.<br /><br />We don't bother with the other root vegetables, except radishes and, if you class them that way, garlic. Our soil is no good for carrots, and we just buy swedes, onions, and parsnips as required. Maybe we should think again.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-14621229188898547292016-01-12T08:45:44.501+00:002016-01-12T08:45:44.501+00:00Thanks for the reply, will check it out!Thanks for the reply, will check it out!thefirestarter.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034338420101074262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-6781472884575138802015-12-25T09:09:32.353+00:002015-12-25T09:09:32.353+00:00There's some useful stuff in the comments and ...There's some useful stuff in the comments and answers on this forum :-<br />http://chat.allotment-garden.org/where eagles fear to perchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764927121970691170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-49788829181452937162015-12-17T07:34:22.420+00:002015-12-17T07:34:22.420+00:00Great ideas and as a garden newbie also I apprecia...Great ideas and as a garden newbie also I appreciated the post!<br />We have nowhere near enough space in our garden to work out yearly usage and go from there unfortunately, but it does highlight the point that planning is needed. Last year I just sowed randomly but may well make my own spreadsheet or at least draw out the plot/pots/areas I can grow and try to get more stuff and more useful stuff grown in the limited space we have.<br /><br />Are there any other newbie gardening resources you would recommend, in particular for those with limited space?<br /><br />Cheers!thefirestarter.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034338420101074262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204378759296573150.post-4744904890997373562015-11-15T14:37:13.545+00:002015-11-15T14:37:13.545+00:00speaking as a (garden) idiot I like your reasoning...speaking as a (garden) idiot I like your reasoning and workings.... overproducing and therefore always eating old food seems to contradict the point of growing veg - to get it as fresh as possible as well as cost saving of course;-)Gigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923676059691878214noreply@blogger.com