Maybe also courgettes or runner beans? I found that when they were cropping, if I didnt get to the allotment for a few days, the courgettes would be marrows and the beans huge and woody before getting picked. They also take a lot of watering in the summer, which is easier when you're at home than trekking to the allotment.
Globe Artichokes are my least favourite veg to grow. Huge plants, then the artichoke takes forever to cook, and peel all the fiddly little leaves and then doesn't taste of much anyway. But maybe thats just me
Just checked out the difference between globe and Jerusalem artichokes...and...I won't be growing Jerusalem artichokes. Globe artichokes sound like they can be grown at the back of a flower boarder though.
Tetley - Scented flowers sounds good, I always like to have a vase of flowers indoors for those wet and windy days when you can't get out in the garden.
PoddingtonP - I think I'll be disciplined in going down to the plot for veg and stuff mid week, if need be I'll go after work and keep some wellies in the car. The courgette/squash bed is already prepared.
I believe Jerusalem Artichokes are related to the Sunflower (girasol/jerusalem). The Globe Artichoke would make a fabulous architectural plant for the back of the border.
Poddington; artichokes are great for a diet as they are so fiddly, the effect slightly ruined by having home made mayo with them
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I agree with salad, asparagus and strawberries.
Maybe also courgettes or runner beans? I found that when they were cropping, if I didnt get to the allotment for a few days, the courgettes would be marrows and the beans huge and woody before getting picked. They also take a lot of watering in the summer, which is easier when you're at home than trekking to the allotment.
Globe Artichokes are my least favourite veg to grow. Huge plants, then the artichoke takes forever to cook, and peel all the fiddly little leaves and then doesn't taste of much anyway. But maybe thats just me
Just checked out the difference between globe and Jerusalem artichokes...and...I won't be growing Jerusalem artichokes. Globe artichokes sound like they can be grown at the back of a flower boarder though.
Tetley - Scented flowers sounds good, I always like to have a vase of flowers indoors for those wet and windy days when you can't get out in the garden.
PoddingtonP - I think I'll be disciplined in going down to the plot for veg and stuff mid week, if need be I'll go after work and keep some wellies in the car. The courgette/squash bed is already prepared.
Jerusalem artichokes give you terrible wind!
I believe Jerusalem Artichokes are related to the Sunflower (girasol/jerusalem). The Globe Artichoke would make a fabulous architectural plant for the back of the border.
Poddington; artichokes are great for a diet as they are so fiddly, the effect slightly ruined by having home made mayo with them
I'm already growing bulb fennel on the allotment. The juries gone out on whether to grow artichokes.
Thanks for your helpful replies