What
is easy to grow at Stable Meadows?
Parsnips |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Carrots |
Protect
from foxes with netting |
Potatoes |
I
recommend "Pink Fir Apple" |
Beetroot |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Runner
beans, french beans |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Broad
Beans |
Spray
with soapy water at flowering for blackfly |
Peas |
Protect
from pigeons with netting |
Cabbage
family |
Protect
from pigeons with netting |
Perpetual
spinach |
Leaves
available for much of the year |
Courgettes
and Marrows |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Herbs |
Parsley,
sage, rosemary, thyme, chives, fennel, marjoram, basil, tarragon etc. |
Grapes |
vines
seem to flourish in the warm dry "terroir" |
Raspberries |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Black,
red and white-currants etc |
Protect
from pigeons with netting |
Strawberries |
Protect
from pigeons with netting |
Globe
Artichokes |
Just
plant, water, weed and harvest |
Onions
and leeks |
Just
keep the water coming for the leeks! |