wish to go down the organic road, you can use bulky organic matter to improve the soil rather than artificial fertilisers. That way you know exactly what’s gone into what you eat.
Then there is the ‘gourmet’ vegetable which could include cavolo nero kale, mangetout peas, Florence
To Do this month: Sowing and planting • here in the southwest you can sow over-wintering broad beans in situ. • cover broad beans with fleece or cloches to provide insulation should the weather turn colder. • carrots and peas can still be sown in cold frames or under fleece. • Plant out spring cabbages if not already done. remember to net them for protection from pigeons. • Finish planting autumn onion sets for a crop in early to mid-summer next year. • Do plant garlic cloves.
General care • cut back asparagus foliage if not already done last month. Take care of the spines, and give the plants some mulch afterwards. • now is a good time to get ahead and prepare new asparagus beds for planting up in the spring. • October is a good time for digging over vacant areas of the vegetable plot, as the approaching cold weather may help to improve the soil structure by breaking down large clumps into crumbly particles.
fennel, banana shallots and patty pan squash. For even more exotic vegetables you can try oca, tomatillos, calaloo, sweet potatoes and West Indian gherkins, all of which are worth a go. Another advantage of growing your own is to eat
vegetables that are not only local but in season. The other day I undertook a bit of reading in the vegetable aisle at the supermarket, the results of which read like a list of exotic holiday destinations. It was a competition on which vegetable had travelled the furthest to be on my plate. Most vegetables start to lose vitamins, sweetness and other flavours as soon as they’re picked, so the less time between picking and cooking the tastier and healthier they’ll be. If you grow them near to the house, there will be no food miles involved at all.
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