Family Favourites

[CaroltheCarrot]

Peas,peas and peas, this lot here would have peas alone on both plots if they could

[SarzWix]

I think if I was being restricted to one family it would be a toss-up between brassicas and solanaceae. Brassicas cover most nutrients, you also get roots for starch like swedes, turnips and kohl rabi. But. I'd hate to be without tomatoes. Or potatatoes. Although the blight thing would be a problem for sure. But then there's cabbage whites, club-root, root-fly... Hmmmm...

*plumps for the potatoes and prays for a dry summer.... If 'it' gets too bad, I can always eat the foliage *

[SarzWix]

Ach, see, I'm looking at that now and thinking 'Well, if I had a freezer, I could live on the rosacae family quite happily' and the carrot group would be great for a soup diet... In fact, there's only the 'Beet' family that I'd not be able to 'mek a do' with - not keen on beets or spinach.

[jacob]

Almost impossible question. But of the choices above, beans/peas wins over tomatoes/potatoes this morning. Ask me tomorrow and it'll be the other way around.

[bearded bloke]

Ohhh that a bit tricky,I love spuds/toms & cannot imagine life without them,but for their big leaves,big bright flowers & the variations in size,shape & colour of the fruit it has to be the cuc's that top the fun to grow league

[Flummery]

Much as I love growing and eating beans they give Mr Flum absolute gyp so I end up eating them all myself.

I've voted solanaceae because I love my spuds and tomatoes. This is in spite of the fact that T'ai Chi recommends you don't eat solaneaceae because of the toxins.

Wot, no chips?

[binley100]

I voted beans cos everyone in the house eats them

[zazen999]

Almost impossible question. But of the choices above, beans/peas wins over tomatoes/potatoes this morning. Ask me tomorrow and it'll be the other way around.

Just wait for tomorrow's next impossible question....

[binley100]

and will you like every answer on that one as well ?

[zazen999]

I like people that like to have fun.

[binley100]

You can't beat a bit of mutual liking........

[Thelma Sanders]

peas & beans...No tomatoes......... or was peas and beans right, No tomatoes!

err

[arpoet]

I voted for cabbage as with careful planning i can eat my own fresh cabbages for about 40 weeks a year.. but my fav is beans as they freeze well for winter use.
Rog

[susieq100]

What? Only one! I had to choose between beans and beetroot .... this is an appalling dilemma. In the end I had to go for the Papilionaceae (leguminasae). Incidentally why has the name changed?

[zazen999]

For consistency I believe Susie. However, what you didn't know was that the first person to ask this is the winner of a packet of seeds. So, PM me your address and I'll send them to you. From that family of course