Not sure where this should go....

[nick the grief]

But I'm sure it will be of interest to some of you

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show...getables-1.php

[johnty greentoes]

But I'm sure it will be of interest to some of you

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show...getables-1.php

Very, very interesting - especially if it convinces people to grow in their gardens.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Similar theory to square foot gardening? Even though some seed companies sell 'ickle veg seeds especially for this, a lot of 'ordinary' varieties can be used just as easily, it seems?

[Sue]

You'll have to alert Dutch who's been requesting information on growing in pots etc, mini-veg will be just the thing.
Sue

[Alice]

Thanks for that Nick. I'm planning to grow mini vegetables this year. I'm doing it because we are two in the house. I have plenty of space, but I'm not interested in growing great big crops to put in freezers. I want fresh veg and salad, enough for two people at a time. I hope that good planning and my raised beds will do it for me. I know it won't all work out perfect in one year but I'll learn from what happens this year and build on it for next year. And I know I can shout help to you guys.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Thanks for that Nick - I found it really useful. I enjoy reading articles like that, but I'm not always sure where to find them on the web. Bernie aka Dexterdog

[wellie]

Alice, I share your sentiment there, but I like to put those little portions in the freezer as well, because in the depths of the winter, to taste your very own home grown summer cauliflowers and calabrese that are only as big as your fist and as sweet as the summer air, you just can't buy that kind of taste from a shop when you want them in the depth of winter.

And, as I said some months back, it is so lovely to be able to serve those baby veg to your friends when they come for dinner and you want to show off! True to form these days, serving home-grown veg is now a good thing. We very rarely have friends or neighbours round, but to be able to serve them the best-tasting vegetables of a 'manageable and attractive size' with something else that you've lovingly prepared, when you do, is, I think, the nicest compliment you could pay to them.
Nick, thanks for the link, I enjoyed reading it, and I wholeheartedly agree. If you have little space, why grow enormous crops when you could grow smaller, tastier ones, and more of them. My kind of logic.
(and we had a baby cauli and a head of calabrese from the freezer this week - I promise you, the taste was as fresh as we'd just picked it...)

[Hazel at the Hill]

As a newbie to this growing lark, I do like the idea of growing only what you want to eat, but I (hope!) that I'm going to come back to this query later in the season when we've actually GROWN something - Wellie has my mouth watering already, and clearly she'll be putting her money when her mouth is in due course! (spot the invite, sweetie!) with regard to storing the extra that you grow.

Case in point is that I am now very aware of food miles etc etc and I'm trying to buy seasonal foods - and although root mash is fabuloso, I'll be darn glad when spring crops kick in!

The point is, that I'm hoping I will be growing a surplus that I'm going to need instruction on storing so that all the delectable mouthfuls that Wellie is enjoying I'll be able to replicate myself next year without having to camp out at the Foest of Dean!!