The vegetable forum

[LONDONER]

I shouldn't forget the wonderful Hokkaido squash or potimarron as it is known in English and French. Wondeful made in to soup with just onions and served with a little miso or just roasted complete with the skin.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

In my garden, for the typical year.

Cool weather crops (early to late spring, mid-Fall until winter:
1. Broccoli
2. Cauliflower
3. Brussels Sprouts
3. Radish
4. Turnip
5. Carrots
6. Spinach
7. Variety of leaf lettuces
8. Peas
9. Potatoes
10. Occasionally cabbage...
11. Occasionally Egg plant, but I get tired of that so don't do it ever year.

Warm weather crops:

1. Green Beans
2. Wax (yellow) Beans
3. Tomato (beefsteak, Roma and Cherry)
4. Bell Pepper
5. Yellow (summer) squash
6. Zucchini (Not this year, the dog dug up the three plants - there is a reason I call her Bug)
7. Acorn Squash
8. Butternut Squash
9. Field Pumpkins (and one or two vines of Jack O'lantern Pumpkin)
10. Potatoes (warm weather variety)
11. Sweet potatoes &/or yams
12. A few rows of corn, it takes up too much space and needs too much nitrogen to raise a years worth, so just enough for a few good fresh ears.
13. Onion
14. Cucumbers (I used to do pickles, too much work)


Now I know this says vegetable, but...
1. Watermelon
2. Cantaloupe
3. Sunflowers
4. Grapes (white and purple)
5. Black berries (actually wild)
6. Strawberries, again wild.

Then there are the Trees

1. Lemon
2. Grapefruit
3. Orange
4. Almond
5. Black Walnut
6. English Walnut
7. Olives I stopped brine-ing olives, too much work.


Herbs:
1. Basil
2. Oregano
3. Bay
4. Some years dill.
5. Thyme
6. Garlic
7. Parsley
8. Sage
9. Lavender
10.Chives
11. Hmm I have a couple of other things I can't recall off the top of my head....

Others depending on the year and what I want to try.
Hot peppers, cayenne and chili - which I dry and grind down with a mortar and pestle.

I have a rather large patch of camomile and a decent quantity of catnip, along with the mint which basically grows wild.

^^^ That is the main bulk of my diet actually. When I eat constantly, my typical plate is 2/3-3/4 veg with the remainder left over dedicated to a bit of meat and a starch like rice, or something along those lines.

I steam most of my veg, or eat it raw (as in salads). I do occasional soups.

I also do a lot of lentils, they are easier and cheaper to buy in the bags from the store, Lentil bushes require lots of room, for little crop. Then hulling the damned things is annoying. Right now I have a pot of Lima beans soaking.

Typically I will mix in finely chopped onion, grated carrot and whatever is available, for instance I have the acorn squash which I will peel, and run through the food processor and add to the pot of beans for 'flavor'. Also a couple strips of turkey bacon finely chopped so I can say to the roommate "Of course this has meat in it!"

[LONDONER]

Boo hoo, I've only got a few planters on my terrace so no competition! But fantastic Bowyn Aerrow, that must take a lot of work. Post us a photo of your garden sometime.

[Lilitu]

Spring Onions, garlic, onion,

CELERY!

And coriander, because sometimes we eat that almost as a vegetable.

[SolemnBoy]

It's technically a fruit but for some reason a lot of people still classify it as a vegetable: avocado. Seriously. I'm obsessed with avocados. If you gave me like a bag with 20 avocados in it I'd devour it in less than a few hours if I was really in the mood. It's just awesome in so many ways even if it honestly doesn't have a very strong, distinguished taste. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it... luckily I have like 3 downstairs! 3 Might be too low to completely satisfy my avocado thirst but it's better than 1 which is merely a tease and 2 which in painfully inadequate. NOM OM NOM NOM NOM. If the world was an avocado I'd probably eat it.

[SolemnBoy]

In my garden, for the typical year.

Cool weather crops (early to late spring, mid-Fall until winter:
1. Broccoli
2. Cauliflower
3. Brussels Sprouts
3. Radish
4. Turnip
5. Carrots
6. Spinach
7. Variety of leaf lettuces
8. Peas
9. Potatoes
10. Occasionally cabbage...
11. Occasionally Egg plant, but I get tired of that so don't do it ever year.

Warm weather crops:

1. Green Beans
2. Wax (yellow) Beans
3. Tomato (beefsteak, Roma and Cherry)
4. Bell Pepper
5. Yellow (summer) squash
6. Zucchini (Not this year, the dog dug up the three plants - there is a reason I call her Bug)
7. Acorn Squash
8. Butternut Squash
9. Field Pumpkins (and one or two vines of Jack O'lantern Pumpkin)
10. Potatoes (warm weather variety)
11. Sweet potatoes &/or yams
12. A few rows of corn, it takes up too much space and needs too much nitrogen to raise a years worth, so just enough for a few good fresh ears.
13. Onion
14. Cucumbers (I used to do pickles, too much work)


Now I know this says vegetable, but...
1. Watermelon
2. Cantaloupe
3. Sunflowers
4. Grapes (white and purple)
5. Black berries (actually wild)
6. Strawberries, again wild.

Then there are the Trees

1. Lemon
2. Grapefruit
3. Orange
4. Almond
5. Black Walnut
6. English Walnut
7. Olives I stopped brine-ing olives, too much work.


Herbs:
1. Basil
2. Oregano
3. Bay
4. Some years dill.
5. Thyme
6. Garlic
7. Parsley
8. Sage
9. Lavender
10.Chives
11. Hmm I have a couple of other things I can't recall off the top of my head....

Others depending on the year and what I want to try.
Hot peppers, cayenne and chili - which I dry and grind down with a mortar and pestle.

I have a rather large patch of camomile and a decent quantity of catnip, along with the mint which basically grows wild.

^^^ That is the main bulk of my diet actually. When I eat constantly, my typical plate is 2/3-3/4 veg with the remainder left over dedicated to a bit of meat and a starch like rice, or something along those lines.

I steam most of my veg, or eat it raw (as in salads). I do occasional soups.

I also do a lot of lentils, they are easier and cheaper to buy in the bags from the store, Lentil bushes require lots of room, for little crop. Then hulling the damned things is annoying. Right now I have a pot of Lima beans soaking.

Typically I will mix in finely chopped onion, grated carrot and whatever is available, for instance I have the acorn squash which I will peel, and run through the food processor and add to the pot of beans for 'flavor'. Also a couple strips of turkey bacon finely chopped so I can say to the roommate "Of course this has meat in it!"

I'm gonna need you to tell me where your garden is. Just out of curiosity. Yes... just out of curiosity...

[cardiganwearer]

I'm gonna need you to tell me where your garden is. Just out of curiosity. Yes... just out of curiosity...

Do the avocados know you're lusting after other fruit and veg?

[MisterTinkles]

I like Sprourts and Parsnips

I never had a Parsnip, or even knew what it was, until a couple years ago.

And you know what? THEY ARE AWESOME!!! I could eat ton of those things!!!

[MisterTinkles]

Some of my favorites I've had all my life....

Broccoli
Spinach
Collard Greens/Mustard Greens
Cabbage
Pinto Beans/Brown beans
Squash
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Onions
Garlic
Peppers (not Bell peppers, I hate those)
Avacados
Green Beans
Radishes
Peas

Hmmm, I think thats all my life long fav's.

Some other fav's are:

Parsnips
Carrots
Jamica (pronounced 'ya-mika') Its mexican root vegetable
Turnips
Beets (LOVE pickled beets)
Kale
Grape leaves
Seaweed

[ardus]

Beets baby beets. Delicious, good for you, chocked full of antioxidants, and incredibly versatile. I love me some beets.
Also, broccoli, esp broccoli rabe, corn, green beans, carrots, asparagus, onions, spinach, kale, sea beans, turnips, and every hot pepper in existence. I love vegetables.

Richard