Short Carrot – Easy to grow even in heavy soil. Stagger sowing. Eat fresh, freeze, juice. High in fibre and Vit K, Potassium and antioxidants. Sow Mar – Jul 1cm depth Harvest till Sep
• Lambs Lettuce (Corn Salad) – Easy to grow, resists the cold. Nutritional. Good source of beta carotene and Vit A. Sow Feb-May and Jul to Sep 1cm depth Harvest May- Aug and Sep to Dec
• Spinach – 4 harvests possible per year. Full of Iron, minerals, Vit C and K. Sow Feb- May and Aug to Oct 2cm depth Harvest May-Jul and Sep to Dec
• Broad Beans – 2 Harvests per year. Dry or eat fresh. no saturated fat or cholesterol and contain a high concentration of thiamine, vitamin K, vitamin B-6, potassium, copper, selenium, zinc and magnesium.. Sow Feb-May and Sep to Nov 2cm depth Harvest in Summer and Spring respectively
• Cut-and-come-again Lettuce – sow every 3 weeks for continuous harvest till first frosts. Calcium, potassium, Vit C and folate. Sow Mar – Sep 1cm depth Harvest May till Nov
• Broccoletti – fast growing brocoletti, healthy and easy to grow. Vit K and C, folic acid and fibre. Sow May-Aug 1cm depth Harvest late Summer and Autumn
• Kale – Completely winter hardy. Steam, boil, use in stews or soups. Contains calcium, Vit K, antioxidants and calcium. Sow May to Jul 1cm depth Harvest through the winter
• Pea Dwarf – Two harvests, nutritional, can be dried or frozen. As a source of vitamin K, manganese, thiamine, copper, vitamin C, phosphorous, and folate, green peas offer a remarkable nutrition profile. Sow Feb-Apr and Sep-Nov 2cm depth Harvest late Summer and Spring respectively
• Borlotto bean Dwarf – Shell, and either dry or freeze. Use in stews, soups, casseroles. Very high potassium content. Sow Mar-Jun 2cm depth Harvest late Summer
• French bean – Easy to grow. Beans mature at same time at same length so ideal for freezing. vitamins C and A, and minerals including iron, calcium and magnesium. Sow Mar-Jun 2cm depth Harvest late Summer
• Bush Tomato - Source of vitamins and antioxidants. Can be dried or frozen or made in to sauces. Sow Spring 1cm depth Harvest Summer
• Pumpkin – Can be stored through winter. Small culinary variety. The edible flowers are delicious in omelettes once the crown has been removed. Contains Vit A and antioxidants. Sow Mar-Jun Harvest Summer and Autumn