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The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 14:45 #1

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I'm curious what with all the terrible weather we've had recently...
What would be the toughest outdoor veg/fruit to plant without a greenhouse and with minimal management?
What grows in just about any weather and how may yields/plants can you do in what months?
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 14:56 #2

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I'de go for lettuce. They love the kind of weather we're having this summer, and its a quick crop...just a few weeks from seed to table.

Just keep em away from that slug invasion you've got. ;)
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 15:01 #3

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Maybe onions
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 15:29 #4

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diamondgeezer wrote:
I'de go for lettuce. They love the kind of weather we're having this summer, and its a quick crop...just a few weeks from seed to table.

Just keep em away from that slug invasion you've got. ;)

heh, I'm thinking of getting some copper wire for the plant beds, that might do the trick.
I just keep lobbing the things over the river every night :)
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 18:54 #5

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andyh wrote:
diamondgeezer wrote:
I'de go for lettuce. They love the kind of weather we're having this summer, and its a quick crop...just a few weeks from seed to table.

Just keep em away from that slug invasion you've got. ;)

heh, I'm thinking of getting some copper wire for the plant beds, that might do the trick.
I just keep lobbing the things over the river every night :)

You might want to change 'lobbing' for re-locating before dubs sees it!
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 19:12 #6

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oioioi wrote:
andyh wrote:
diamondgeezer wrote:
I'de go for lettuce. They love the kind of weather we're having this summer, and its a quick crop...just a few weeks from seed to table.

Just keep em away from that slug invasion you've got. ;)

heh, I'm thinking of getting some copper wire for the plant beds, that might do the trick.
I just keep lobbing the things over the river every night :)

You might want to change 'lobbing' for re-locating before dubs sees it!

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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 20:28 #7

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tatties turnips carrots beetroots root veggies are naturally protected from our weather ,
blackcurrants rasps strawberry's brambles etc all hardy wee buggers and taste great cold slow growers produce more sugars
sweet swedes and rasps
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 20:30 #8

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andyh wrote:
diamondgeezer wrote:
I'de go for lettuce. They love the kind of weather we're having this summer, and its a quick crop...just a few weeks from seed to table.

Just keep em away from that slug invasion you've got. ;)

heh, I'm thinking of getting some copper wire for the plant beds, that might do the trick.
I just keep lobbing the things over the river every night :)

slug pellets are ok andy you just spread them around outside of planters
common salt or spare grit from winter is cheap alternative nobody raids the grits buckets in summer :axe: and lives through winter
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 21:24 #9

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Winter cabbages will take a lot. Prolonged periods of hard frost/snow will do for them eventually but even then you'll still find usable cabbage once you strip the damaged layers.
Purple sprouting broccoli is nigh on a super food and gets providing early in the new year when you most appreciate it.
Kales will take hell and high water being thrown at them once established.
Leeks are pretty tough though again long periods below 0 will damage outer layers.
Winter caulis yum yum.
Roots have already been mentioned. :thumbup:
There's plenty of tough veg :)

As for slug "lobbing". I'd say that was a pretty fun compromise andy hahahahaha
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 01 Jul 2012 21:34 #10

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dubmeup wrote:

As for slug "lobbing".

I've just discovered a phrase and already it sounds like innuendo.
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Re: The toughest outdoor food plant? 04 Jul 2012 10:15 #11

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andyh wrote:
I'm curious what with all the terrible weather we've had recently...
What would be the toughest outdoor veg/fruit to plant without a greenhouse and with minimal management?
What grows in just about any weather and how may yields/plants can you do in what months?


Dandelions are very tough and edible.

You can evev dry the roots to make dandelion coffee.
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