Fresh crops in cupboards
Amateur Gardening|November 28, 2020
Keep those crops coming in the dark days ahead, as Bob rounds up a host of winter treats to grow and eat
Bob Flowerdew
Fresh crops in cupboards

YOU may imagine that in deepest darkest winter there’s not much you can grow fresh. Well, some real gourmet treats are to be had, such as rhubarb, seakale, chicons, turnip and beet sprouts, and, with planning, even asparagus.

These are the fresh shoots forced early from the roots of plants set in spent compost in tubs. All you need is somewhere that is dark, warm with a fairly constant temperature, and a little ventilation – maybe under a sink, the bottom of an airing cupboard, any cupboard or just a spare wardrobe (do adapt it to catch drips), or possibly behind the sofa (within perforated black bin bags).

Now, ideally, you would first grow many of these yourself just to force, though for some you can buy plants already grown in pots that are large enough for small crops.

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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 28, 2020 من Amateur Gardening.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.