Re: Veggie suggestions needed

[Chookie]

In article >,
Linda > wrote:

> One challenge is that one consumer is diabetic (ie cut down on spuds)
> and the other is on a medication that requires minimisation of vitamin
> K (leafy green veggies, but spuds are fine).
>
> Any suggestions apart from silverbeet and broad beans????

The diabetic can eat the Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, spinach and silverbeet; the medicated one can eat the spuds. They
can both eat the broad beans, peas (snow? sugar snap?), beetroot, lettuce,
carrots, turnips, Swedes, mustard and cress, parsnips, etc.

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[John Savage]

"Bushy" > writes:
>Kohl Rabi, turnips, swedes will all grow readily with the winter, all
>depends on whether you like them,

For flavour, swedes win hands down IMO.
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[Laurie Stearn]

Hi!

You will have to wait till next year for jerusalem artichokes, however
cardoons might be the go.

Alan

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"Linda" > wrote in message
...
> Hi All,
>
> Have some spare space in the veggie garden in southern Victoria, and
> with winter approaching (severe frosts here), wouldn't mind some
> suggestions for winter crops.
>
> One challenge is that one consumer is diabetic (ie cut down on spuds)
> and the other is on a medication that requires minimisation of vitamin
> K (leafy green veggies, but spuds are fine).
>
> Any suggestions apart from silverbeet and broad beans????
>
> Linda