"sw" wrote in message
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Over the years I have grown tomatoes and had good success, however I
have
now been told that they are linked to the arthritic feeling I get in
my
hands. I stopped eating them and the feeling went away so there
must be
some truth in the matter. (Mores the pity as I love a freshly picked
tomato)

Can anyone suggest a crop that I can grow next year that will take
up a
similar amount of space and be just as nice picked and eaten
straight off
the plant?

Tomatoes.

My wife is 78 and I am 80. We both eat tomatoes and red peppers daily
as major components of our diet. Neither of us suffers from any
arthritis.
My neighbour is 78 and his wife is 75. They both love tomatoes and he
cultivates them intensively in his greenhouse. Neither of them have
ever complained about arthritis.

Franz