In article , Pam Moore
writes
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:09:43 +0000, Chris ] wrote:

Hungry Gap
When exactly is it?
Can it be successfully planned for?

Historically it was in about June/July when all the winter stored
things were used up and the corn had not yet ripened.
See "The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey.
Nowadays it is different. They didn't grow the same variety of crops
then (eg potatoes). Rivorford says it is NOW.
http://www.riverford.co.uk/news/index.php?newsid=52
With careful planning you can have things to eat now; potatoes, leeks,
onions, winter greens.

NOW is not a problem.

There are leeks, parsnips, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, wintercress,
rocket, spring cabbage, black tuscany kale,
all to be harvested fresh from the ground.

I'm wondering about May/June.

There will be rhubarb, and broad beans.
Is there anything else that we could be having, given enough
forethought?
--
Chris