Bob Hobden wrote:
save money indeed our allotments are so expensive nobody around here could
save money by growing their own (?100+ per annum for 10 rods) especially
when one considers the other costs involved, manure, fertilizer, lime, seed,

Blimey, that's an expensive allotment!

If we went along with the cheaper theory we would hardly grow anything,
certainly not potatoes, but we like fresh veg and the varieties we like and
which don't appear in the shops, we also like to know what's in and on our
veg, so to get that we have to grow our own.
This also ignores the fun element, why not grow Borlotti Beans or anything
else just to learn. Most of us here have grown stuff just to see what
happens, so why not veg too.

I grow borlotti beans cos they just look so pretty! And it's fun sending
the kids looking for them.

A Savoy would be a wonderful addition to a flower border. :-)

Heh, from here I can see my hanging basket with the Accidental Brussels
Sprout. I have no idea how I accidentally planted a sprout in the hanging
basket when I was making it up, but it is the damned healthiest one I've had
all year! It seems to have escaped the butterfly ravaging the rest got
(despite being outdoors when the rest were indoors!), although it's been a
bit overwhelmed with aphids of late.