Veg and Herbs of the month for February

[Andy Hamilton]

Any ideas people for the herb and vegetable of the month for february?

[Wombat]

Have you done turnips?

[Andy Hamilton]

It was a bit late being posted, but it is on there now as the vegetable of the month for January see http://www.selfsufficientish.com/turnip.htm the link on the front page is just above the picture of you and the chocolate cake

[Wombat]

Damn!

How about peas and/or beans?

[Dave]

What do you mean Damn!!?? You got a Turnip article a month sooner .
I might do Beans might or Carrots as someone ask for them last month. Maybe even leeks as I'll stil be digging them up in February. It's a bit harder in the winter to do relevant veg, it would be easier if I lived in Oz at this time of year

[Wombat]

Sorry Dave,

You're right of course , and it is a good article!

Yeah everything is pumping here at the moment, which keeps me busy. This has been the best year yet for tomatoes.

Carrots or beans are always good I must admit that I have never been very fond of leeks (not much Welsh in me obviously) .

Nev

[Emma]

got to be leeks this month, you promised and corriander for the herb.

[Andy Hamilton]

Ah yes I rememeber promising corriander now, will definetly run that for the herb of the month for February. I think that next week I shall be writing a few more articles, will check through forum and see what else to write about, expect something on soil too. Been a busy time for me lately so I have not been able to write as much as I would have liked.

February is a bit of slower month so expect more updates and probally add to some of the exisiting articles too. 8) Also if I can getr my digital camera working some photos of things as well.

[Dave]

I was thinking about leeks, they're a bit close to onions in history/botany and as an allum the nutrition would be much the same. So sorry Emma but I think carrots might be a better bet. I think February is about the earliest they can be planted in the UK. Hows that sound?

[Andy Hamilton]

....... you promised and corriander for the herb.

And with 8 days to go I have nearly finished it here is a sneak preview http://www.selfsufficientish.com/coriander.htm

or if you are reading this after feb 1st 2005 then it shoudl just be the finished article

[Wombat]

Looks good!

[Emma]

Horrah you did coriander

[mbeirnes]

Howabout Vietnamese corriander, mine looks dead as I left it out all winter, any tips on how to revive it

[Andy Hamilton]

Howabout Vietnamese corriander, mine looks dead as I left it out all winter, any tips on how to revive it

I have never grown Vietnamese corriander I am afraid, just had a quick look in my herb libary but could not find anything. Perhaps if you put a clotch over it to warm it up a bit, or maybe a flease around it. Is it actualy still alive?

I would also suggest posting a new topic it might attract more attention and get you a satisfactory reply.