Growing Five a Day in the Vegetable Garden for the Easter Celebrations is quite a thrill.

The remaining parsnips have started to grow and take quite a bit of digging out of the garden.

Even though they are producing roots and shoots, the parsnips still taste good. But the carrots, sown in July, taste fantastic - fresh and full of flavour.

There are about six leeks left in the vegetable garden. They have been very productive.

The purple sprouting broccoli is just coming on stream and is well worth growing.

The onions have stored well through the winter, but have just started to soften and shoot. The King Edward potatoes will last another month and their taste is excellent.

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Potatoes do not count in the five a day, but we have had carrots, parsnips, leek, onions and broccoli over Easter from the vegetable garden.