TopVeg – growing veg,fruit&herbs

Baby or mini vegetables are becoming very popular and there are good reasons for growing them:

1. space saving ideal for window box, containers,patios or raised bed
2. easily grown – vigorous & quick growing
3. fast to mature – encouraging to harvest within a few weeks!
4. great introduction to vegetable growing – easy to see results
5. grow closer together – more production & less weeds
6. provide regular supply – sow little & often every 3 weeks
7. early harvesting – mini veg mature early so extending the season
8. provide small portions – ideal for contributing to a selection of veg or for small households
9. appeal to children – because small & perfectly formed!  Good for kids to grow and eat
10. pests & diseases reduced – most mini veg grow quickly and have a short growing season

pulled-carrots

The list of baby mini vegetables is growing every year as new mini cultivars are developed.  Some examples are:

• baby sweetcorn – minor
• beetroot – pablo
• broad beans – stereo

• broccoli – kabuki
• cabbage – shelta

• carrots – Mokum
• cauliflower – avalanche
• chard – duo

• courgette – black forest
• cucumber – fanfare
• leeks – lancelot

• lettuce – mini green
• pepper – mohawk
• radish – rougette
• runner beans – summer medley Hestia
• salad leaves
• spinach – galaxy
• tomatoes - Vilma
• turnip – primera

Have you tried any varieties of mini veg that we could add to this list?

This book from Amazon discusses growing vegetables in pots:

There are many good reasons to grow a few baby mini veg this year.

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