Mixed Bed
| Produce | Planted | Expect Harvest |
| Broad Beans | 22nd January (as seeds) | June/July |
| Broad Beans | 25th February (as plants) | End May |
| Broad Beans | 18th March (as plants) | June |
| Chard | 22nd April (as plants) | June/July |
| Broad Beans | 14th April (as plants) | July |
Did you know that.......?
Broad Beans are one of the most nutritious vegetables and are a valuable source of protein. They are a good crop rotator as bacteria in their root nodules add nitrogen to the soil. They can be eaten in their pods when young, up to 7 cm long. If left to mature the pods are then shelled and the beans cooked separately.
We grow several different varieties of lettuce. This particular variety is called ‘Salad Bowl Red’. It has wavy reddish-bronze leaves, is fast growing and heat tolerant.
Spinach is an annual plant and grows to approximately 35 cm. Some varieties of spinach are perpetual; when the leaves are picked with their stalk new leaves appear 7 to 10 days later. Spinach can be used raw in salads or cooked and used as a seperate vegetable.
Chard, is also known as Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach or Mangold. The Chard we grow have red stems but there are other varieties that are white or yellow. The leaves are shiny and thicker than spinach and have a slightly bitter taste. Chard is used cooked, however, like beetroot, young Chard can also be used raw in salads.
In the 1930's the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor had a passion for spinach making him stronger after consuming it. Incorrectly, this was said to be as a result of it containing ten times the actual amount of nutrients.
White and black beans were used in ancient Greece and Italy as a way of voting. A white bean being a yes vote, and a black bean for no.
There are four general lettuce classifications-butterhead, crisphead, leaf and romaine. From these there are hundreds of lettuce varieties grown throughout the world.