Growing Organic Vegetables
The vegetable plot really emphasises the benefits of organic gardening and natural growing techniques will provide benefits for your health and general well-being.
Although growing your own vegetable may provide a saving against shop-bought produce, it's the taste, freshness and quality of home-grown vegetables that really provides the greatest pleasure.
On the allotment you can combine all the benefits of traditional and modern gardening techniques that enable you to grow better tasting vegetables, free from chemicals, and at reasonably high yields.
Salad Vegetables
Chicory, Lettuce, Endive
Shoot Vegetables
Globe Artichokes, Asparagus, Florence Fennel, Celery, Rhubard, Seakale
Pests & Diseases: Asparagus Beetle, Asparagus Rust, Celery Fly, Celery Leaf Spot
Pod & Seed Vegetables
Okra, Sweetcorn, Peas, Broad Beans, Runner Beans, French Beans
Pests & Diseases: Pea Moth, Pea & Bean Weevil, Halo Blight, Chocolate Spot, Failure to Set
Fruiting Vegetables
Tomatoes, Aubergines, Peppers
Pests & Diseases: Red Spider Mite, Potato Blight, Leaf Mold, Virus
Bulb Vegetables
Garlic, Leeks, Onions, Shallots
Pests & Diseases: Onion Fly, Onion Eel Worm, White Rot, Neck Rot, Storage Rot
Squash Vegetables
Marrow, Courgette, Cucumbers, Melons, Pumpkins
Pests & Diseases: Cucumber Mosaic Virus
Root Vegetables
Radishes, Kohl-Rabi, Carrots, Salsify & Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichokes, Celeriac, Turnips, Swedes, Beetroot, Potatoes, Parsnips
Pests & Diseases: Carrot Root Fly, Potato Cyst Eelworm, Potato Blight, Scab, Gangrene, Potato Blackleg, Spraing, Soft Rot, Parsnip Canker
Leaf Vegetables
Kale, Brussel Sprouts, Swiss Chard, Spinach Beet, Spinach, Calabrese & Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage,
Pests & Diseases: Caterpillars, Mealy Cabbage Aphid, Cabbage Root Fly, Club Root, Mosaic Virus
Alphabetical Listing
A: Artichokes (Jerusalem), Artichokes (Globe), Asparagus, Aubergines
B: Beans (Broad), Beans (Runner), Beans (French), Beetrot, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts
color: Cauliflower, Cabbage, Calabrese, Carrots, Celery, Celeriac, Chard (Swiss), Chicory, Courgette, Cucumber
E: Endive
F: Fennel (Florence)
G: Garlic
K: Kale, Kohl-Rabi
L: Leeks, Lettuce
M: Marrow, Melon
O: Okra, Onions
P: Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkin
R: Radish, Rhubard
S: Salsify & Scorzonera, Seakale, Shallots, Spinach Beet, Spinach, Sweetcorn, Swede
T: Tomatoes, Turnips
