50p a day til christmas, healthily?!-Weezl's next challenge (part 2)

Yategirl

not sure whether to put the info I have here or in greenfingers thread(!) maybe both??!

OK.... Mel B (author of sq ft gardening) reckons that 3 4x4 beds will provide food for one person for most of the year. Having done a bit of searching around and reading various websites/books etc.. I have found or estimated the following spacing for each veg type (based on 12" spacing = 1 plant; 6" = 4; 4" = 9 and 3"= 16):

broad beans 9/sqft
french dw beans 4
runner beans 4
beetroot 16
sprouting broccoli 1
brussel spr 1
cabbages 1 (but if you grow smaller varieties you can squeeze more in so may be 3-4)
calabrese 4
carrots 16
cauliflower 1
celery 1
chinese cabage 1
garlic 9
kale 1
leeks 4 for large 16 if you pick v.small
lettuce 4
onion 16 (pick smaller rather than huge)
parsnip 4
pea ?16
potato 1 (i think growing in pots would be better if you choose to grow)
radish 16
shallots 4
leafbeet/spinach/chard 4
swede 1
sweetcorn 1 (if you stagger and grow a smaller type you could squeeze 3 in)
tomato 1
turnip 4

Mumof4's plans are good and I would say useful for 1 person as for my family of 4 etc.. I grow tomatoes in pots (along with chilli's, courgettes), I have grown potatoes previously in the ground and in pots and felt personally that they took alot of space or compost for the yield obtained, my GG can provide english pots for 19p/lb for a huge proportion of the year so have decided not to grow potatoes barr maybe some new pots for christmas dinner next year). I then sow little and often and squeeze in plants as space arises and using Mumof4's plans/ideas am going to grow some veg to freeze (as I have the space) as well as have some to eat fresh and clear the ground at a designated time ready for the next crop.

hth, will add more when I think of it

BARGAINHUNTER!

busta1 wrote: »

Turkey is often cheaper than chicken and just as versatile. Next time you're at the shops compare the £/kilo of both and see if you can save a little more.

I had the shock of my life whilst in Tesco last night. I was walking down the frozen food isle and saw that they had frozen turkeys in. I had a quick look, and they were selling the largest ones for £20, but they reconned that Sainsburys were selling the same ones for £40|!! Surely not!! Has anyone seem the price of the frozen turkeys in Sainsburys to confirm this?

BARGAINHUNTER!

I have just checked on mysupermarket.com and it appears that Sainsburys are also selling theres half price - a Bernard Matthews x large basted turkey (10.2kg) is reduced from £50 to £25, large (8.2kg) reduced from £40 to £20,and medium (6.2kg) is reduced from £30 to £15. I have never ever seen a frozen turkey for sale at £50 before!! Has anyone else? Or do you think the Supermarkets are engaging in a bit of 'smoke and mirrors' trickery?

It would appear that Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsburys are all selling these turkeys for exactly the same price according to mysupermarket.com, so the hunt is on the find them cheaper!!

ceridwen

Yategirl wrote: »

not sure whether to put the info I have here or in greenfingers thread(!) maybe both??!

OK.... Mel B (author of sq ft gardening) reckons that 3 4x4 beds will provide food for one person for most of the year. Having done a bit of searching around and reading various websites/books etc.. I have found or estimated the following spacing for each veg type (based on 12" spacing = 1 plant; 6" = 4; 4" = 9 and 3"= 16):

broad beans 9/sqft
french dw beans 4
runner beans 4
beetroot 16
sprouting broccoli 1
brussel spr 1
cabbages 1 (but if you grow smaller varieties you can squeeze more in so may be 3-4)
calabrese 4
carrots 16
cauliflower 1
celery 1
chinese cabage 1
garlic 9
kale 1
leeks 4 for large 16 if you pick v.small
lettuce 4
onion 16 (pick smaller rather than huge)
parsnip 4
pea ?16
potato 1 (i think growing in pots would be better if you choose to grow)
radish 16
shallots 4
leafbeet/spinach/chard 4
swede 1
sweetcorn 1 (if you stagger and grow a smaller type you could squeeze 3 in)
tomato 1
turnip 4

Mumof4's plans are good and I would say useful for 1 person as for my family of 4 etc.. I grow tomatoes in pots (along with chilli's, courgettes), I have grown potatoes previously in the ground and in pots and felt personally that they took alot of space or compost for the yield obtained, my GG can provide english pots for 19p/lb for a huge proportion of the year so have decided not to grow potatoes barr maybe some new pots for christmas dinner next year). I then sow little and often and squeeze in plants as space arises and using Mumof4's plans/ideas am going to grow some veg to freeze (as I have the space) as well as have some to eat fresh and clear the ground at a designated time ready for the next crop.

hth, will add more when I think of it

Ah....thanks very much....duly noted down. Any more would also be very welcome. Most of those I like. That saves my non-mathematical brain sitting there with a calculator and still thinking "Ooh headache time".:D

macwah97

Good Evening All

Hope everyone is feeling cosy - it's positively freezing here. Don't know what the weather is up to. We had thunder & lightning this morning - sunshine over lunch - now its 2 degrees, wind howling and rain lashing.

OK did not make self saucing lemon pudding for dessert - but did make the microwave chocolate sponge - thought I would try a few spoonfuls of Nutella in the basin before cooking - Yummmmmmy.

Have made 2 other of the recipes on here today.

Butternut Squash soup - left out the stock and curry paste - put in two heaped tsp of Sharwoods Medium Curry powder - simmered and then blitzed - still scrumptious - though I say so myself.

Made cereal bars for munching on when I get home from work - in between home and picking up DD(5)

Must go and get the timers set for dishwasher and w machine overnight.

Cya

In_Search_Of_Me

o me goodness go away for a day and come back to a maths lesson..my brain just went "oh noooooo" and then malunctioned!! Anyway just popped in to show you piccies of jewells that I made yesterday ad the mushroom risotto...

In_Search_Of_Me

In_Search_Of_Me

and finally...sorry coundt suss how to do it in one post!!

macwah97

ISOM

Quik question - Do you sell these necklaces etc...? Are they hypoallergenic? They are lovely - i Have a passion for trendy but different jewellery.

OK OK not very frugal - but us girls need to be pampered now and again!!!

Regards


Annie

boredofbeingathome

Lovely piccies ISOM,jewellery looks fab:T You are a talented lady, but i already knew that.:D