Christmas Veggies

Had a lovely Christmas with the family and had vegetables from the allotment gracing our Christmas Day dinner table.  Got some curly kale, parsnips and leeks from the top plot, leeks were HUGE!  Really pleased with them, bigger than any we could see in the shops!  And harvested more than enough brussel sprouts from the bottom plot, some a bit small but very tasty.  The bottom plot has been suffering a bit as it is right next to the river and in a dip.  With all the floods we have been having in Somerset the plot didnt escape.  Simon went down there to survey the damage and the water line was 4ft up inside the shed!  Wellington boots floating around and plant pots everywhere but luckily the veg in the ground survived.  And the flood waters reached the shelf in the greenhouse but luckily the chillis were overwintering on the shelf and didnt get submerged.  Thats the 2nd time the plot has been underwater this year but it doesnt seem to do much damage, just makes the ground easier to dig!  Glad I didnt see it when it was all underwater, want an allotment not a swimming pool!

Our best parsnip this year....