https://greenlanehenitentiary.co.uk/henitentiary-blog daily 0.75 2026-04-09 https://greenlanehenitentiary.co.uk/henitentiary-blog/march monthly 0.5 2026-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/18ee54f3-39f9-404a-b84b-fd4decbc2d91/march+heatwave.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves - Make it stand out 21st March and Charlie is too hot to move https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/49e21e1d-d4f4-42d8-842b-5a1c4725f165/chamomile.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves - Make it stand out German Chamomile-aka Matricaria chamomilla- which is latin for tastes like hay boiled in old pond water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/a27bb77c-c761-4ad2-b8a8-dbff8bd2150b/tomatoes.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves - Make it stand out Not available in a shop near you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/361498de-efd6-403b-a7ab-b46e4758eea1/sweetcorn.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves My recommendations for home grown edibles that will give you flavour you can’t buy: 1. Tomatoes 2. Potatoes, specifically early salad potatoes. 3. Sweetcorn 4. Cucumbers 5. Beetroot These are all delicious, produce well for the space they take up, are not demanding divas to grow from seed (or seed potato), and available as young plants if seed is too much of a faff. What’s not to love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/1fc335a6-5122-42cd-84c3-4856257626ed/more+veg.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves - And then if you have space and energy for a few more: 6. Carrots 7. Snap pod peas 8. Parsnips 9. Cavolo Nero Kale 10. Beans of all sorts- broad and pole or dwarf French 11. Spinach and chard Chard comes in a variety of bright colours, but the chickens don’t seem to mind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66f0769ea8d5595d3ae09423/5c0bac07-4c93-4751-bd14-250034032e3e/best+aubergine.jpg Henitentiary Blog - March- a month of 2 halves - What I don’t think is worth growing if there is premium on space or energy are: 1. Lettuce 2. Garlic 3. Onions 4. Leeks- in fact all alliums 5. Courgettes and other squash 6. Aubergines 7. Chillies and sweet peppers 8. Sweet potatoes Aubergines are my nemesis and the ultimate example of just not worth it. Seed germination demands heat, and they need an early start, not to mention blood sweat and tears to get going. As young plants they are attacked by every identifiable and few non identifiable sap-sucking insects, and flop bonelessly if left unsupported. To top it off, no matter how careful you are, the nasty little spikes on the fruit stems always manage to stab you viciously as you harvest the single sad little pear-sized fruit that represents the sum total of the plant’s effort for that growing season. I’m still trying to grow them of course. 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