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Diabetes Friendly Allotment or Vegetable Patch - What to grow?

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DaveH2

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Today was my first day volunteering at a new community garden.

There are volunteers that have been there for months and work clearing the ground is progressing. As part of my initiation, I was given a tour around the plot of land and there is space allocated for a pond, a picnic area, a wildlife zone etc., etc.

The part I was clearing is earmarked for being a vegetable plot. I jokingly said they should have a section that is "diabetes-friendly" and the leader of the project thought it was a brilliant idea and now part of the veg plot is to be designated as the diabetes area!

It is a community garden and after it opens to the public, schools will visit to tend the veg plot as well as the rest of the garden.

So, here's a question for the green-fingered out there! What veg should go in the plot, taking into account that it needs to be diabetes-friendly and can be easily looked after by school children?

Thanks!
 
DaveH2 said:
What veg should go in the plot, taking into account that it needs to be diabetes-friendly and can be easily looked after by school children?
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Lettuce and radishes come to mind as easy to look after by kids.
 
DaveH2 said:
Today was my first day volunteering at a new community garden.

There are volunteers that have been there for months and work clearing the ground is progressing. As part of my initiation, I was given a tour around the plot of land and there is space allocated for a pond, a picnic area, a wildlife zone etc., etc.

The part I was clearing is earmarked for being a vegetable plot. I jokingly said they should have a section that is "diabetes-friendly" and the leader of the project thought it was a brilliant idea and now part of the veg plot is to be designated as the diabetes area!

It is a community garden and after it opens to the public, schools will visit to tend the veg plot as well as the rest of the garden.

So, here's a question for the green-fingered out there! What veg should go in the plot, taking into account that it needs to be diabetes-friendly and can be easily looked after by school children?

Thanks!
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Kale and Swiss Chard are easy to grow.
 
Broccoli and cauliflower.
 
raspberries as they are easy to grow, but expensive to buy due to the labour picking them.
 
Blackberry bushes? I have no idea if they are easy to cultivate but I know they run rampant in my local park!
 
Rachox said:
Blackberry bushes? I have no idea if they are easy to cultivate but I know they run rampant in my local park!
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Most allotment holders would try to get rid of blackberries rather than grow them, raspberries and strawberries are much better behaved.
 
DaveH2 said:
Any idea which varieties to avoid? Or even, which varieties to go for?
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If they are growing outdoors then Gardener's Delight or Sungold for the tomatoes and Marketmore for the cucumbers are good. If you are in the UK you will have wait until next May or June to plant them. If I had to choose one low carb veg to grow it would be courgettes, they are easy to grow and very productive.
 
Mr_Pot said:
If they are growing outdoors then Gardener's Delight or Sungold for the tomatoes and Marketmore for the cucumbers are good. If you are in the UK you will have wait until next May or June to plant them. If I had to choose one low carb veg to grow it would be courgettes, they are easy to grow and very productive.
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Many thanks for the varieties :) :)

As it is a community garden, it would need to have year-round appeal - there's no rush, so waiting until next summer to plant is all good :)
 
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