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Getting children interested in vegetables is never easy!

Vegetables - Vegetables 2

Vegetable crops face pests, cold snaps, and drying winds. Learn simple ways to protect plants, keep growth steady, and improve harvests without making the plot complicated.

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Fascinating Fact:

Netting and fleece can protect crops from pests and weather. Fine mesh is often used to reduce damage from insects like cabbage white butterflies.

Vegetable plants grow best when conditions stay steady. Sudden cold, strong sun, heavy rain, and hungry wildlife can all slow growth or ruin a crop. Good protection starts with healthy soil, correct spacing, and regular checks so problems are spotted early. Simple supports can stop stems snapping, and watering at the roots helps reduce stress. If pests or disease appear, quick action matters, remove badly affected leaves, tidy the area, and keep tools clean to avoid spreading issues around the garden.

Key Terms

  • Cloche: A cover placed over plants to create a warmer, sheltered growing space.
  • Succession sowing: Sowing small batches regularly, so you harvest little and often instead of all at once.
  • Thinning: Removing some seedlings so the remaining plants have enough space, light, and nutrients.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do I stop slugs eating my vegetable seedlings?

To reduce slug damage, water in the morning, remove hiding places like damp boards, and check plants at dusk. You can also use barriers, traps, or wildlife-friendly controls.

Why are my vegetable leaves turning yellow?

Yellow leaves are often caused by overwatering, poor drainage, lack of nutrients, or cold stress. Check soil moisture first, then feed lightly if growth is pale and slow.

When should I plant vegetables outside in the UK?

Planting time depends on the crop, but many are set outside after the risk of frost has passed. Young plants should be hardened off first so they cope with wind and cooler nights.

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1 .
An extract from beetroot is used as a food colourant in tomato paste and jams. What is the name of the extract?
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Betanin
Betabuy
Betablocker
  • Latin Name: Beta vulgaris.
  • Variously known as garden beet, red beet and table beet.
  • Usually the roots are boiled and eaten hot as a vegetable or cold as a salad.
  • The leaves can also be eaten (if you are desperate!) and they are said to taste a little like spinach.
  • Sow from April onwards and start to harvest about 3 months later when the roots have reached the size of a golf ball.
2 .
What is the name of this vegetable?
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  • Latin Name: Brassica oleracea.
  • Belongs to the same family as cabbage and cauliflower.
  • Its taste is similar to that of cabbage but a little sweeter.
  • There are different varieties to produce green, purple and white skins but that is only cosmetic - they are all white inside.
  • Usually sown in spring to produce an autumn crop but in favourable locations they can be sown in autumn to produce a late spring crop.
3 .
The vegetable known in the UK as pumpkin is sometimes called what in America?
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  • Genus: Cucurbita.
  • A new world record weight for a pumpkin was set in September 2021 when a pumpkin grown in Italy weighed in at 2,702lbs (1,226 kilos).
  • A great plant with which to get youngsters interested in gardening because they are so easy to grow.
  • In the UK they are used mainly for Halloween activities but in Australia and the USA they are eaten with gusto.
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  • Latin Name: Vicia faba.
  • Sometimes known as bell bean, fava bean or field bean.
  • Broad beans are sometimes considered mundane and flavourless but young beans served with lashings of butter (as in the picture) are delicious.
  • The secret is to crop whilst the beans are still small and tender.
  • Easy to grow but watch out for blackfly - they like nothing better than broad bean plants.
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  • Latin Name: Allium cepa.
  • Spring onions are eaten as a salad when the bulbs have just begun to swell.
  • Mature onions that have been dried correctly will store for up to 6 months.
  • Crops can be produced from seed but it is sometimes difficult to get the seeds to germinate.
  • It is easier to grow from 'sets' - immature onions produced commercially in the previous season.
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This exotic looking flower is that of a vegetable but what is the vegetable's name?
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  • Latin Name: Helianthus tuberosus.
  • Closely related to the sunflower (Helianthus annuus).
  • Has been named the 'best soup vegetable' by a French panel!
  • The plants are perennial and easy to grow.
  • Some people believe they are TOO easy to grow because even a small piece of tuber left in the ground will spring to life and make it a nuisance in the next crop on the same land.
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What is it that makes the stalks of old varieties of celery go white?
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Elimination of potash
  • Latin Name: Apium graveolens.
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  • Has a reputation for growing well on peaty soils.
  • Suffers from very few pests and diseases.
  • Lift plants as required from August onwards.
  • Best kept in the soil to keep it crisp and fresh.
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  • Latin name: Tragopogon porrifolius.
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  • It tastes somewhat similar to the shellfish from which it gets its common name.
  • Can be used in soups and stews or mashed like potatoes.
9 .
Which of the names beneath the picture is NOT a variety of pea?
Lincoln
London
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  • Latin Name: Pisum sativum.
  • The English climate is well suited to growing peas - they grow poorly if the temperature is consistently over 18 degrees C.
  • A succession of sowings (early March to late June) will ensure fresh peas from June to September but you should expect less peas per plant in the height of summer.
  • Mangetout peas have particularly sweet pods that are cooked and eaten before the peas within start to swell.
10 .
Which family of plants do cabbage belong to?
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Apiaceae
Asteraceae
Brassicaceae
Solanaceae
  • By using different varieties it is possible to have fresh cabbage every week of the year except in the severest of winters.
  • When referring to cabbages the season refers to the season in which it is EATEN not when it is sown. Thus 'summer cabbages' are eaten in the summer.
  • Top tip: If you find the taste a little bland then boil some bacon and save the water in which to cook your cabbage!
Author:  Colin King
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