First new vegetable for 10 years the "Flower Sprout"

Very interesting John, never heard of it before but certainly worth a try. I like brussel sprouts alot, but wonder if the milder taste might go down a little better? Will have to get some seeds quickly and make sure we give them a try.

Another vege (not new by any means) I want to try again this year is the asparagus pea - a highly underused product I think - and a great taste as long as harvested before it reaches about 2 inches long - otherwise it gets woody.

 

Asparagus peas are hardly worth the bothering. Unless you pick them as soon as the flower forms, they are stringy to the extreme and the crop per plant is minimal. The taste is not that good either.
The new one sound interesting though.

 

Thanks John - might venture off to the local M&S and try some before deciding on planting them! Of course, we all know that they taste just that much better when you grow your own - but just for a sample

Palustris - we like them, and yes, you have to pick them young and tender - as they get extremely stringy and then woody almost. Funnily, the one year we did grow them we had a tremendous crop and the taste of them lightly sauteed with bit of butter and favourite herbs they were delicious!

 

I would grow that just for the look of it. It's pretty!