Home grown vegetables
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I've just moved into a house with a vegetable patch and have consequently inherited some vegetables which are in the process of growing. Unfortunately I have no idea how to tell when they are done - cooking them I can do, growing them less so. So, could any kind person indicate how I determine that potatoes, radishes, leeks and (unknown but possibly sweede) are ready to be uprooted?
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Radishes grow very fast, so pick them when you want to eat them. Don't let them get big - they go woody and horrible.
Leeks the same - pick them when you think they look big enough to eat. They will be fine right into winter though.
Swede gets better after it has been touched by frost!
Potatoes - depends on variety and when they were planted. Take a pic and post it here and someone will tell you. Generally, the leaves start to brown, then you can dig up the corner of a plant and see how they are getting on!
Leeks the same - pick them when you think they look big enough to eat. They will be fine right into winter though.
Swede gets better after it has been touched by frost!
Potatoes - depends on variety and when they were planted. Take a pic and post it here and someone will tell you. Generally, the leaves start to brown, then you can dig up the corner of a plant and see how they are getting on!
We've just had our first year of carrots/radishes/lettuce etc and it honestly does taste so much better. The radishes were ace - really hot and fiery 
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