Hello there!

Yep, which would you choose if you had to for this prize position and why? Carrots? Broccoli? Cauliflower? Gems? Tomatoes? ... and again, do several vye for tie first place? Have you grown your favourites in a container?

Here I would choose (under duress mind you and whispering so the others do not hear) a CUCUMBER. I love it when I am as cool as one and when I am calm and collected (not often!). I love them in sandwiches and salads and as face and eyepacks and juiced on a hot day - there is nothing quite as refreshing.

Ah well, maybe there are a few others that could also come first but then they would not really be a favourite favourites would it?

Cukes United - sounds like a personal sports team I own - now that would be good and fit fun!

Tell us all which and why you would you choose what you would choose if I asked for your favourite favourite vege? I have a niece of sorts who loves the flower but not so much the 'cauli' bit!

Cheers now

Hi Lestie,

Is today National Favorite, er, I mean National Favourite Day in South Africa?

My favorite vegetable is the bell pepper, especially the orange and red ones. I like them for their somewhat sweet flavor, their crunchy texture, their versatility and the bright color that they add to virtually all of the dishes that I prepare such as last night's preparation, Szechuan Chicken. We are fortunate that they are available in our part of Mexico year round and often at about 1/3-1/2 the cost in the U.S.

Hello Les,

No, I am in a favourite favorite mood so I thought I would ask favorite favourite questions! Memories are made of this don't you know ... smiling!

Sweet bell Peppers and Szechuan Chicken - sounds really delish. Isn't Szcheuan cooking hot and spicy? AND Sweet bell peppers are easy to grow in containers too! Now you tell me, what more could a girl want?

Cheers now

This one is easy - garlic! Or does that not count, being a corm?

I love all vegetables really, hard to pick a favorite! I even like bitter gourd but my current fav are fresh green chickpeas! These are a seasonal item available usually only in the springtime:

Fresh Chickpeas

I try to enjoy fresh seasonal vegetables as they come into their peak & are at their best, then they're gone until next time :-(

I have a few favorite vegetables--carrots, cucumbers, and fresh corn.

Hello Vege-eaters and all and all,

Seasonal choices are always best we all know but life has kind of taught us to want things when we want them and not necessarily when we need them and so if we have the budget to go, well then you can pretty much find anything 'in season' and available because the world is so instant these days, and produce can mostly be found pretty much anytime of the year because of demand etc.

Costs are skyrocketing all the time (we mortals have to fuel our greedy sectors) and just this past December in SA (out of season for avocados) there was a shop selling nice looking imported Fuerte avos. for R25 - R30 each. Divide that by 7 and you get around $4 per palm-sized fruit. Well now, I just smiled and walked past. I couldn't afford to pay that no matter how pressing my need, but I have to say too that I wouldn't pay that for an avo, even if I were wealthy. But then if I were that wealthy, I wouldn't be doing the shopping now would I! Ah, we just have to grin.

Chickpeas in a container? I must do some homework and see if the effort is worth the yield of growing them for more than just pleasure. I followed that link you supplied Sadhana an found it most interesting to see. Gosh, I feel like a city kid who thinks milk comes from the supermarket! I didn't realise that the brownish beige tinned chickpeas looked that that in the au naturel. Ah well, thanks for that and all and all.

Remember in the movie the Silence of the Lambs when that psychopath ate somebody with Fava beans ... some how that line has stuck in my brain, but it's just as well they chose that bean. I mean, it wouldn't have sounded quite the same if Anthony Hopkins had said he was going to supper to eat chickpeas with his main dish!

Ah Jill, now garlic is soooo special and yes, if really pressed I would have to agree with you, Garlic is certainly a favourite -cooking and salads just would not be the same. It is also so easy to grow in containers.

I am working on some articles for more unusual fruits and vegetables that are possible for containers, so will be sure to see what I can do to fill the oh-so-many-gaps the CG site has.

My vote for favourites has to include broccoli and cauliflower for me though I know as a kid I hated them!

Cheers now

P S Oranges have just come into season, it being winter here in SA, so off I am to buy a pocket or two!

Hi VintageGS,

Do you grow anything in containers yourself?

I smile as I type that question thinking about my last attempt at container carrots. Those darn seeds are so fine and therefore so many, that trying to thin them out suitably was difficult and then my end result were stunted and knbbly and squat and short carrots that, and finally with an OH DEAR, sort of tasteless! As a work of art they may have made it in the funny carrot category, but as a vege-non yield would have taken first prize! Needless to say, I haven't tried again, though that is no very sporting of me. I love carrots freshly juiced, that nutty flavour is to die for and they say juice is a fine natural medicine for cancer treatment.

I tried a fresh corn salad recently and all that was there was it was served in a sharp vinaigrette dressing with very finely chopped fresh white onion. Delish I say and worth a try, I was a braai/barbecue and my friend was serving it like that as a stand alone salad or poured over hot baked potatoes in their skins.

Anyway, I guess all veges are great served and prepared well - I sometimes wish I had the wherewithal to grow them all in containers big and small!

Cheers for now

I am also a huge fan of tomatoes!

My goodness.....this one is tough because I like pretty much every vegetable.

I would have to say that broccoli is my ultimate favorite.......

Tomatoes, peppers, onions, squash, cauliflower, green beans, and eggplant are right up there near the top of the list too.