For the first time ever the rhubarb has been pipped to the post for the first event of 2017 – by purple sprouting broccoli.

It’s the first time I’ve grow it to term – the only other time I tried it, it developed into a huge, happy plant with no intention whatsoever to send out flower shoots.

I went back to bog-standard basics for my first attempt in years – Early Purple Sprouting. It wasn’t particularly early, but it has sprouted and it is purple, though with a looser head than I expected. I steamed it to eat with supper this evening and yes, it was an event. A small one, but an event all the same. Here’s to many more…