Vegetable growers, I've decided not to grow onions next year, they're inexpensive. What expensive veg should I grow?

[CuriousMama]

I'll grow potatoes as we enjoyed having our own plus Mil and DM love them too. And new pots are so expensive. I'm going to give carrots a good go, left it a bit late this time. Plus I'll try to build some sort of greenhouse for tomatoes. I failed this year, made a protective guard thing for them but it got too cold and they all died So will build something with my window frames next year. Onions are a few pence, we get a huge bag from lidl so I don't think it's worth growing them?

Leeks have turned out ok so will carry on with them, as have lettuces. Peas were good. My runner beans are still growing so may get some but I started too late I think?

Is there anything worth growing now? My parsnips are in. Just wondered if there's anything else I can pop in?

And for next year, what would you recommend I try?

I'm going to get some manure and lay that over once we've dug over. Then it should be nice and rich for next year?

Netting, it helps if you make your support frame high enough to drape it over in the first place.

Thanks for the rasp tips

Some of ours are in a fruit cage and some have escaped. Both bear fruit. We haven't trained ours because we're lazy haven't got time but we do cut them back every few years.

Why doesn't strikethrough work?

You split the word up, strikethrough works around each word.

Mangetout and sugar snaps - expensive to buy, easy to grow and a better crop than peas, in that you need many fewer to make a serving.

Great idea thanks. I love sugar snaps. Did you grow yours from seed? I bought the pea plants from a car boot but if I can get some sort of greenhouse made I can sow more seeds hopefully?

I grew from seed - some in pots on a kitchen window sill and then sowed others direct in a container later in the season. (Small garden, and have two raised veg beds both about the size of a dining table, plus the odd container.) Am slightly hazy now about dates - spring seems a long time ago! Tbh they didn't do as well this year as last but I'm putting that down to the weather - but still got enough to keep us in veg for several meals a week for a few weeks, from a couple of rows.

Great I'll try that. I've got a load of pots at the allotment that someone dumped in a black bag and my garden neighbour picked up for me bless him They just need a good rinse/wash.