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Being a lover of the colour purple, it was only a matter of time before I thought of the idea of growing a colour themed vegetable garden.<\/p>\n

I’ve grown several types of purple veg already including purple sprouting broccoli, carrots, scarlet kale (which is purple in colour), kohl rabi and rainbow chard which includes a purple stemmed variety.<\/p>\n

It’s unlikely that I’ll go for it this coming year but as purple varieties of most vegetables are now readily available, I may just start replacing some of my seeds with the purple varieties listed below as they run out until eventually – well who knows.<\/p>\n

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So what makes purple vegetables special apart from their glorious colour? Well for a start they\u00a0contain natural pigments called anthocyanins. These act as powerful antioxidants that protect \u00a0from cell damage and are said to help lower the risk of cancer, strokes and heart disease.<\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0Asparabuddies\u00a0<\/a>(and their furry friends)\u00a0purple asparagus is the sweetest of all the varieties they’ve grown, whilst here we’ve noticed that the pests head to the green varieties of kale first, leaving the purple leaves relatively unscathed.<\/p>\n

So here’s a list of over thirty different purple veg, including links to seed suppliers in Ireland and the UK if you’d like to give them \u00a0…<\/p>\n

Asparagus –\u00a0Purple Passion<\/a>
\nAubergine –\u00a0Rosa Bianca<\/a>
\nBasil –\u00a0Red Ruben<\/a>
\nBeans –\u00a0Selma Zebra<\/a>
\nBeetroot –\u00a0Detroit Globe<\/a>
\nBroccoli –\u00a0Broccoli Purple Sprouting<\/a>
\nBrussels Sprouts –\u00a0Red Ball Haze
\nCabbage\u00a0Red Drumhead
\nCauliflower\u00a0Violet Queen<\/a><\/p>\n

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Carrots –\u00a0Purple Haze
\nChives\u00a0SKU<\/a>
\nChoy Sum\u00a0Purple<\/a>
\nGarlic\u00a0Iberian Wight
\nGlobe Artichoke –\u00a0Purple Globe Artichoke<\/a>
\nLeef Beet\u00a0Bulls Blood Scarletta<\/a>
\nLettuce –\u00a0Amorina<\/a>
\nKale –\u00a0Red Russian
\nKohl Rabi –\u00a0Kolibri<\/a>
\nMange Tout Pea\u00a0Shiraz<\/a>
\nMint\u00a0Korean
\nMustard\u00a0Osaka Purple<\/a>
\nOnions\u00a0Hyred<\/a>
\nPak Choi\u00a0\u00a0Rubi
\nPeppers\u00a0Hot Pepper Purple<\/a>
\nPotatoes –\u00a0Purple Majesty
\nRadish –\u00a0China Rose<\/a>
\nScorzionna –\u00a0Giant Russian
\nSwede\u00a0Tweed<\/a>
\nSweetcorn –\u00a0Painted Mountain
\nSwiss Chard (Leaf Beat)\u00a0Magenta Sunset<\/a>
\nTomatoes –\u00a0Black Cherry Tomatoes<\/a>
\nTurnip –\u00a0Milan Purple<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you like the idea of eating purple vegetables? Have you ever grown any? Have I missed any? I’d love to hear your thoughts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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