[purplebean]

Anyone growing something new this year? I'm growing chilli peppers and aubergine for the first time and I sowed purple sprouting broccoli and cabbage for the first time last week.

[senrab_nhoj]

As its only my second year of having a garden and the first year on the allotment everything other than broad beans, carrots, parsnips, peas and courgettes is new ....  

[mrsbaggins]

my first year so everything is new to me! I am aiming to grow potatoes, carrots, onions, peppers, tomatoes, squash, sweetcorn, peas, beans, pak choi, perpetual spinach, and fruit! so far nothing has come up mind!!  but I have hopes

[Alex 98]

Borlotti beans
Yellow beetroot
Yellow Purslane
Sorrel
Violet globe artichokes

Alex 98

[Bear]

borlotti
sweetcorn
beetroot

but lots of new varieties of things I've grown before

[Celtic Eagle]

Chilie peppers
Sweetcorn
Romanescue Broccoli

[muddywellies]

My first year too, so everything is new except tomatoes - which all got blight/botrytis last year and failed miserably. So, first time for all the following:

Spuds (7 varieties), onions, garlic, chives, basil, coriander, summer savory, marjoram, oregano, parsnips, carrots (4 varieties), beetroot, summer sprouting brocolli, early purple sprouting brocolli, romanesco, radish, mixed lettuce leaves/rocket, sweetcorn, cucumbers, courgettes, butternut squash, pumpkins, sugar snap peas, dwarf green beans, runner beans, raspberries and strawberries.

Phew! Also trying again with those toms and am raising various perennial and half-hardy annual flowery things from seeds and giving dahlias a go  

[Sadgit]

new this year for me are.. runner, broad, climbing beans and 7 types of squash.. hmm no make that 8, beetroot, multicoloured sweetcorn, asparagus, mange tout, and various herbs.

trying for the 20th year to grow money... just hope I have better luck this yaer than the others.

[muddywellies]

Oooh, I forgot - chard (bright lights) too! Crumbs Sadgit - 8 types of squash?! What are they then? I'm growing Crown Prince.

[Sadgit]

Crumbs Sadgit - 8 types of squash?!

Errr top of my head dunno I already had butternut and some Italian seeds then saw a packet of 6 different types in a shop last week and had to have them black, yellow, err dunno.. Jesus I am that useless

[gobs]

Okra, some coloured potato, exploding cucumber, tomatillo and new varieties of things.

[Alex 98]

I was going to try money but I couldn't afford the seed.........

Alex 98

[Bear]

'Exploding Cucumber'  - never heard of it so I just looked it up....

found these comments:

...when mature, they burst open at the slightest touch, flinging their seeds out across the garden!

HEALTH WARNING.
DANGER OF EYE INJURY! HARD SEED IS EJECTED AT GREAT SPEED.
DO NOT HOLD RIPE FRUIT NEAR FACE.
HARVEST FRUIT AFTER IT HAS OPENED.
DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH FRUIT.

We know this sounds silly, but it is a real danger and we must recommend that
YOU SHOULD WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHILE HARVESTING AND PROCESSING FRUIT.

 :shock: :shock:  :shock:

[gobs]

That's the one.  

[Dominic]

Everything is new this year for me, well, I grew some carrots when I was about 4, apparently, not sure where that memory just came from.

Anyway.
Raddish - morning breakfast? The little round one
French Raddish - French breakfast? Dunno, carrot shaped raddish
Parsnip - erm, parsnip
Spring Onions- spring onion
Tomato - cherry ones I think
Chilli - Not sure
Onion - asda smart price ones I planted
Garlic - ASDA ones I planted
Rhubarb - Victoria
Cherry - Stella
Cranberry
Tayberry
Raspberry - 4 morning leo and 4 morning jewel?
Blackcurrant
Gooseberry
Blackberry
Blueberry
Redcurrant
Loganberry

Wow, thats actualy a lot

Oh, and weeds, lots of weeds