[Lardman]

With all my "why has this died" posts it's easy to miss the good things 

After 7 seasons of trying I finally have a pepino plant and what's more it has flowers    I thought after the bench collapsed earlier in the season I'd lost all of them, but this one has stuck it out. It's not terribly exciting or even a  pretty plant but at least now I can chalk it off the list so to speak.

[mumofstig]

[snowdrops]

Congratulations & celebrations(sing in Cliff Richard voice)

[Madame Cholet]

That's real perseverance.

[Lardman]

That's real perseverance.

"Mama didn't raise no quitter" 

I have no idea if they'll set fruit or if it will ripen - so I could be in for another 7 to find out 

[pigguns]

  that's good if I knew what a pepino is!
Am proud of my first chillis ever from seed- and I don't even remember planting different types.... and it finally looks like I have a couple of fat baby fruit at last.  Both thanks to surbie who insipired me about chilli's and gave me a few fat babies when mine didn't germinate.

[barley]

well done Lardy 

[sunshineband]

Things are indeed looking up Lardman 

Well done you!

Eat those fat babies when they are small and juicy mind you, as they are at their best then 

[pigguns]

Things are indeed looking up Lardman 

Well done you!

Eat those fat babies when they are small and juicy mind you, as they are at their best then 

How do I know when?  They are quite small now sort of small golf ball.

Anyone else with a nice growing surprise this year? (don't want to hijack your glory thread Lardman)

[Lardman]

that's good if I knew what a pepino is!

http://www.naturespride.eu/our-products/product-detail/pepino/

It's just another one of those "ooooh that sounds interesting" seed packets I've found over the years. 

Anyone else with a nice growing surprise this year? (don't want to hijack your glory thread Lardman)

I wouldn't worry about it  Im just as interested to hear if anyone has grown anything odd as you are 

[pigguns]

odd as you are 

bit personal there Lardy, but I'll own that 

[New shoot]

odd as you are 

bit personal there Lardy, but I'll own that