[surbie100]

Samphire    The slowest growing seedlings I have ever grown - they even made the cucamelons look speedy   

Worth perservering with though DBG as I now have 2 pots of plants that have made nice pickings for adding to salads through the summer 

I really wish I had space at home for this! Living in a flat really does put a crimp in my seedaholism. 

[New shoot]

It's only 2 tiny little pots Surbie - sure you could find space 

[surbie100]

That's the kind of comment that has my seedbox creaking at the seams!! 

[Mr Dog]

1st year with a plot so loads more space than I'm accustomed to - and a greenhouse as well.

So nothing particularly exciting or unusual going in this year, but new for me:
cucamelon
onions from seed (inspired by the thread)
melon
purple carrots
winter squash, crown prince and kuri (never had the space before)
Cheltenham green top beetroot (along with my usual golden, white and Chioggia)
main crop spuds
raspberries
red and white currants

[RJR_38]

Samphire    The slowest growing seedlings I have ever grown - they even made the cucamelons look speedy   

Worth perservering with though DBG as I now have 2 pots of plants that have made nice pickings for adding to salads through the summer 

I really wish I had space at home for this! Living in a flat really does put a crimp in my seedaholism. 

Snap! Especially when most of the windows don't have sills

[devonbarmygardener]

It's only 2 tiny little pots Surbie - sure you could find space 

Don't encourage her!!!!

I'm expecting it to be slow and faffy but looking forward to trying. I shall sow samphire in 2 deep pots. 

[surbie100]

It's only 2 tiny little pots Surbie - sure you could find space 

Don't encourage her!!!!

I'm expecting it to be slow and faffy but looking forward to trying. I shall sow samphire in 2 deep pots. 

Oi! What are you inferring DBG?!   

Surbie Towers only has one proper sunny windowsill - and I need that for seedling shelves. *sigh*

[RJR_38]

Thinking about Dahlia Yams - anyone tried these?

[BabbyAnn]

Thinking about Dahlia Yams - anyone tried these?

No, so I had to google and found the seeds for sale on the Suttons site under James Wong plants with some other curious plants ... it would be a mistake for seedoholics to have a look LOL

[RJR_38]

Thinking about Dahlia Yams - anyone tried these?

No, so I had to google and found the seeds for sale on the Suttons site under James Wong plants with some other curious plants ... it would be a mistake for seedoholics to have a look LOL

Yes, I saw them in the Suttons catalogue. My only reservation is that they might have the same 'after effects' as Jerusalem Artichokes...

[Madame Cholet]

i read some where that Yacon has the same inulin as ja's

[surbie100]

And so does scorzonera, according to some of the recipes on t'internet.

[barley]

gonna try a cape gooseberry in my newly built poly carbonate green house next year

heard they go mad

[easyonthebrain]

I'm going to be trying Onion potatoes, Achochas, Aeron purple star, Purple Carrots and Sweetcorn and Raspberries..am so excited about it and can hardly wait, in the words of Stu Francis 'I could crush a grape' 

[LilacSandy]

I had good success with Salsify and found easy to grow and much easier than parsnips to dig.  May try scorzonera this year as well.  I will try any new tomato or chilli that comes my way.

I have had some success with Pac Choi but like most people I find that you cannot sow direct as it is a slug magnet, they even climb over the slug pellets to get at it.  I always grow in pots until they are of a size where they can cope outside.