What have you grown too much (or too little of) this year?

Grapes in polytunnel. We're all sick of them

I made the mistake of germinating my Florence Fennel seeds in one batch with the result that I had too many ready to eat simultaneously. Due to my inexperience, I left them in the ground and harvested each time I wanted one, but now the balance have gone to seed.  Such a shame, because they were wonderful! I'll know better next time.

I still have lots of potatoes in the ground. I dig up a plant at a time when I want potatoes, and they've been fantastic so far.

I didn't plant enough onions.

Jury's still out on my carrots, parsnips and leeks.

French beans! But coming to the end now.

So looking forward to a ready supply of tomatoes , then the damn blight , felt so disheartened !

 On a positive note am pleased that the potatoes are living up to expectation.  Daughter likes chilled beetroot, which is rather nice as I have childhood memories of these and being careful not to get them on your clothes.

This year I have managed to grow some decent onions but am in the bracketed part of the topic subject, why did I not plant more??  Will be upping the planting next year.

Just have to add this one.  Yard long beans.  Tried for two years to make them grow and was so excited that in my polytunnel they actually grew long beans.  BUT they are tasteless and stringy.  Yuck
 

I've had a funny old year..... difficulty getting to the plot often enough, always a rush, fitting it in to my journeys up north from Monday to Friday.  Anything that could be munched was! I planted and replanted: all of the squash was eaten ( and re-eaten) and got 1 (small) Blue one and several Jack be Little ( I think). 1 solitary yellow courgette and several cucumber plants ( Ruby Wallace). Onions from seed - look lovely but only about 6 (from 50?) survived.  Beetroot were good - but how many can you eat or store?  Strawberries and apples were (as always) good.  Coming into the autumn and winter I have..... Brussels..... leeks..... PSB.... and all year round caulis on the go and looking good. 

Star performers were the outdoor tomatoes: Cyril's Choice ( lovely colour and uniform size, plenty of trusses and good taste)  I'll be growing them again!  Kellogg's breakfast, nice when you get a good one but not consistent in producing and very late (okay they are large) in ripening.  Tigerella produced HUNDREDS of fruit but I was not that impressed by the taste - most have ended up in sauce.  Thoroughly enjoyed the tiny fruits of Petit Moneau and lots of fruit from 3 plants. Still waiting for the Black Russian to ripen properly but the few that have are a nice taste and so far there seem quite a few fruit on the vine.  We usually get Blight by the 1st week of September but this year have escaped all sign of it, bit of mould and  sogginess on fruit that are not in the air but fingers crossed, this might be the year of Blight Free!  tomatoes in the greenhouse had a very metallic taste to them - think it may have been either the compost they were in or the watering/lack of watering.

My husband would agree - he sighs heavily every time I come home with more tomatoes - but I would be very happy to have as good a harvest as we have had this year, it has made my work seem worthwhile!