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What are you NOT growing next year?

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viettaclark

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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #120 on: October 10, 2009, 10:46 »
Quote from: Stoatus on October 10, 2009, 09:27
tThis year I got a crop of carrots by growing them in a bath, but I was about to chuck in the towel on them too.
:D :D :D
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m1ckz

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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #121 on: October 10, 2009, 12:04 »
NO broccoli,massive plants an just a tad of broccali lol,,,hardly seems worth it,,didnt get 1 cauli this yr   but will try them again,
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #122 on: October 10, 2009, 14:48 »
Quote from: m1ckz on October 10, 2009, 12:04
NO broccoli,massive plants an just a tad of broccali lol,,,hardly seems worth it,,didnt get 1 cauli this yr   but will try them again,

Hang on a bit...... my broccoli is as tall as small trees - as usual. I'm not expecting any "crop" until February. Once they get going the taste is worth the waiting and the space. Truly delicious.

The netting cover proves it - if the pigeons love it then it must be good!  ;)
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viettaclark

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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #123 on: October 10, 2009, 23:38 »
I cut the bunches of small purple buds and leaves off the tops of 2 of my triffid (6') psb plants today and can only hope they'll resprout. Didn't want them flowering!
I steamed  the psb, put a bit of butter on and we passed the bowl round. Everyone (including all the kids) said they were the bestest greens they'd ever had! :lol: Not bad for first attempt!
Can't wait for more!
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Paul Plots

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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #124 on: October 11, 2009, 00:43 »
Quote from: viettaclark on October 10, 2009, 23:38
I cut the bunches of small purple buds and leaves off the tops of 2 of my triffid (6') psb plants today and can only hope they'll resprout. Didn't want them flowering!
I steamed  the psb, put a bit of butter on and we passed the bowl round. Everyone (including all the kids) said they were the bestest greens they'd ever had! :lol: Not bad for first attempt!
Can't wait for more!

Seems early but I guess it depends on variety. My PSB normally not ready until after Christmas but have had one in flower since September - eaten!!  ;)
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #125 on: October 11, 2009, 12:44 »
Purple Sprouting Brocolli is not being grown next year.
Sorry, too long to wait and too much space taken up.
Also basically not what I want, could see that I will get either very few spears or all at once. :D :lol:

So I have just uprooted the ones I had and introduced them to the shredder :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:

They came out nice and fine, ideal for the compost heap. :tongue2: :tongue2: :tongue2:
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #126 on: October 12, 2009, 19:45 »
Quote from: SG6 on October 11, 2009, 12:44
Purple Sprouting Brocolli is not being grown next year.
Sorry, too long to wait and too much space taken up.
Also basically not what I want, could see that I will get either very few spears or all at once. :D :lol:

So I have just uprooted the ones I had and introduced them to the shredder :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:

They came out nice and fine, ideal for the compost heap. :tongue2: :tongue2: :tongue2:

I agree with you - it is a really slow growing crop and they do take up a huge space on a plot but the taste makes up for it.... so mine will be staying again despite having my doubts last year.
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #127 on: October 12, 2009, 20:27 »
turnip  :nowink:.......... not again thankyou
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #128 on: October 12, 2009, 21:08 »
Quote from: jimmytheshed on October 12, 2009, 20:27
turnip  :nowink:.......... not again thankyou

Hate the taste or just didn't grow well?
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #129 on: October 12, 2009, 22:20 »
Achocha , didn`t intend to grow it this year but some stray seed from last year grew and its swamping the runner beans.

Achocha is now a weed as far as i,m concerned. :tongue2:
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #130 on: October 12, 2009, 23:23 »
wont be growing onions from sets again, after growing from seed the last two years, the seed sown onions are far superior.
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #131 on: October 13, 2009, 09:35 »
Quote from: SkipRat on October 12, 2009, 23:23
wont be growing onions from sets again, after growing from seed the last two years, the seed sown onions are far superior.

can you recommend any particular type, i may try this instead too. thanks.x
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #132 on: October 13, 2009, 19:46 »
Quote from: Learner on October 12, 2009, 21:08
Quote from: jimmytheshed on October 12, 2009, 20:27
turnip  :nowink:.......... not again thankyou

Hate the taste or just didn't grow well?
sorry the taste wasn't to my liking.
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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #133 on: October 14, 2009, 12:15 »
Not growing peas not one pod made it from the plant to the kitchen. grew 8 plants and got about 20 pods in total followed by mildew. Sprouts leaves like lace this time so either not bothering or improving the netting. Successional sowing of spring onions waste of time got half a dozen maybe all year. Other things could be better and i need more patience with beetroot and carrots.
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Paul Plots

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Re: What are you NOT growing next year?
« Reply #134 on: October 15, 2009, 01:23 »
Quote from: stentman on October 14, 2009, 12:15
Not growing peas not one pod made it from the plant to the kitchen. grew 8 plants and got about 20 pods in total followed by mildew. Sprouts leaves like lace this time so either not bothering or improving the netting. Successional sowing of spring onions waste of time got half a dozen maybe all year. Other things could be better and i need more patience with beetroot and carrots.

My first lot of peas put me off the idea - tried again after not growing for a couple of years and........ great results.

Worth having a go another time.....maybe  ;)
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