[Sprouts]

Interested to see what you all find difficult to grow

I have success with most things but haven't had a decent crop of spring onions for as long as I can remember.

These should be easy but I think I have a spring onion curse

[JayG]

On this year's evidence (first time of trying!) it has to be onions from seed (Sweet Spanish yellow.)

Started well with pretty much full germination (40 seedlings) but it's been downhill ever since! 

Only 10 made it to the planting out stage and right now I can say I have grown better spring onions with no trouble at all (and in less time!) 

[shokkyy]

Mine have actually grown now. Not yet sure they're actually going to grow into useful onions, but they are healthy plants and they did get bigger

[tosca100]

Spring onions too, though I have a few more than usual this year. And chervil. Germinate ok but never amount to much.

[DD.]

Spring onions - no problems. Start them in modules, a pinch of seed in each, then plant out as a clump.

Now, swede, there's a different matter - I'll be lucky to get a couple from a 32' row due to club root.

Doesn't stop me trying every year though!

[Aunt Sally]

Cauliflowers

Having said that, I've had 3 delicious ones this season so far - perhaps I've cracked it

[Kristen]

Greenhouse Cucumbers. Some years fine, other years they do the Suicide Ritual, and I have no idea what the blighters think I am doing differently year-on-year 'coz from where I sit there is No Change!

Mini Pop Sweetcorn. Never mastered when to pick them, so we either had Wood or noting-like-even-faintly-ready

[Kate and her Ducks]

Onion every time for me but they are soooo easy apparently so I keep trying!

This is the last year though. Moved house and still nothing so it is definately me. I have grown more ripe, edible figs than I have onions and I lived in Liverpool!!!

[AnneB]

Coriander for me.  It comes up but looks pathetic.  You're supposed to pick it so it doesn't run to seed.  I do that and it stays puny.  I leave it, and hey, it runs to seed..

Carrots always get carrot root fly at home whatever I do (protecting, spraying with garlic, not thinning).  Trying at the allotment this year and so far (fingers crossed) OK.

[totalnovice]

Parsnips..... need i saw anymore 

[Wombat18]

peas... the pigeons or mice always seem to get at the young plants   

[Truffle]

Rhubarb I haven't any more fingers to count on of how many times I've tried and been disappointed.

[nilsatis1964]

Spring onions, sweetcorn,radishes thinking again why do I even try.  I know onions soft fruit and beans of every variety.

[gypsy]

My sweetcorn have died at about 6" tall for the last 2 yrs.

[Swing Swang]

My chard has been 'stuck' at the four leaf stage for weeks. Why does chard/beetroot etc. do that sometimes?