This years new thing is...........

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2012, 07:37 »
salsify,melons and im trying a couple of aubergines in the pollytunel.

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2012, 07:54 »
New for me this year is celery,celeriac,butter beans and sweet potatoes.

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2012, 08:00 »
Rampion, Aztec Broccoli, Broccoli Raab, Crystal Lemon Cues, Strawberry Spinach, Butter Beans, Chick Peas, Sutherland Kale, Blauwshokker Peas, Hungarian Beefsteak tomatoes. Dr. Wyche's yellow Tomatillos, root parsley, German pointy cabbage and a few others  :D

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« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2012, 08:41 »
 :ohmy: All is new for me as it,s my first year and allready having to repeat cos of failure  :)

but the really different things i have on the go with usual ones are
lima bean,acorn squash,long island cheese pumkin,rutabebega(a cross between cabbage and swede ) and some white corn.   

dont ask --- i have no idea how any will do in containers with our weather in the north west & my limited knowledge  :D
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« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2012, 09:10 »
:ohmy: All is new for me as it,s my first year and allready having to repeat cos of failure  :)

but the really different things i have on the go with usual ones are
lima bean,acorn squash,long island cheese pumkin,rutabebega(a cross between cabbage and swede ) and some white corn.   

dont ask --- i have no idea how any will do in containers with our weather in the north west & my limited knowledge  :D

oh yes and a white fruiting strawberry that tasts slightly like a pineapple---  apparently  :wacko:

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2012, 09:29 »
Straight carrots!!  :lol:
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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2012, 11:48 »
Patty pans....though I have no idea where I am going to fit them in! :ohmy:

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2012, 11:57 »
Patty pans....though I have no idea where I am going to fit them in! :ohmy:

what an earth are patty pans ?? :unsure:

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2012, 11:58 »
flying saucer shaped summer squash  :lol:

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2012, 12:04 »
stick em on your compost heap they will love it :)
when im with my 9yr old she's the sensible one

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2012, 12:08 »
The pink radish ball thing white on the out side and blue sweetcorn! hope it grows looks cool

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2012, 12:23 »
Water cress, partly because I love it and partly because it's one of the few plants it's impossible to overwater!

Also French Tarragon when I finally manage to find some.  :unsure:
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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2012, 12:31 »
flying saucer shaped summer squash  :lol:

ooh ok now i,m wiser  :D

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2012, 12:34 »
white raddish, purple peas and purple dwarf french beans and giant exhibition onions (although i dont think they will end up giant :()

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Re: This years new thing is...........
« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2012, 12:35 »
The pink radish ball thing white on the out side and blue sweetcorn! hope it grows looks cool

Blue corn is not used as corn on the cob, it's for milling into cornflour....I hope you already know that  :unsure:


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