Topic: Not for 2007

[sawfish]

I agree artiochoke broad beans rock! They're my absolute favourite.

I'm growing over 100 plants this year.

[tinker]

Artichoke I have never grown sugar snap peas or mangetout i do like eating them though! Perhaps I will grow some in the space I have left by not growing normal peas, thankyou for the advice

[Wasp_Box]

I agree artiochoke broad beans rock! They're my absolute favourite.

I'm growing over 100 plants this year.

Yes, go on, rub it in...

My favourite crop (except possibly for broad beans).

More, more. Pain is good.

Well, I'm not growing:

Broad beans - I'm the only one in the Wasp Box household who likes them  :(

And I really like them!

Hmmm, I suppose I could grow a few.. just for me.

[kitten]

Go on wasp box, you know you want to.  I'm sure you can squeeze in half a dozen plants (even if you have to hide them behind something else?)  ;)  ;D

[Marymary]

I agree artiochoke broad beans rock! They're my absolute favourite.

I love broad beans & I love artichokes - thought this was a new variety & was about to ask where to get the seeds.  :-[   Silly me   :-[

[Wasp_Box]

Go on wasp box, you know you want to.  I'm sure you can squeeze in half a dozen plants (even if you have to hide them behind something else?)  ;)  ;D

Get thee behind me!  :)

The trouble is, I do 99.9999999% of the cooking in the Wasp Box house and I try to make sure we all like everything. Cooking an extra thing for me adds an extra job I don't need (but then again... beans, beans!). The SO does take the boy to see her parents now and then however, so.....

I agree artiochoke broad beans rock! They're my absolute favourite.

You're all at it. Stop you brutes.

[kitten]

I now have visions of you waiting til your other half leaves the house and secretly eating your broadies behind closed curtains ....  :-\

Just go for it, you can always steam on the top of a pan whilst cooking the rest of the dinner, thereby not creating another job!   ;)

[Mike J]

Many of the usual suspects so far.

I'll not be growing normal peas as too little return for the effort - or am I doing something wrong? (will continue with mange tout and sugar snaps though, excellent cropping). Gave up on celeriac, salsify and sprouts last year after disappointing results the year before, and chard which no-one would eat (similarly cabbagy things!)

Will persevere with parsnip and carrots though (good in 2005, v.poor in 2006 - to do with the drought I think).

Will grow more squashes though, sweetcorn and beetroot and continue with staples like potatoes (all types), runners and climbing french beans, onions, shallots and garlic. Will also start fruit - Autumn Bliss great last year. Bought some half price blueberries and an olive from Woolies last week, and will keep checking Lidl/Wilco's for deals.

Will also try chillies this year though from what you are all saying you only need to grow it one year to have several years supply stached (stashed?) away.

Ooops - seem to have strayed away from the main question, sorry........ oh dear, just seen the new topic  "new for 2007", and seen other stuff I'll continue to grow, and now have some ideas for some new things also.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

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I agree artiochoke broad beans rock! They're my absolute favourite.

You're all at it. Stop you brutes.
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wasp_box - why don't you just eat them raw at the allotment??

[Biscombe]

The only thing I won´t be growing is tomatillos, don´t like the taste and the plants took up tooooo much space.

[Laney]

I won't be growing any brassicas at all this year as they just attract the butterflies.  I'm away for two weeks in August and I can't face coming back to nothing like we did last year.  They completely devastated my broccoli. :-[
I'm not bothering with beetroot either, as although it was dead easy to grow, only
one of the kids like them.  I think they are gross!
I won't be growing Alicante tomatoes either, as they were terrible for BER.  My other two varieties were fine, just the Alicante were a pain.

[cornykev]

I'm growing broadies and I don't really like them, ;D ;D ;D but someone had given me the seeds so I thought I might as well throw them in.

[angle shades]

 :)

use them as green manure CK / shades x

[Froglegs]

Red onions they allways bolt. >:(
Red brussels they just don't look right on ya plate. ???
Raab looked nice in the picture...........thats all i can say :-[

[Mrs Ava]

Wasp, I grow a few plants just for me.  My own little contraband.  ;D

[Wasp_Box]

Wasp, I grow a few plants just for me.  My own little contraband.  ;D

I think I'll have to pop a few in - can't stop thinking about broad beans blanched and then stir fried with onion and bacon *delicious*.

[cornykev]

Wasp your making my mouth water. :P :P :P ;D

[Trixiebelle]

Red/purple sprouts - rubbish!
Carrots - I spend enough money on seed (that never grows) to buy a hundredweight of the damned things
Celeriac - in 2 minds about this. Maybe a specially prepared bed would work?
Broad beans - never grow them anyway. Horrid! The Devil's earwax.
Late peas - lived up to their name ... so late they never showed up


Maybe we could have the alternative thread ... 'New for 2007'? Things we're growing for the 1st time? I'll start it  ;D

[Deb P]

Maybe we could have the alternative thread ... 'New for 2007'? Things we're growing for the 1st time? I'll start it  ;D

Ummm, there already is one, started before this thread I believe.....

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,27837.0

[Trixiebelle]

OOPS! Sorry! Started it already ........  :-[