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Doris_Pinks
Hectare
Posts: 5,430
What can't you grow?
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March 29, 2008, 13:47:36 »
We all read about what we can grow, but year after year I have failures with the same stuff, and year after year I keep trying!!
The things that I cannot seem to grow, but am trying
yet
again this year are:
Spring Onions(tried sowing direct, in modules etc. etc.)
Florence Fennel (we love it!)
Pak Choi and it seems all other chinese greens
Celery (have finally given up on this one!)
Cabbages (Club root)
How about you?
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Sparkly
Hectare
Posts: 1,572
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #1 on:
March 29, 2008, 14:01:46 »
Last year was our first season on the allotment, but we had problems with:
Carrots (carrot fly)
Parsnips (poor germination)
Swedes and Winter Brassicas (took the net off too soon and they became pigeon dinner)
Butternut Squash (did germinate, but wasn't warm enough to get a long enough season)
Sweetcorn (planted direct to late so again, not a long enough growing season)
I know the mistakes we made with these, so we are trying to rectify these for these season!
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Rhubarb Thrasher
Hectare
Posts: 2,713
Dark Side Of The Rhubarb
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #2 on:
March 29, 2008, 14:17:11 »
celery (gave up)
capsicum (always small and hard)
cauliflower (too much trouble to even try)
celeriac (usable size first time last year)
carrot (in the ground - total failure. In pots - complete success)
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kt.
Hectare
Posts: 4,805
Teesside
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #3 on:
March 29, 2008, 14:25:08 »
Spring onions never germinate. Gonna try again.
Cauliflowers always blow when they too are small to pick and eat.
Radish is hit and miss. (More the latter)
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sarah
Hectare
Posts: 1,338
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #4 on:
March 29, 2008, 14:38:07 »
i cant grow spring onions either.
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Teena
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Posts: 49
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #5 on:
March 29, 2008, 14:51:19 »
carrots ( in ground or an old bath)
cauli (just blow when small)
parsnips (treid all ways for these still no success)
we will try again this year
fingers crossed we'll get something
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Biscombe
Hectare
Posts: 1,864
Spanish Gardening In Orgiva
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #6 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:03:41 »
Cabbage! the swede midge get em every time despite changing plots and rotating!
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Suzanne
Hectare
Posts: 1,507
sun is shining
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #7 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:16:13 »
My family wish I couldn't grow courgettes :-\
But I do have problems with peas - something always gets to them. I have tried protecting them with chcken wire, sharp sticks/twigs, and even plastic cloche covers. I do get crops but tends to be small.
I am going to try them on my other plot this year and sow them a little deeper and cover with aviary metal mesh which hopefully won't let mice through ::)
Fingers crossed ;D
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Tin Shed
Hectare
Posts: 1,538
South Essex
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #8 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:21:54 »
Brussell Sprouts - I might one or two the size of peas, and that is in a good year!!!
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Emagggie
Hectare
Posts: 4,552
Out to lunch.
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #9 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:24:06 »
Carrots. But I will not give up. >:( If I can grow other root veg I
must
be able to grow carrots.
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cleo
Hectare
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Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #10 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:45:25 »
My total failures,despite trying,are
Capers and a thing called a `Horseradish Tree`
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raisedbedted
Hectare
Posts: 506
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #11 on:
March 29, 2008, 15:49:40 »
Spring Onions - grow extra shallots now and eat the stalks.
Celery - looks like a monster when it does grow, actually glad as I hate the stuff. ;)
Swedes - never get bigger than golf ball sized.
Rocket - it just bolts.
Aubergines - trying again this year.
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theothermarg
Hectare
Posts: 1,446
Yate near Bristol UK
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #12 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:02:30 »
Yes I have trouble with spring onions as well ,trying them in moduls this year
cauiflower,still trying
summer brocoli,one last go this year and thats it (I tell myself again)
marg
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Georgie
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Posts: 5,057
Enfield, North London
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #13 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:06:05 »
It's carrots for me too, I'm afraid. Slugs/snails get them every time. :(
G x
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Sinbad7
Hectare
Posts: 1,158
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #14 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:08:05 »
In over 20 years have never ever been able to grow a decent Swede. But I am the queen of Carrot's ;D
Sinbad
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calendula
Hectare
Posts: 2,125
learn to love your weeds (saddleworth)
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #15 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:18:35 »
it's celeriac for me - they just never get big enough
the seed merchants just love our determination 8)
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theone
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Posts: 13
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #16 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:20:50 »
Basil and-you won't believe this- Buddleia.
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DeeBee
Quarter Acre
Posts: 74
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #17 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:31:30 »
Parsnips >:(
And I love them, but still persevere with different methods every year!
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springbok
Hectare
Posts: 923
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #18 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:36:04 »
Gosh, you should really really really hide this thread from us newbies.. its scaring me half to death lol. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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cornykev
Hectare
Posts: 9,893
Sunny Cheshunt just outside North London
Re: What can't you grow?
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Reply #19 on:
March 29, 2008, 16:48:57 »
Carrot fly always attack mine but I get plenty so I get some to eat, germination's my problem with peppers and celery. :'( ;D ;D ;D
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