Topic: Something Lovely I Grew For The Fisrt Time Last Year

[Suzanne]

American land cress - still cropping and did so all over winter along with the oriental greens (pak choi, red mustard, tatsoi, chinese cabbage and others). Will do these again as gave some really nice winter salads and also good in stir fries.

[antipodes]

well everything last year was first year!! But my successes were
parsnips (late direct sown, but too many ofthem and discovered my lot won't eat them  :( )
strawberries (perpetual type that gave 3 crops, lovely)
late sown yellow wax dwarf beans, got a few kilos
parsley and rocket (self seeded everywhere!!!!)
sprouts and leeks (got several meals out ofthem over the winter)
on the whole last year everything summery rotted  :-\ but the autumn crops were a success

[RosieMcPosie]

like antipodes, nearly everything i grew last year was my first! caulis, lettuces, sweetcorn, marrows, purple sprouting brocolli (which is only just starting to sprout- i'm wetting myself with excitement!!) cabbages, kale, potatoes (we put them in late and only got dolly potatoes :( ) radishes, turnips!! had so much fun. i'm growing so many new things this year, licorice, sea kale, loads of tree and bush fruit, leeks, pumpkins, peas, broad beans, carrots, spring onions, parsnips...!!! can't wait!

[markfield rover]

A whole row of Icelandic poppies,( which are about to flower again.) Big bright bunches all summer.Two rows this year.

[Squashmad]

Alpine Strawberries from seed - very easy and the fruits were gorgeous!! Would be wonderful for decorating puddings -- if they ever got as far as the kitchen.

Spinach Bordeaux - very quick growing and beatiful as a salad leaf - and then very good just used as spinach.

Endive from Real Seeds - leaf one - much quicker than the hearting type and fab tasting.

[Common_Clay]

Kohl Rabi - didn't like the thought, grew them for the other half.  They didn't get that big - and they were delicious.  Growing lots more this year. ;D

Celeriac but cocked it up big time - doing ti right this year.

What does Kohl Rabi taste like? Never had it.

[redimp]

I tastes like brassica stem which is what it is - but that doesn't sound very appetising does it.  Tastes lovely - crunchy fresh sort of nicely cabbagy :-\ ;D

[Dadnlad]

Dahlias from seed - sowed a cheap packet early on, and they flowered all summer with lovely big brash colours that really brightened up the plot - smashing ;D

Parsnip 'Gladiator' - we,ve always grown nonF1 varieties on principle, but got Gladiator (F1) accidently - still digging lovely long canker free snips today  ;D

[twinkletoes]

Sounds daft - but everything!  It was my first season so everything I grew was for the first time. Was especially impressed with the January King cabbages though - still have a few left. 
twinkletoes

[sunloving]

I loved my indian summer sweetcorn last year becuase you could just eat it raw from the plant. my mouths watering at the thought! And also it was such a fab year for peas my favs were onward they just kept on giving. and were yummy.

Also and always my helichrysum flowers (ceverlastingflowers) were just gorgeous and i have lovely colourful dried bunches that got me through the winter grey.
X sunloving