Topic: Challenge veg for 2009

[saddad]

Well I don't bother with Cauli except Purple Cape.. I'm on target for decent Sprouts for once. The Sweet Potatoes are looking good. Swede are alive but that's all I can say about them!!
Have ordered some Yard Long Beans... in case I get to look after the big greenhouse again!
 ;D

[Froglegs]

Next year i will succeed with melons,will get the buggers to set fruit somehow. :(

[GrannieAnnie]

Next year IF- and that's a big IF- I try any brassicas  again it will only be if I can build some cages and screen out the disgusting bugs. 

Am leaning increasingly to only growing things which attract NO Major Pests.

[twinkletoes]

GA - you can make a "cage" with some canes and environmesh - works a treat.
twinkletoes

[nastybritishgardener]

GrannieAnnie

Am leaning increasingly to only growing things which attract NO Major Pests.

I suggest you try a cement pad or fake plants.
 if you want to totally avoid bugs.

[cleo]

Yard long beans-again!!. they did start of OK in the greenhouse but came to nothing. I have seen them growing elsewhere so I know it can be done

[Barnowl]

Sprouts (again)... ???

[thifasmom]

Yard long beans-again!!. they did start of OK in the greenhouse but came to nothing. I have seen them growing elsewhere so I know it can be done

oh yes i forgot about these, mine were doing nicely but then i put them out about a week or so before June and the resulting 2-3 weeks of cold nights soon put them to the compost bin. would really like to grow these as one plant in the lovely warm climate of the West Indies will grow to give a good long steady crop (not that we would normally only grow one plant, but the odd selfseeded one pops up here and there) we call them Bodi in my old neck of the woods and they taste very nice curried.  

[1066]

To try Autumn sown broad beans (in an attempt to beat black fly etc  >:() and garlic (loads more than this year, different varieties and to remember to store them properly  :-[), more varieties of pumpkins (so delicious!) and loads more flowers for picking and to attract the buzzies

[Barnowl]

Yard long beans-again!!. they did start of OK in the greenhouse but came to nothing. I have seen them growing elsewhere so I know it can be done

oh yes i forgot about these, .....  

I tried the Italian ones from T&M (Fagioli Rampicanti Dolcio del Metro) - not frosted but didn't get more than 6 inches off the ground. Which is about the height of the seedlings when I planted them out!

[thifasmom]

Yard long beans-again!!. they did start of OK in the greenhouse but came to nothing. I have seen them growing elsewhere so I know it can be done

oh yes i forgot about these, .....  

I tried the Italian ones from T&M (Fagioli Rampicanti Dolcio del Metro) - not frosted but didn't get more than 6 inches off the ground. Which is about the height of the seedlings when I planted them out!

yes mine also didn't get frosted but also stayed at that 6'' height which was also the height they were planted out at. ho hum :-\