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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: allaboutliverpool on February 26, 2009, 18:55:41
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I am going to try Okra for the first time, I know I like to eat it.
I will give Aubergines one last go I have only ever managed one fruit in 3 years.
I will NEVER grow asparagus peas again they were disgusting tasting and wasted a raised bed. They were only edible when tiny and too laborious too pick enough and over 1 inch in length were woody like old runner beans.
This is my first year of cropping the asparagus after a long wait.
See -
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_asparagus.html
(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allasparagus_early.jpg)
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Snap, having mastered Aubergines (almost) I've gone back to trying to grow Okra. Mind you I can't get anywhere with Butternut squash.... :-[
Also got some Ulluca and yacon for the big greenhouse. I share your opinion of Asparagus peas... ;D
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everything :)
only ever grown cress before so going to try lots of other veggies ;D
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That must be a really exciting stage Misfit... ;D
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everything will be the first time for me too. this is my first go at growing anything. its very exciting ;D
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Have only every tried tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and strawberries
This year am going to have a go at growing -
spuds in tubs - Charlotte, Maris Peers and Pentland Javelin
carrots in tubs - Paris Market
onions in tubs - Stuttgarter
Am soooo looking forward to it :)
At work we are going to have a go at
Peas, beetroot, potatoes, onions and carrots
lettuce and tomatoes
This should be fun - we finish up at end of June ::)
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This year I will be trying to grow...
Bush Variety Butternut Squash
Climbing French Beans
Swede
Plus loads of flowers I've never heard of before ::)
(Just liked the seed packet picture ;D )
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Well three years running have failed to produce any fruit with okra, aubergines and melons but will be trying again.
failed with yardlong beans last year will try again this yr
for the first time i will be trying to grow:
celeriac
romanesco
turnips
oka
ulluca
Jerusalem artichokes
globe artichokes
sea kale
parsnips
brussel sprouts
cabbage,
cauliflower
scorzonera
salisfy
amaranths
swede
those that are underlined have never been eaten by myself or the family and i want to see if we would like them, if yes it will give us more winter crops.
and those in bold are vegetables that are not normally enjoyed by us and i would like to see if this will change if they are homegrown and picked fresh for the pot.
i live in hope :).
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Spinach and mini butternut squash. No room for anything else extra...I bought a gooseberry bush today though. ;D
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hiya, misfit, welcome to a4a ;D
hope to get my calabrese and romanesco broccoli to grow like they did in 2007, rubbish last year :-\
first time at white currants, already grow red and black and like the fruit juice, thought we'd try them this year, oh, and red gooseberries ;D
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Only had my lottie for a year, gonna try butternut squash and calabrese for the first time.
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NOOOO, am I going to really regret this, I am going to grow Asparagus Peas! what about pea asparagus? :o :o :o sounds better. Seriously what does it need to get the best out of them
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They make a beautiful edging plant, interesting leaves and growth habit, lovely dark red flowers... they just don't make good eating... :-\
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We had romanesco for the first time at Christmas as I thought it looked quite unusual and a bit Christmassy green and spikey! My boyfriend looked at it and thought I was crazy for buying it.
Must look out for some seeds!
Becky
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I am going to grow Asparagus Peas! what about pea asparagus? :o :o :o sounds better. Seriously what does it need to get the best out of them
Aguesia.
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Aguesia.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Kids have requested: cabbage, peas, raspberries and carrots!!!!
Tried carrots last year with no success, probably going to be in pots! We have strange kids - visiting the supermarket they ask for cabbage, squash or prawns not sweets!!!
Am going to get the whole allotment going this year, so more spuds, but also going to set up a fruit patch with currants and raspberries (already got strawberries), beetroot - given some by one of the oldboys, they were fab, nothing like the pickled to death things I remember!!! Got lots of different types of squash.
Got some asparagus seeds I'm going to start - am nowhere near ready to plant them on the lottie, so thought I might as well start completely from scratch!! Also trying sweet potato.
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Less than last year :)
Being a first timer I was way over excited with growing anything.
This year:
Sowing later than last year!!! :)
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I'm going to try turnips, stripy beetroot and aubergines.
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Oca for me
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WARNING :o
DO NOT GROW ASPARAGUS PEAS
EVEN STEEPING IN YOUR BRANDY WILL NOT IMPROVE THEM! REMYMARTIN!
IF YOU MUST, GROW ONE PLANT AS A 'TASTER' - THAT WORD IS AN
OXYMORON IN THIS CASE :)
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage
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Aspargus................regretting I didn't do it in year 1 ::) ;D
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Where can I buy oca tubers/seeds from please? Real Seed Co sold out.
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There are 3 sellers offering oca tubers on ebay.
This seller is offering 16 tubers (8 each of 2 varieties) for a buy it now price of £12.95 incl P&P.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330309580336
This seller is auctioning 3 lots of 10 tubers.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/neesha64
This seller is auctioning 1 lot of 5 tubers.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250380535508
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Im gonna grow fruit for the first time after visiting Aldi and Wilkinsons ;D
2 golden delicious apples
1 cox's orange
2 stella cherry trees
1 helderfinger cherry
1 peach tree
1 comice pear tree
1 nectarine
2 figs
6 goosberries 3 red 3 green
3 tayberries
6 raspberris
3 blackberries
1 goji
2 blueberry
4 black currants
4 red currants
As Im not allowed to plant the trees in the ground they are going in extra large buckets (15 litres) for a couple of years, the buckets will get planted so they cant be knicked!
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I'm trying a few different squash and I am also growing Toms Parsnips beans and mange tout from my own saved seed.
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sweet potatoes
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Beetroot, Kohlrabi and some different squashes, and comfrey- thanks,froglegs!
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Snap, having mastered Aubergines (almost) ....
What's the secret Saddad?
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I am going to try Kohlrabi this year and cucumbers loads of onions and potatoes and some funny shaped courgettes! Last year was my first having an allotment so I will be putting in all the things I didn't have time for last year.
Duke
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No Secret Barnowl, they just like it hot. Grew them in the big schools greenhouse... further from the glass, less cold draughts... :-\
Similar for the Sweet Potatoes Carlseawolf... :)
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That must be a really exciting stage Misfit... ;D
it is ;D im really looking forward to hopefully eating the fruits of my labours lol
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I'm going to try cucumbers, carrots, sweetcorn, spinach, leeks, onions and shallots :D, and chinese cabbage for the 1st time.
Bit off the wall but I'm also going to get a couple of curry leaves plants, keep them indoors and cross my fingers, just love the thought of fresh curry leaves
1066
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saddad i've got a big greenhouse called Devon - Always hot and sunny between the cloudy rainy days.
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Curse, Spit, Swear..... ;D
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Melons and Curly kale.
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I'm going to try ...... and chinese cabbage for the 1st time.
grew chinese cabbage last year and got some great heads but just when i thought the slugs were controlled i found there was a lot of cabbage white catterpillars inside the head, so i would net them as a precaution.
but then again the cabbage white i think was quite bad last year in 2007 they were barely a blip on my pest radar last year they attacked everything brassicus and other plant types as well :o :-X.
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I'm going to try aubergines AGAIN this year. I have tried the past two years but haven't got anywhere with them. It seems quite a few people are trying this for the first time this year, it'll be interesting to see how we all get on.
Also going to try Kohlrabi and raspberries.
And..........all in containers ;D
Jo.
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!066, I am told that curry leaf plants like a very sandy soil - if I can get hold of one, I'm going to try growing it too.
First time with sweet potato for me - they are already taking over the kitchen windowsill!
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everything i grow this season will be a first for me fingers crossed ;D ;D
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I'm going to try ...... and chinese cabbage for the 1st time.
grew chinese cabbage last year and got some great heads but just when i thought the slugs were controlled i found there was a lot of cabbage white catterpillars inside the head, so i would net them as a precaution.
but then again the cabbage white i think was quite bad last year in 2007 they were barely a blip on my pest radar last year they attacked everything brassicus and other plant types as well :o :-X.
Thanks for the tip! Knowing me I would have forgotten them but netted all the other cabbages! I found the cabbage whites a problem later in the summer, so don't know where they had got to earlier?
!066, I am told that curry leaf plants like a very sandy soil - if I can get hold of one, I'm going to try growing it too.
Thanks for the info, let me know if you need a source as I did have a link to a seller from last year
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I'm going to try calabrese, cherokee trail of tears beans and 2 kinds of small winter squash - Acorn and Sweet Dumpling I think although the packets are downstairs and I can't be bothered to go and check just now. Ooh, and also scotch bonnet chillis and some different sorts of tomato. And some more herbs. And lots of sorts of potato that I got at the potato day.
I'm also growing more flowers: daffs (which have just come up - very exciting!!), tulips, sweet peas (doing well in pots inside at the moment) lily of the valley and gypsophylla and various others.
Everything has started growing again; I'm feeling in a seed sowing mood! :) :)
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Amongst many other oddities I will be attempting to grow the following veg for the first time:
Mashua. (Tropaeolum tuberosum).
Jicama.
Quillquina.
Grain ameranthus.
Roselle.
Garbanzo Chick peas.
Sorghum.
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those are some interesting ones you have there Eristic, where do you source your starter tubers for all your different root crops you try out?
i would be interested to know how the Roselle fairs we call it sorrel in the west indies and its a popular traditional Christmas drink.
are you planing to grow it undercover or outdoors? how are you planning to use the crop, as a drink, jam/ jelly or as a pickle?
in case you haven't come across a fresh one before the seed capsule is covered in very fine irritating hairs that can make the removal of the calyxes quite unpleasant so try and not handle the capsule when removing the calyxes.
where did you source your seeds were they a special variety for cooler climates?
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Various herby type things like sorrel and purslane, also Melon Pear, Cape Gooseberry and Huckleberry. Lots of new varieties of Chilli, sweet pepper and tomato - come to think of it, new varieties of just about everything I've grown before. Really should settle down ..... :)
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Really should settle down ..... :)
And where would the fun be in that!
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Having a go at Okra this year - I have never liked it (always thought they were a bit slimy) but my partner does, so it will be so!
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Having a go at Okra this year - I have never liked it (always thought they were a bit slimy) but my partner does, so it will be so!
They can be slimey if they are overcooked, so if you pick them young and cook them quickly they should taste better. Good luck with them!
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So far I have had posted 65 different fruits and vegetables grown for the first time and when I have 1000 viewings will publish the list which makes fascinating reading.
The Broad beans that I grew over Winter in the squash houses are doing nicely-
(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/broadbeanbed090228.JPG)
(http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/broadbeanflower090228.JPG)
http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_Broad_Beans.html
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Asparagus peas ;D
And gherkins.
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Hiya, trixie, nice to see you ;D
how's that little smasher?
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Hi Manics ;D He's absolutely fine!
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also new to the growing business, and what fun it is so far, well ok last year i grew 2 tomatoe plants but they were given to me by a friend so not going to count them, this year all in tubs i have
tomatoes and cucumbers - forgot which sort and threw packet away
Cherry Tomatoes - Sungold F1 Hybrid
Peas - onward
Carrot - Ideal and purple dragon
Parsnip - lancer
Onion - North Holland Blood Red Redmate
Sweet Pepper - F1 Gypsy
Mixed Salad Leaves
Chilli Pepper - Jalapeno
Potaotes - Anya, Colleen, Robinta, Orla
Sweetcorn
Good luck everyone with your crops this year, loving checking this site on a daily basis to see what everyone is up to and comparing growth and stories and checking i'm doing things right. Have a lovely summer everyone xxx :D
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Oca for me
Same here :) I'm quite excited about it .
Jackie
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Nice to see you on line, Trixie :) :)
We're trying Okra this year, and calabrese. And PSB AGAIN (having failed miserably the first year we got the plot).
And we like asparagus pea, so will be growing more this year, having tried it last year for the first time. :) :) :)
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Am planting borage for the first time as an adult (had some in my Mum's plot as a kid) and looking forward to lots of lovely blue colour in my salads. Oh, and possibly some Pimms! ;D
Courgettes making their first appearance in the plot and as it was an absolute abysmal failure last year (not a single fruit), I think my attempt at aubergines can count as growing for the first time too... Think my problem last year was crowding too many plants into one patio planter - just couldn't bring myself to throw any away and nobody wanted to take them off my hands so I just stuffed them all in the one planter. D'oh!
Oh, and lots of new varieties of toms, cukes and tatties, obviously!
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Artichokes that a kind member sent me. I have them on a soaked sponge at the minute trying to germinate them
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Oca, a few toms. Doubtless there will be other things but those are in already, so I'm definitely growing them!
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Scotch Bonnet - chillies
Asparagus peas (sounds like I might regret this! :-\)
Kohl rabi
Crown prince - squash
Crystal lemon - cucumber
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Trench celery. Hope it goes well!
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Total new stuff - Butternut Squash and French runner beans.
I am also trying some different varieties of other stuff including caulis, cabbages, radish, lettuce, brussels sprouts, tomatoes, peas, carrots.
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Found some mini butternut squash seeds, only 6 in a packet so I'll be pollenating them by hand and hoping for the best.
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Found some mini butternut squash seeds, only 6 in a packet so I'll be pollenating them by hand and hoping for the best.
they sound interesting, maggie, let us know how they go on ;D
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Kale
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KEA!
Kale is a great crop! And it's really hardy too. I love it ;D
Great stir-fried. X
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Red Russian Kale - bought some at farmer's market last year and we fell in love with it ;D
And some heritage peas and yet more different varieties of tomatoes, potatoes and squash!
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I'm trying yellow courgettes, i'm quite excited. Hope they do better than my wilted chillies and peppers!
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I know this is a bit previous, but this year I want to actually grow things through winter...we only had perpetual spinach and one kale plant which escaped the pigeons to crop from all winter.
Going to try purple sprouting, mizuna, mibuna, parsnips, sprouts and proper spinach.
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If pigeons are a real problem those cheap plastic "greenhouses" make a great frame for netting over big plants... keep an eye out for someone whose gets blown about/broken and offer to get rid of the bits for them.... ;D