Topic: New for 2007?

[carloso]

Chilli      Pepper long joe  ish
Scorzonera   (would be interested in any recipes etc if anyone has any)
Salsify
6 different toms (No F1 varietys)cut down from last yrs 9
Crystal apple cucumber
Cape Gooseberry (although they where planted late last yr)covered for winter

stroll on getting some in i say, Although not starting early this yr as a lot went a bit leggy last yr

[chuff]

Hi everyone, This is my second year and I plan to grow for the 1st time:-

purple sprouting brocc
swede
garlic
Hotter chillies
carrots
grape vine
kiwi would be nice ;D don't know how successful it would be?

[dtw]

I bought some Sunburst seeds today from Lidl.
They are a bright yellow pie-shaped fruit,
has anybody tasted them?


They are a foreign sourced seed, and the poor translation on the back said...

"The ideal place for these plants is the compost heap."

[manicscousers]

dtw, you can grow the seedlings on a compost heap, all squash are happy when they're neck deep in muck  ;D

[supersprout]

A 60-day Quick Heading calabrese from the Real Seed Company:

Harvest the large central head as soon as it forms, it will be followed by numerous side shoots. Delicious lightly cooked and served with butter. Pick regularly and don't allow to flower.

erm, and pure white OCA (well they had it on special offer!) :P ::)

the poor translation on the back said...
"The ideal place for these plants is the compost heap."

pmsl! ;D

Cleo will be trying `Good King Henry` after many years

Well tis a Leaf day tomorrow cleo :)

[dtw]

dtw, you can grow the seedlings on a compost heap

I haven't got a compost heap yet, I'm looking into getting my own allotment soon.
(I was sharing with a friend last year).

I've got a load of rubble sacks filled with stuff to go on it when I start.
I opened one up the other day and it was a bit whiffy.
I'll plant them next to it, as the juices oozing out from the heap will help them.  :D

I went to see one place today, but it's quite overgrown.
There is another site a bit further away which is better.

[Jeannine]

 For DTW re Sunburst. I know this one well.I grow it every year. Sweet tasting patty pan summer squash,grows like a weed.You will need to pick often. Start when they are a couple of inches accross, they will get as big as side plates if you let them.

plus

For Flossie re your tomatoes. If you are talking about the one called Longkeeper I know it well, and it does really keep,if it is the same one that I have grown for years it is worth just a couple of plants.

XX Jeannine

New for me for this year, well there is always another tomato, melon or squash,I have a big collection of all three, but I am going to grow a pumpkin that is bred specifically for it's seeds as I like them roasted, actually this one  has little else,useless as a pumpkin for it's flesh !!

[kt.]

Gonna have another go at carrots, peppers, garlic, loose leaf lettuce, peas .
Also gonna branch out into different varieties of produce that I grow well.

First time stuff:
Pumpkins      Courgettes       Outdoor cucumbers       Broccoli       Parsnips 

As the soil in my new plot looks so fab compared to what I have had previously,  I should have my best year. Fingers crossed ;)

[saddad]

Oh yes I forgot I've got some Oca for the first time!