what are you growing for first time?

[aquilegia]

questions in the title - what edibles are you growing for the first time this year? (new varieties don't count, if you've already grown that veg/fruit before!)

My list:
aubergines
beetroot
carrot
leeks
lettuce
parsnips
potatoes
radish
squash

edited coz I forgot garlic.

(actually it's not nearly as much as I thought!)

[aquilegia]

[Ceri]

pumpkins, carrots, romanesco, sweetcorn, maincrop pots, leeks, tomatoes - quite a lot then!

Only had the garden before so concentrated on things like herbs, mangetout and lettuces

[cleo]

Nothing new this year,but when I do come to my senses and stop growing for sale I am going to try a pineapple-don`t have any spare room just now :(


Stephan

[Moggle]

I'm completely new to the growing/gardening thing this year. I'm growing:
Tomatoes
Peppers
Chillis
Coriander
Parsley
Basil
Potatoes
Garlic

I've only ever grown Radishes before, as a kid.  :)

[Doris_Pinks]

Jerusalem artichokes, and lots of new flowers that will hopefully grow!!

[bananagirl]

Carrots, zucchini, okra, blueberries, tomatillo (fingers crossed I don't kill 'em all)

[Mrs Ava]

Tomatillos
Guava
Kale
Florence fennel
Kohl rabi
pak choi
leeks

Think thats all.  Having had an allotment before when I lived with ma and pa I had already grown lots, plus before having this plot I had a veggie patch in the garden so have managed to give most things a go, not necessarilly successfully though.

[aquilegia]

why do I keep forgetting about the florence fennel? (thanks again EJ!)

My list is getting longer and longer - I may start panicking soon - do I have room? Oh what the h*ll, I'll make room!

[Tenuse]

Weeds.

Ten x

[Mrs Ava]

Ten, you only growing weeds for the first time....I seem to have been cultivating them for years!

I forgot capers.  I forgot cos they are in a jar in damp tissue in my fridge!  1 month down, only 2 more to go!!

[Tenuse]

I had planned to grow all sorts, but with the weather always choosing a weekend to rain/hail/sleet down on my poor allotment, I have decided to cultivate weeds. I am going to sell off all my mares tails as miniature xmas trees and make a fortune! Bwah hah hah!!!!

Ten x

[shifty581]

As it is my first year on my allotment.which is coming on O.K.
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
Runner Beans
Broad Beans
Carrots
Cabbage
Coulis
Sprouts
Salad stuff if I get enough ground dug
I had a good day at the allotment today, on my fourth plot so far. All about 3mX 3m.
Tony  
With aching back

[jammyd]

New crops this year on Jammyd's plot:

Kohl Rabi
Peas
Peppers
Swiss Chard
Spinach
Beetroot
Radish
Lettuce

And any impulse purchases I make later in the year :)

[flowerofshona]

kohl rahi
aspargus peas (tried last year but hubby though it they where weeds and hoe'd them off !! )
aubergine
pak choi

[Mrs Ava]

ooo ooo, asparagus peas too, and lentils, and pigeon peas!  Cor, keep remembering things.  Must not buy anything else.  Must not!    :-\

[Doris_Pinks]

EJ had to nip in the local garden center yesterday to buy a gift, and yes I came out with 4 new packets of seeds!! (like I need more varieties of courgettes!) Tis an obssesion I tell ya!

[Debs]

  :DSince I have only ever grown potatoes and herbs for cooking...everything will be new to me as I am a 'newbie' to the art of vegetable growing!!

Here's my list:-

Germinating in greenhouse:-

brocolli, cauliflower, parsley, garlic chives, onions,cucumber,
tomatoes - (gardeners delight & italia plum),
chitted potatoes - (King Ed & International Kidney),
basil- isn't showing any signs yet;
dwarf dahlia's and ipomoea (morning glory) parsnips, leeks - sowed today & sitting on top of the roof of garden shed ( away from plant-eating boxer pup)

have not started off french beans,broad beans, or carrots yet...
still got herbs to do (coriander, marjoram, dill)
and have tons of flower seeds sitting in a box..........

Lottie still needs more digging, but plan to do a bit at a time...

24 hours in a day just isn't enough!!!!!!  >:( ;D

then there's the kids, housework, work..(but let's face it, they are not nearly as important  ;D  :D  ;D  :D  ;D

[Mrs Ava]

Okay, bought watermelons this morning at Lidls.  Have grown melons once before, but never watermelons.  Avas fave!

[RSJK]

 ::)
well l amattempting to grow for the first time-
  Purple sprouting brocali
  White sprouting brocali
  Sweetcorn
  pumpkins

 some one gave me a pumpkin last yeat to try and l thought the taste was fantastic so l must try to grow some myself and hopefully store one or two of them

[mysticmog]

Everything except tomatoes!!!!  My attempt is gonna be

beetroot
carrot
leeks
lettuce
parsnips
potatoes
sweetcorn
strawberries
blackcurrent
chillis
spinach
chard
gladioli
anenomes

Lots and lots of reading to do....and probably lots of posts too :-)