What are you going to grow for the first time this year?

[1066]

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

[1066]

[electric landlady]

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! :) :)

[Eristic]

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.

[thifasmom]

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?

[Barnowl]

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 ..... :)

[1066]

Really should settle down ..... :)

And where would the fun be in that!

[GodfreyRob]

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!

[1066]

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!

[allaboutliverpool]

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/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_Broad_Beans.html

[Trixiebelle]

Asparagus peas  ;D

And gherkins.

[manicscousers]

Hiya, trixie, nice to see you  ;D
how's that little smasher?

[Trixiebelle]

Hi Manics  ;D He's absolutely fine!

[phoenix_co2]

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

[Hector]

Oca for me

Same here :) I'm quite excited about it .
Jackie

[asbean]

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.  :) :) :)

[hild]

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!

[shirlton]

Artichokes that a kind member sent me. I have them on a soaked sponge at the minute trying to germinate them

[Robert_Brenchley]

Oca, a few toms. Doubtless there will be other things but those are in already, so I'm definitely growing them!

[bjude9]

Scotch Bonnet - chillies
Asparagus peas (sounds like I might regret this! :-\)
Kohl rabi
Crown prince - squash
Crystal lemon - cucumber

[Suzanne]

Trench celery. Hope it goes well!