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Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on February 05, 2007, 23:17:57
Jerusalem Artichokes - thanks SS

Wow, the Fuseau are definitely getting around, Essex now ! I can't remember who else said they had some ... (obviously I do).

Derek :)

cucumbers and thought i would try a melon.......not confident with the melon though.....

as long as you've got a bit of protection and can 'baby' it a bit, melons are o.k.. :)
just planted a peach tree, gotta try  ;D

rasps (tulameen)
strawberries
variety of squash and pumpkin
courgette (yellow rugosa knobbly type and middle eastern trieste)
globe artichoke
romanesco
shiminata japanese onions
raddicchio
tomatos
fancy beans (trail of tears, aduki, black turtle, pinto, yard long, red noodle etc)
celeriac
chicory
alpine strawberries
sweet cicely and various wild herbs
cabbage
kale
liscari sativa

I imagine a lot of the stranger squashes and beans will fail but I dont care its all good fun.

Trail of Tears should be ok Sawfish they are tough little plants... just don't start them off too soon!
;D

And JA 's cheers Jenny. :-* ;D ;D ;D

:)
romanesco broccoli

chick peas

pink aubergines

black toms

bulb fennel

gourds / shades x

cauliflower    purple graffiti
parsnip          hollow crown
Swede           invitation
cucumber       lemon
pumpkin         big max

Florence fennel, climbing french beans, mange tout peas, a different 1st early potato (foremost), swiss chard, kale and chillis.

JAs (thanks to the A4A supplier SS)
Peas
a million and one different varieties of toms (well 13)
cucumbers

Strawberrys but i bet they don't germinate with this cold snap.
Melons, Caulis, just a couple as I got a mental block at the moment.

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

A favourable bank balance.  ::)

Cranberries.
Quince Meeches Prolific, and Agvambari.

Quote from: cleo on February 08, 2007, 22:58:47
Cleo will be trying `Good King Henry` after many years

I failed to get any to propagate last year but will try again.  I'd tried a seed bed approach.  E-mailed Chiltern seeds  in the Autumn who said:

"With regard to the Good King Henry, these should be started off in the warmth and, as with all Chenopodiaceae, germination is likely to be slow and irregular and could take many months.   We would certainly never advise sowing the seeds directly into the ground as we feel the extremely high losses that can be expected are far too high and we would recommend starting these off indoors in seed trays/pots."

With this advice in mind (and a new packet very kindly donated by Chiltern) I hope to do better this year :)

Lemon grass,
butternut squash,
pomegranates (maybe indoors though),
pak choi

We managed to get them going in cells last year Barnowl so good luck!
;D

After reading lots of posts - going to give sweet potatoes a go - there are two suspended in jars of water and I am waiting for the first roots to appear

I really want to try soya beans too as they're really lovely!

Kohl Rabi, sweet potatoes, snap peas, lemon grass - small amounts of lots & lots of things.