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celeriac..... my nemesis!

not too great at beetroot or spring onions either.

Quote from: theone on March 29, 2008, 16:20:50
and-you won't believe this- Buddleia.

Theone, that is an achievement to be proud of ;D ;D

Swede

SBG, don't be put off by what others cannot grow. Each person's soil conditions and regions (weather) etc differ. Even across an allotment site conditions differ.
Remember, quitters never win and winners never quit.
Sow, sow, sow and who knows what you might be sucessful at growing.  ;D

Lauren  :)

Quote from: raisedbedted on March 29, 2008, 15:49:40

Quote from: Jeannine on March 29, 2008, 17:29:35
Swede

Quote from: Sinbad7 on March 29, 2008, 16:08:05
In over 20 years have never ever been able to grow a decent Swede. 

Swedes - never get bigger than golf ball sized.

My swedes were always average to poor. Last year I was given some that had been started off in seed module trays. Everyone came true. So I will be using this method for swede permanent.

parsnips - well I can if I can get the ******** seed to germinate.

I seem to have the same trouble with peppers.

Up until this year I haven't managed to get my salsify to germinate but I'm now inundated.

Spinach, but still trying ;)  Have some module sown babies that are doing well - it starts going wrong when they go in the ground.

Swede but I think getting better; first year nothing at all, last year more carrot shaped but swede tasting!

Peas and courgettes - in fact anything labelled as being easy >:( and swede.

Cabbages, the go to seed! or pigeons or a rabbit gets them! Coliflower didnt have any coliflowers on them last year,we waited and waited but no sign
;D
Pauline

spinach, the proper stuff not the perpetual. Always get seed leaves, 1st pair of true leaves.....then it goes to seed ::) such a shame cos I love spinach & have to buy it. :'(

spring onions for years and years, then someone one year, Tim I think, showed some he started off in modules, so I tried that. SUCCESS! 8)

Lish, if your spinach is bolting, look up Tyee on the web. This one will stand longer in the heat than most. I manage it in all but the screaming hot days.  XX Jeannine

I found spinach beet was more heat tolerant as well and just as nice........and you get to pick early spring as well if you cloche it (though I didnt and we still got young spinach in Dec, Jan and Feb)

Spinach beet (perpetual spinach?) is lovely Star, and that's what I grow.BUT....it's not 'proper' spinach..... :-\

However, the Cavalry to the Rescue......THANK YOU JEANNINE - you're a Star *

Due to flea beetles: eggplant, potatoes
Due to cabbage worms: broccoli
Due to miners of different types: turnip, spinach
Peppers turn out very thin-walled shrimps maybe due to soil chemistry? but trying again this year however didn't buy seed, just planted some from a pepper we ate

On the other hand this year is going to be terrific! The best recommendation came from this forum (thank you all :D) which was to pre-germinate things indoors then pop them in the ground- This worked and the peas and snowpeas and sweet peas are looking fine!

I can grow anything if I start them off in greenhouse in pots..but sowing straight into ground...not a change...everything gets eaten,chewed, shreded...name it. If it not pigeons, foxes, insects...it is my hubby >:(, with his bl...y wheelbarrow.
Some time I think we have flock of native elephants landing on my newly emerged seedling >:( >:( >:(

Well if you define what can't you grow that it is worth eating!

Celeriac
Florence Fennel - great herb  but useless  stem
Celery - not worth the effort
Turnip - it always tastes woody.
Carrot is variable. It either doesn't germinate or the carrot fly get it!
Lettuce germination can be aproblem when its too warm
Kohl Rabi

Can't grow carrots. The heavy clay makes them fork. Also badgers and deer dig them up. Despite this I'm going to try again this year

Also Chinese Cabbage - always bolts

Quote from: davee52uk on March 29, 2008, 23:05:51
Can't grow carrots. The heavy clay makes them fork.

Try growing in containers or black buckets. ;)

Quote from: goodlife on March 29, 2008, 22:29:16
I can grow anything if I start them off in greenhouse in pots..but sowing straight into ground...not a change...everything gets eaten,chewed, shreded...name it. If it not pigeons, foxes, insects...it is my hubby >:(, with his bl...y wheelbarrow.
Some time I think we have flock of native elephants landing on my newly emerged seedling >:( >:( >:(

LOL!  I can relate.  The fence around the veg garden is to keep my husband OUT! ;D