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I'm giving tometillos a try, and shallots, never eaten either so will be looking for some recipes later in the year in Recipes4All. ;)  Tried Rainbow chard last year......not that impressed to be honest.  Didn't taste of much but it just looks so beautiful when the sun shines on it. I didn't have to heart to dig it up.

florence fennel.  Tried last year but the lot bolted immediately.  Trying again this year, but if it does the same again, I shall have to buy one to try.  I don't normally like that aniseedy flavour, so we shall have to see.

Tomatillos-think Chinese lanterns-Physalis-and they grow very bushy so pinch out a bit. In my opinion raw and on their own the flavour is `odd` but make a salsa and wow!!!

EJ-Florence fennel can be a sod-I like the variety `Rudy` -but I did not do a bulk order this year so you will have to be patient until I can send you some seeds :).

Stephan

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First ever season so I haven't grown any of the plants before (except tomatoes in a growbag in the garden). However, I have been inspired by A4A to try some things I have never eaten - celeriac, salsify (from Lidl 29p, on a visit there to snap up a couple of the cheapo polytunnels a few weeks back) and kohl rabi. Will be growing some fennel also which I have had once and really liked.

The only thing I grew without first trying it was Chinese Artichokes, I shall never bother again

Well we're not strictly growing them, since we inherited them and they seem to be doing fine with zero input from me....but gooseberries are something that I've never tasted before. And we now have 10 bushes!- yikes

Mini pumpkin "Munchkin".  Bought the seed last year, but it arrived too late.  Got a refund and got to keep the seeds!  Yay!  Anyhow, never eaten pumpkin in any form.  Will be looking on here for recipes come harvest.  8)

Chard (Bright Lights), very old seed, not sure if it will germinate.

Thai Aubergines (long, thin and green) courtesy of cleo.  ;)

Hey, Aqui

Really pleased you are growing shallots!  They are so great when you are cooking something special and make the flavour of sauces great.  Chard is a great vegetable and overlooked by many but cooks would challege that!  Keep up the good work! :D

This year my adventure crop is Asparagus Peas, they look quite easy to grow and I hope they are a substitute for the real thing which won't be ready for harvest for another year.

Trying swiss chard this year. Will see how it goes - seem to be mixed responses to it here!

I'm doing the Lumina Pumpkin.  Not for culinary but for the sheer fun of growing  a pure white pumpkin for carving at halloween... 

Apparently MM if you keep them fleeced against the cold it keeps the skin white

what on earth is good king henry???

Purslane. I have tasted it once and hated it but I grow a patch every year because my mom loves it.

Diver - it's a periennial leaf crop - you use the new shoots like asparagus and the leaves like spinach. Seems a bit of a complicated one to germinate, but I'm giving it a try!

Last year I tried growing Salsify and Kohl Rabi for the first time having never eaten either.  A German friend had told me about Salsify, and how it's quite popular on the continent, but that she'd never seen it over here.  So that was enough to make me want to grow some.  Unfortunately I didn't get to eat any as they didn't grow very well last year.  So I'm going to give them another go this year.
Fingers crossed I'll get to eat some this year  :)

I''m also doing Hamburg Parsley......  Any one esle try that?

ooooh lots new!
melons, kohl rabi, cima di rapa, various different cabbages and brussels,(different to last year, i mean!), french beans, celery, celeriac, mange tout, petit pois, shallots and different varieties of favourites-tomatoes, peas, broad beans, cucumber.

sweat pea - salsify (or rather the black version scorzonera) is much more common over there, as is kohlrabi.

i am growing both as they are difficult/expensive to find in the shops :)

svea