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Fennel and chicory. I've always been up off growing chicory because it seems to be 'complicated', but I've found a type that doesn't need forcing.

Growing rainbow bright chard for about the third successive year, even though I've never managed to persuade myself to eat it! I just love the colours.

I tried shallots before I bought any - wish I'd tried them ages ago as I like them more than onions. I'll be growing lots more next year!

Lillypad

Svea

Do you have any tips on growing salsify and kohl rabi?

I don't know what I did wrong last year, maybe I sowed them too late, but the salsify didn't grow any bigger than about finger thickness, and the kohl rabi didn't get any bigger than cherry tomato size.

I wondered whether I should have watered them more, and I didn't feed them either.

no tips from me, i am fraid. my granma used to grow them - this is also my first year to veg gardening :)

i know kohlrabi need lots of water though. or at least plenty of it. should be a very trouble free veg otherwise.

dont know about salsify - scorzonera can be left in the ground for a second year if the roots are too small. you should check out gavin's website - he has grown the stuff before.

http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/default.html

check his veg section, you will find the info there.

good luck (to us both)
svea

Quote from: Svea on April 22, 2005, 17:09:30
i know kohlrabi need lots of water though. or at least plenty of it. should be a very trouble free veg otherwise.

Ah! that's probably what went wrong last year then, as I didn't get to water them much!

I grew asparagus peas last year, looked pretty, tasted like tough grass!  Pick them when tiny, steam for the shortest time, then eat.  Not going to bother again.  :-\