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

[allaboutliverpool]

WARNING  :o

DO NOT GROW ASPARAGUS PEAS

EVEN STEEPING IN YOUR BRANDY WILL NOT IMPROVE THEM! REMYMARTIN!

IF YOU MUST, GROW ONE PLANT AS A 'TASTER' - THAT WORD IS AN

OXYMORON IN THIS CASE  :)

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage

[allaboutliverpool]

[Ninnyscrops.]

Aspargus................regretting I didn't do it in year 1  ::)  ;D

[lottie lou]

Where can I buy oca tubers/seeds from please?  Real Seed Co sold out.

[Baccy Man]

There are 3 sellers offering oca tubers on ebay.

This seller is offering 16 tubers (8 each of 2 varieties) for a buy it now price of £12.95 incl P&P.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330309580336

This seller is auctioning 3 lots of 10 tubers.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/neesha64

This seller is auctioning 1 lot of 5 tubers.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250380535508

[Ishard]

Im gonna grow fruit for the first time after visiting Aldi and Wilkinsons ;D

2 golden delicious apples
1 cox's orange
2 stella cherry trees
1 helderfinger cherry
1 peach tree
1 comice pear tree
1 nectarine
2 figs

6 goosberries 3 red 3 green
3 tayberries
6 raspberris
3 blackberries
1 goji
2 blueberry
4 black currants
4 red currants


As Im not allowed to plant the trees in the ground they are going in extra large buckets (15 litres) for a couple of years, the buckets will get planted so they cant be knicked!

[shirlton]

I'm trying a few different squash and I am also growing Toms Parsnips beans and mange tout from my own saved seed.

[carlseawolf]

sweet potatoes

[caroline7758]

Beetroot, Kohlrabi and some different squashes, and comfrey- thanks,froglegs!

[Barnowl]

Snap, having mastered Aubergines (almost) ....

What's the secret Saddad?

[Duke Ellington]

I am going to try Kohlrabi this year and cucumbers loads of onions and potatoes and some funny shaped courgettes! Last year was my first having an allotment so I will be putting in all the things I didn't have time for last year.

Duke

[saddad]

No Secret Barnowl, they just like it hot. Grew them in the big schools greenhouse... further from the glass, less cold draughts...  :-\

Similar for the Sweet Potatoes Carlseawolf...  :)

[misfit]

That must be a really exciting stage Misfit...  ;D

it is  ;D im really looking forward to hopefully eating the fruits of my labours lol

[1066]

I'm going to try cucumbers, carrots, sweetcorn, spinach, leeks, onions and shallots  :D, and chinese cabbage for the 1st time.
Bit off the wall but I'm also going to get a couple  of curry leaves plants, keep them indoors and cross my fingers, just love the thought of fresh curry leaves
1066

[carlseawolf]

saddad i've got a big greenhouse called Devon - Always hot and sunny between the cloudy rainy days.

[saddad]

Curse, Spit, Swear.....  ;D

[Flunky]

Melons and Curly kale.

[thifasmom]

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.

[jo9919]

I'm going to try aubergines AGAIN this year. I have tried the past two years but haven't got anywhere with them. It seems quite a few people are trying this for the first time this year, it'll be interesting to see how we all get on.

Also going to try Kohlrabi and raspberries.

And..........all in containers  ;D

Jo.

[tlc]

!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.

First time with sweet potato for me - they are already taking over the kitchen windowsill!

[simmo116]

everything i grow this season will be a first for me fingers crossed ;D ;D