Crepis rubra will be sown next year again. I was very happy with them this year and just been out to collect some seed. Need to dry it indoors as it is very wet outside.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Crepis rubra will be sown next year again. I was very happy with them this year and just been out to collect some seed. Need to dry it indoors as it is very wet outside.
I have never heard of this, so looked it up. It is sometimes known as the pink dandelion and I am definitely going to have it in my borders next year. What a lovely plant.
More California poppies, the little one I bought this year has grown X 100 and flowered its socks off. Needless to say, I'm saving seed. Runner beans, succeeded this year for the first time, so more of those. Last year, I had my first success with beetroot, much to my old mum's delight, but never got past the seedling stage this year, so hopefully will grow some next year. One of my rhubarb crowns is going in the compost bin, it keeps trying to flower and the stems are very thin. I'm going to divide my best one in three and replant them. Also divvy up the raspberry canes which are in a big clump, and replant them in a row against the fence which should make them easier to harvest.
I'd like to know where people find these supermarket tomatoes that are as good or better than homegrown. All I get from A**a are tough and tasteless. I was very late getting mine in the ground this year, so I've yet to find out which, if any, of this year's three varieties are worth repeating.
I thought it might be helpful to look at this subject again, especially regarding our veg crops … it can be really helpful to know which varieties have performed well 😊
… or do we need to start a new one? 🤔
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cucumbers - My greenhouse is too dry and spider mite destroys them.
Courgettes in pots - never perform as well as those with roots in cool mother earth. I find myself running around all summer wasting gallons of water just to get a modest crop.
Any giant thistle (e.g. Cardoon) - I can never get them past the seedling/small plant stage. Those that i've given away to people have flourished whereas mine stay stunted and eventually die. I think my potting soil is too rich.
Sweet Million / Gardeners Delight Toms - My greenhouse and irrigation setup seems perfect for them. (*touches wood*) I've never had any pest or disease issues and they've always fruited beautifully.
So far on my 'to grow again' list are 'Cobra' French beans - I much prefer French to runners. This is a lovely variety that is cropping really well and the beans are delicious.
On the 'never again' list are the 'Purple Magnolia' sugar snaps. Unless picked really young, so young they're tiny, they were tough and lacking in flavour.
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I'd like to know where people find these supermarket tomatoes that are as good or better than homegrown. All I get from A**a are tough and tasteless. I was very late getting mine in the ground this year, so I've yet to find out which, if any, of this year's three varieties are worth repeating.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cucumbers - My greenhouse is too dry and spider mite destroys them.
Courgettes in pots - never perform as well as those with roots in cool mother earth. I find myself running around all summer wasting gallons of water just to get a modest crop.
Any giant thistle (e.g. Cardoon) - I can never get them past the seedling/small plant stage. Those that i've given away to people have flourished whereas mine stay stunted and eventually die. I think my potting soil is too rich.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
On the 'never again' list are the 'Purple Magnolia' sugar snaps. Unless picked really young, so young they're tiny, they were tough and lacking in flavour.