I love sungold toms they grow prolifically in my conservatory nom nom. My chillies are fab too - prairie fire - tiny but ferocious and uber easy to grow.
My spuds were rubbish this year
I grew cucamelon and lemon cucumber this year - excellent especially the cucamelons - tiny bite size yummy in a salad. The lemon ones need peeled but are tasty too.
I have cape gooseberries in my greenhouse and am waiting to see how they taste. Tomatilloes always grow well even here in Scotland
I grew cerinthe this year too and the buzzies have loved it - collected seeds and it has self seeded.
Oh forgot to mention that I planted up under our trampoline too. It is a large trampoline and is dead space under it. I planted hostas, lamium, bugle, poppies and sowed annual wildflower seeds. So far so good The nigella and poppies are flowering and the lamiums seem very happy.
Just thought I'd mention that I've had an email from Thomson & Morgan letting me know that the Parador yellow courgettes that were so fantastic for us last year are now in stock, if anyone wants to try them
I'll be ordering some today!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think it's too early for me to really say, but I reckon I'll grow everything again next year!
Spinach Emilia F1 has been really easy to grow and produced plenty of leaves, I think the first batch is done, second batch may have been a bit late, not looking very strong yet. Perhaps not the strongest flavour but I have been using as baby leaves.
Radishes - FB3 I have always liked FB and they grew easily to fill the gaps. Last batch has slowed down due to recent weather.
Peas - Hurst Green Shaft have grown fantastically well and are producing loads of pods, but being so late I am worrying about whether the peas will actually fill out so I get to taste them. Unless they taste horrible I will definitely sow these again, but earlier, and with better support (they are twice the height the packet says).
Carrots - May not get a crop (sowed Autumn King and Nantes 5) due to being right at the limit of the sowing season, lots of foliage on AK but not much root. N5 maybe just too late, still not much foliage.
As my first time growing for myself (used to help my dad years ago) I'm pretty pleased with everything, if I don't get to sample some of them it's due to my poor planning and late sowing, nothing has failed, everything is growing, it just might not mature before winter!
On the plus side gardening has finally made me pay attention to the brambles along the east wall an I've had some good pickings off them although the fruit is highly variable. Also finally got round to picking some elderberries off my tree (which is in a far too densely planted patch that I really must get round to sorting out) and tried them in pies - want to try cordial next.
Next year (need to build another raised bed over the winter) I will have Strawberries (Albion), bought a finished plant this year and have been potting runners, enough to fill a bed! Will also have Raspberries (Autumn Bliss) in a pot (half barrel) - it has flowered this year but I planted it at totally the wrong time so don't really expect the fruits to form. I am thinking about more fruit, maybe a blueberry in a half barrel?
Would like to try toms and grapes but not sure they will do well outdoors in Scotland?
Wouldn't bother trying outdoor toms up here Boater. Best undercover. The season's so short and when you get to even early August , the night time temps can really dip so it takes a long time to ripen anything. Think grapes would be the same although I don't know anyone who has them so can't advise on those.
My daughter loves blueberries and I also thought of growing some - probably in a large pot but, if I can create another raised bed somewhere, then in that.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Linda - they don't like the GH either I tried yard long noodles.
I bought some seeds whilst in France and have a few radish vartieties which come in red, white, yellow and purple. Also going to try Chioggia, beetroot which has red and white stripes.
I grew gerkins by accident one year thinking it was a cucumber, they were seeds bought in France. I'm getting better at reading French and translating so hopefully there won't be any suprises this year
Grew white strawberries this year, a small alpine variety but left them on the plant too long before picking so they were soft, that's the problem with white strawberries you can't tell when they're ripe.
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Well that's good news Chicky - don't need to buy a heat pad
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love sungold toms they grow prolifically in my conservatory nom nom. My chillies are fab too - prairie fire - tiny but ferocious and uber easy to grow.
My spuds were rubbish this year
I grew cucamelon and lemon cucumber this year - excellent especially the cucamelons - tiny bite size yummy in a salad. The lemon ones need peeled but are tasty too.
I have cape gooseberries in my greenhouse and am waiting to see how they taste. Tomatilloes always grow well even here in Scotland
I grew cerinthe this year too and the buzzies have loved it - collected seeds and it has self seeded.
Calendulas are always amazing too.
Oh forgot to mention that I planted up under our trampoline too. It is a large trampoline and is dead space under it. I planted hostas, lamium, bugle, poppies and sowed annual wildflower seeds. So far so good
The nigella and poppies are flowering and the lamiums seem very happy.
I'm wondering if I've got room for some little pickling cucumbers next year - can anyone recommend any varieties?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just thought I'd mention that I've had an email from Thomson & Morgan letting me know that the Parador yellow courgettes that were so fantastic for us last year are now in stock, if anyone wants to try them
I'll be ordering some today!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think it's too early for me to really say, but I reckon I'll grow everything again next year!
Spinach Emilia F1 has been really easy to grow and produced plenty of leaves, I think the first batch is done, second batch may have been a bit late, not looking very strong yet. Perhaps not the strongest flavour but I have been using as baby leaves.
Radishes - FB3 I have always liked FB and they grew easily to fill the gaps. Last batch has slowed down due to recent weather.
Peas - Hurst Green Shaft have grown fantastically well and are producing loads of pods, but being so late I am worrying about whether the peas will actually fill out so I get to taste them. Unless they taste horrible I will definitely sow these again, but earlier, and with better support (they are twice the height the packet says).
Carrots - May not get a crop (sowed Autumn King and Nantes 5) due to being right at the limit of the sowing season, lots of foliage on AK but not much root. N5 maybe just too late, still not much foliage.
As my first time growing for myself (used to help my dad years ago) I'm pretty pleased with everything, if I don't get to sample some of them it's due to my poor planning and late sowing, nothing has failed, everything is growing, it just might not mature before winter!
On the plus side gardening has finally made me pay attention to the brambles along the east wall an I've had some good pickings off them although the fruit is highly variable. Also finally got round to picking some elderberries off my tree (which is in a far too densely planted patch that I really must get round to sorting out) and tried them in pies - want to try cordial next.
Next year (need to build another raised bed over the winter) I will have Strawberries (Albion), bought a finished plant this year and have been potting runners, enough to fill a bed! Will also have Raspberries (Autumn Bliss) in a pot (half barrel) - it has flowered this year but I planted it at totally the wrong time so don't really expect the fruits to form. I am thinking about more fruit, maybe a blueberry in a half barrel?
Would like to try toms and grapes but not sure they will do well outdoors in Scotland?
Wouldn't bother trying outdoor toms up here Boater. Best undercover. The season's so short and when you get to even early August , the night time temps can really dip so it takes a long time to ripen anything. Think grapes would be the same although I don't know anyone who has them so can't advise on those.
My daughter loves blueberries and I also thought of growing some - probably in a large pot but, if I can create another raised bed somewhere, then in that.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I won't grow "Yard Long Beans" again, at least, not outside. They don't like the cold.
Linda - they don't like the GH either
I tried yard long noodles.
I bought some seeds whilst in France and have a few radish vartieties which come in red, white, yellow and purple. Also going to try Chioggia, beetroot which has red and white stripes.
I grew gerkins by accident one year thinking it was a cucumber, they were seeds bought in France. I'm getting better at reading French and translating so hopefully there won't be any suprises this year
Grew white strawberries this year, a small alpine variety but left them on the plant too long before picking so they were soft, that's the problem with white strawberries you can't tell when they're ripe.