My parsnips have scarcely germinated (grand total of 9 so far, in three whole rows). My mange-tout have not all appeared, and many of those that did have been ravaged by weevils. Autumn raspberries look a bit slow but may come good. Dahlias have vanished without trace.
Nicotiana affinis. sown and pricked out at the same time as the smaller plant Nicotiana langdorffii. The latter almost filling a three inch pot. The former not big enough to pot on.
a friend gave me a victorian tin seed box filled with all the seed packets you would need for a wonderful veg and flower garden. unfortunately she gave them to me in 1994. just rediscovered them this spring while excavating in the junk room- planted them all-so far out of 1000s of seeds one nasturtium has sprouted-hmmmm think they could be too old?
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Pictures of the failures would be fun
even if it is only an empty pot 
My parsnips have scarcely germinated (grand total of 9 so far, in three whole rows). My mange-tout have not all appeared, and many of those that did have been ravaged by weevils. Autumn raspberries look a bit slow but may come good. Dahlias have vanished without trace.
Hope this makes someone feel better!
Nicotiana affinis. sown and pricked out at the same time as the smaller plant Nicotiana langdorffii. The latter almost filling a three inch pot. The former not big enough to pot on.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Here's 4 of the underachievers. They were bought in 2012 as 1 litre plants.
I was going to put it on the garden gallery thread but oh well...
a friend gave me a victorian tin seed box filled with all the seed packets you would need for a wonderful veg and flower garden. unfortunately she gave them to me in 1994. just rediscovered them this spring while excavating in the junk room- planted them all-so far out of 1000s of seeds one nasturtium has sprouted-hmmmm think they could be too old?
Only 20 year David, it went by in a flash
when I sowed some very old ones I got radishes, lots of them. None of anything else though
In the sticks near Peterborough
My under achiever this year is the under-gardener who failed to build a dam - but he doesn't give one.
^lol...Lesley
...I'm afraid under achievers don't last long at Jardin Salino....
a very expensive rheum palmatum Ace of Hearts has decided not to show this year.