Generally disheartening...............

[veggiechicken]

Reading down the titles of threads is so depressing at the moment.
Its all doom and gloom - , why is this .... .(xxxxxxx)...floppy, droopy, saggy, spotty, wilting, dying, yellowing, nibbled...........
Am I the only person who doesn't even notice a few blemishes?
The only one who is grateful for any homegrown veg never mind how ugly.
Please tell me I'm not

[Gogledd]

I will be happy even if at the end of the year nothing has been edible it's all part of the fun... Although something edible would be nice!


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[Nannysally99]

No your not VC. I don't worry about anything we grow. If I think anythings wrong I just look it up and get on with it. My husband has just got the blame for some tomatoes with curly leaves, overwatering we think. Easily fixed. All our seeds came from the VSP, so cost nowt. It's all good fun to me

[roitelet]

No you are not! So long as it is edible, never mind what shape. Whats a few blemishes, it's the taste that counts and I grew it myself!

[bearded bloke]

If everything we ate was perfect in every detail,we would be supermarket shoppers not amateur gardeners

[Bal]

I am just so happy to have a bed to plant in. I would love it if everything grew that I have planted, but it's much more interesting and exciting to have to tweak and twiddle and cosset and cuddle the plants. I was going to ask about my nasturtium leaves going yellow, (they are in a hanging basket-15 of them) but then thought no, I will just feed them a bit and talk gently to them, then when I have nearly killed them, I'll ask for advice

[Greenleaves]

I dont think anyone really goes on appearance, but because there are so many clever people on here, we see nothing as insurmountable. For years I had suffered plague and pestilence then I found the vine.

So not all bad VC, we just see disappointment as opertunity now.

[Raybon]

Sharing the woes and probs is the way to learn from each other.....we all want to do better! And do the best by our plants as carers!

[veggiechicken]

For years I had suffered plague and pestilence then I found the vine.

As long as we don't suffer famine and drought, especially in the evening, we'll be fine

[Dorothy rouse]

Reading down the titles of threads is so depressing at the moment.
Its all doom and gloom - , why is this .... .(xxxxxxx)...floppy, droopy, saggy, spotty, wilting, dying, yellowing, nibbled...........
Am I the only person who doesn't even notice a few blemishes?
The only one who is grateful for any homegrown veg never mind how ugly.
Please tell me I'm not

No you are not, I use every bit I can, in different ways, it's the flavour the matters not the shape or the odd yellow or black blemish, as long as there is a potato under all those leaves, I'm happy.

Think maybe some 'grapes' , think all has to be perfect, cos that's what supermarkets sell.

It's amazing what you can do with a squishy strawberry or tomato!

[Verinda]

I prefer blemished veg, it means it's natural and not covered in chemicals!

[Shadylane]

I think the problem is that newbies may be comparing their veg to the pristine, perfect, slug free, bright green, not a hole in sight veg they see on calendars, gardening books and TV programmes. When you first start out you get the fear put into you about this pest and that and how it will devastate your crop. I remember when we first started I'd decided not to bother with spuds as the 'inevitable' pest/disease problems (that I'd read about) just weren't worth the hassle. What a plank.

As you gain experience you realise that most stuff survives to some degree and very few problems end up being catastrophic. I've always been a bit 'ignore it and it'll go away' when it comes to blemishes and weird looking spots. Plants don't grow perfectly in the real world so I tend to just ignore minor problems. But without experience I get why people panic and fear the worst.

[Bill HH]

Reading down the titles of threads is so depressing at the moment.
Its all doom and gloom - , why is this .... .(xxxxxxx)...floppy, droopy, saggy, spotty, wilting, dying, yellowing, nibbled...........

Funny thing is its the same threads on the Breast problem forum.

[Bill HH]

On a more serious note, although we accept bent carrots or holey fruit that doesn't mean we shouldn't do the best we can and seek advice on how best to achieve that. Several million Irish people starved because of blight and its more than just a few blemishes. But even blight is not worth raising your blood pressure over nowadays when we can just bin em and go to Tescos.
I think its more a matter of pride in wanting to produce good healthy vegetables as a hobby, in most cases, it certainly isn't to save money.
I don't like eating things full of holes or covered in scabs I have to admit, but then I have always been too fussy for my own good.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Funny thing is its the same threads on the Breast problem forum.

You are quite outrageous, sir!

*faints at non-pc comment