I thought it would be kind of fun if we kept a diary of what we've done well and not so well with this year?
I'll start:
successes:
French beans Filao - dwarf variety, dead easy, loads of beans
Early spuds Vales Emerald - lovely creamy flavour, beautiful!
broccoli - delicious till the caterpillars got it
carrots Nantes - tiny because I sowed too thickly, but really sweet
strawbs - gorgeous straight from the plant
cut and come again salad - easy peasy and tasty
late spuds Desiree - good flavour, good size despite drought conditions
rocket - first batch fab
failures:
spinach - doesnt like me, sulks then produces 2 leaves and then runs to seed
broccoli - see above
rocket - second batch not happy in hot weather I think
verdict awaited:
sweetcorn - looks great
tomatoes Buffalo and Alicante - looking good but worried about some splitting and one with a black bottom
courgettes - eaten about 4, but havent had quite enough for a meal at once yet
I'll start:
successes:
French beans Filao - dwarf variety, dead easy, loads of beans
Early spuds Vales Emerald - lovely creamy flavour, beautiful!
broccoli - delicious till the caterpillars got it
carrots Nantes - tiny because I sowed too thickly, but really sweet
strawbs - gorgeous straight from the plant
cut and come again salad - easy peasy and tasty
late spuds Desiree - good flavour, good size despite drought conditions
rocket - first batch fab
failures:
spinach - doesnt like me, sulks then produces 2 leaves and then runs to seed
broccoli - see above
rocket - second batch not happy in hot weather I think
verdict awaited:
sweetcorn - looks great
tomatoes Buffalo and Alicante - looking good but worried about some splitting and one with a black bottom
courgettes - eaten about 4, but havent had quite enough for a meal at once yet
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