Seeds I'll never try to grow again

[jackarmy]

Lobelia, really is the last chance saloon for these little critters.

[Bren In Pots]

My never again is also aubergines like Chippy says at least the flowers are pretty but after many failures I've given up.

Also Leeks mine never get much past pencil thickness

Pac choi always bolts no matter when I sow it.

Adding Broad beans to the list for the second year running I've hardly had any beans probably the same amount as you buy in two tins.

Adding Bulb fennel to my list, it all leaves more space for what I know is going to grow.

[Penellype]

Lobelia, really is the last chance saloon for these little critters.

Are you growing these from seed? When I worked in the garden centre pricking out the half hardy annuals, lobelia was treated differently from everything else. Rather than planting one seedling per cell, you took a small bunch, say 5-7 seedlings, and planted them all in one cell. Too few and you got a very straggly plant, too many and it was overcrowded. If you are treating them like normal plants you will get a very poor display.

[mcdood]

you took a small bunch, say 5-7 seedlings, and planted them all in one cell. .

Agreed - I don't touch the seedlings like you would with others. I scoop a portion of compost with a few seedlings in it out of the seed tray with a teaspoon and then slide that off the spoon onto a compost 1/2 filled module.

[Thelma Sanders]

I sow mine in disposable coffee cups. A small pinch of seed in each cup, works for me

[jackarmy]

Thanks to the three comments ^^^^
tbh ive never got past the sowing stage, they just come up in a mess, will take onboard all the above though when i sow , which will be pretty soon.thanks again.

[seasprout]

Anything Brassica, relentless Cabbage White invasion, caterpillars on constant attack. Brassica Whitefly smothered everything, then ruddy pigeons took over.

Yes it was all netted. I don’t need cabbage that much.!

[toomanytommytoes]

Anything Brassica, relentless Cabbage White invasion, caterpillars on constant attack. Brassica Whitefly smothered everything, then ruddy pigeons took over.

Yes it was all netted. I don’t need cabbage that much.!

You could try growing early, quick growing brassicas. Had really good success with broccoli raab, turnip greens and pak choi which were mostly harvested before any of the pests showed up. It was the stuff which stayed in the ground all summer that got hit really badly. Will also be trying komatsuna and wong bok (napa cabbage) this year.