What AREN'T you going to grow next year

[FionaH]

Dont think Iwill do Kohl rabi again either, it doesnt taste of much. Looks funky though

[salilah]

Turnips - not sure, as they all got munched this year - may try again when I've the fleece covers sorted on the raised beds
Chicory - I like it but OH finds it too bitter (loose leaf, grows really well!)
Latah tomatoes - supposed to be really early, but were pretty pathetic and taste is only OK (of the 3 toms I've had from 6 plants!)
that's about it really - I see the failures as a challenge (it worked with Beetroot - 3rd year and I have results!!)
S

[Alison]

Can't think of anything I've grown this year that I won't be doing again next year although there will be a few things I'll grow differently or more / less of . Made the mistake of growing mange tout and peas in the same bed this year which was a bit of a pain when they all got out of hand. Also, will grow more carrots, possibly less courgettes etc etc. Have had a few failures and lost some toms to blight but will carry on trying by planting at different times / protecting etc etc. Have been trying with aubergines for years and this year have a plant in the conservatory with about 5 fruits so it's worth the effort trying again (and again!). Think the only reason I'd not try something is if I really didn't like it but then again, the only veg I've ever found that I don't like is sweetcorn and I grow that for OH.

[coreopsis]

Toms outside-blight
Peas-although lovely it needs a bit of space
Cabbage Greyhound-a bit tasteless
Onions from seeds
Pink Fir Apple-good in taste but not a lot to eat...

Sprouts-not harvested yet
Carrots and beetroot-I have to work out what I'm doing wrong,I have no luck with root veg at all

[rogesse]

The stuff I won't grow is the stuff my lot won't eat - eg chard, tried a pretty rainbow stem stuff - still disgusting!

Tomatoes and corn seem easy but brassicas hate me!

[Incy]

Aubergines are off the list now. This year was their last chance and 1 aubergine from 6 plants is just not enough return for the space they take. I'd rather do some extra chilli varieties.
Tumbling tom red is gone. Tastes really bland compared to the gardeners delight and 100's and 1000's. So is black russian toms. 3 toms off 2 plants and none of them managed to ripen before they got blight.
Broad beans looked great but took up a lot of space for ages and we didn't really like them that much. Plus OH said they were really fiddly to cook so won't bother with them again.
Sweetcorn is off the list but only till we get a lottie and have more space. The last attempt we got 3 kernels per cob. It's a standing joke with our next door neighbour who has been successfully growing them for years. He says, one each to eat and one to plant next year
Amazingly I have a glut of outdoor toms ( have had some blight but have managed to keep it at bay long enough to get a decent harvest off the affected plants even if some have needed to ripen in the kitchen). Poor OH couldn't find his work surfaces last week without wading through toms!
So yes I will be once again growing them outside although I have found a nifty way of protecting them in a Bob Flowerdew book which I may try next year

[RedThorn]

Brassicas and aubergines.

Brassicas take too much space and I'm the only one to eat aubergines and the space would be better used on an additional cuc....

EDIT : will still go for PSB though

[solway cropper]

For me it's brasiccas. I've now accepted that the cabbage white butterfly was put on this earth for one reason only......to raise my blood pressure! The exception will be a row of early caulies because I can harvest them before the butterflies get them and we all love cauliflower cheese.

[moby-gardener]

t wading through toms!
So yes I will be once again growing them outside although I have found a nifty way of protecting them in a Bob Flowerdew book which I may try next year

Are you going to share this info?

Mo

[Shadylane]

Yes, please, do tell!

[Incy]

Ok I'll do my best to describe it but I think the books called the no-work garden and I would recommend getting it out of the library to see the pics.
Basically he plants the toms in a row with a sturdy frame type support set a little forwards. he then wraps string round the toms to tie them to the top of the frame so that they are leaning forwards a bit.
The clever bit is that he puts a clear sheet of plastic/polythene over the support and pegs it at the corners so that the plants are protected but the base still gets the rain. That way they get watered without being susceptible to the blight spores on the leaves and stems. He only has it overhanging a little way at the front and a lot more at the back.
I don't suppose it works 100% of the time but certainly seemed worth a try to me.

[bobleponge]

I'm lucky in that have plenty of space to try stuff, and also I'm a proper stubborn ****
Last 3 years I have had NO success at all with carrots and parsnips, finally this year I got them to grow, and even ended up with a carrot that needed more than 1 person to pull it out of the ground.

Wont be growing swiss chard, didnt like it. Cant remember the name of the stuff now, but Lynda had problems with it last year too, Italian brassica type thing I think, grows ok up till its almost ready and then just stops, something di something, (getting old is a drag).
Probs wont grow swede either. Dont eat that many, and the bugs got to everything well before I did.

Ah haaaa
Cima di Rapa

[Dianne1234567]

I won't be growing cabbages or swede. I have never seen so many caterpillars as I have this year - even in the greenhouse yuk.

Dianne

[bramble]

Wont be growing kohlrabi as it just sat there not doing much and I can't afford the space for something that doesn't work for it.
Won't grow bell peppers as the crop is always poor and never looks like the size of the peppers in the shops.
won't grow Legend toms as the crop is pathetic and some of the cherry toms ripened before it in spite of it being listed as early.

Tried pinto beans for the first time this year and got a great crop so will do these again.

Have always grown peas, Early Onward and Kelvdon Wonder and always got great crops from them but sadly I have lost my garden so not enough space.

[eye1der]

tumbling tom tomatoes, grew well but tough skinned and not much taste, same go's for the 100 n 1000's toms, black sea man(blight), ildi(no taste), lemon tree(not nice),eva purple ball(dutch water bomb!). okra(second unsuccesful attempt..)strawberrys in baskets(need too much watering) melons(no fruit!)