What are you disappointed with?

[TallGirl]

Glad it's not just me!

Beans beans beans. Sowed french beans I don't know how many times and have had a dreadful germination rate, even on the ones I sowed indoors and loved and nurtured in the warm. Damn them for their ingratitude! Then of course when I planted lots per station, they all came up. Damn them for their cussedness! And half the peas didn't sprout the first time round, and my row of caringly transplanted borlotti beans got munched by something in the last few days, and it took a few rounds of re-sowing before the runner beans started to grow convincingly and even now there are still a few spaces. The broad beans are doing great though and we might even get a crop soon.

Spring onions also a bit slow off the ground. I'm sure we were eating the first ones before now, last year. Next year I'll try protecting them over winter.

Red Barons bolting. Rocket bolting. Oriental mustards bolting. Weather?

Edit: the leaf beet is slow to take off because the ****** blackbirds keep chucking my ****** grass-cutting mulch all over them. Never a-****-gain! Or at least, I'll put some bottles over the seedlings before the mulch goes down.

[baldrick]

spring onions are very weedy, the cucumber died, one of my chickens had the gherkins and salad stuff in the garden but the brassica are the best ive ever seen!

[justgimmeethefaxmaam]

Celeriac celeriac celeriac !!
We absolutely love eating it but last year I had pathetic tiny roots nice top growth.
This year pathetic tiny plants no discernible growth.
The finished article usually costs me about £1 a time in the supermarket,farmers markets etc.
Grr Bah Pah

[Newbie]

Disappointed with just about everything this year! Mainly my own fault as i have had a severe lack of energy & inclination to get on & do things in time! Climbing Beans had v.poor germination rate so only have 5 plants now. A second (direct) sowing of Beans (dwarf) were all eaten by mice, so third sowing now nearly ready to go out but oh so far behind! Sweetcorn is looking very yellow & sickly & i haven't sown anywhere near enough, not sown any Beetroot yet either, or any second sowings of Lettuce, Spinach etc. My Pumpkins were late in being planted out so are looking like they are on death's door (except two), i've had two rows of peas completely stripped by pigeons, my Victoria Plum tree has died and one of my three Apple trees looks like its not too far from death too!

On a more positive note, my Currants & Goosegogs are doing their best ever and the reason for my lack of energy is that i am 14 weeks pregnant.

[Pumpkin Becki]

the reason for my lack of energy is that i am 14 weeks pregnant.

Huuuuge congratulations Jane!!!

[scarey55]

.... and the reason for my lack of energy is that i am 14 weeks pregnant.

So happy for you, congratulations

[Chitfaced]

my lack of energy is that i am 14 weeks pregnant. [/QUOTE]

Congratulations!! Very jealous :-) x

[zazen999]

and the reason for my lack of energy is that i am 14 weeks pregnant.

You kept that quiet!

Congratulations. xxx

And I came in here to whinge about leeks; but I shan't now.

[Newbie]

Oh yes, and my Leeks look like blades of grass, chillis are teeny weeny, my niece picked all my strawberries (I only have 2 plants and the fruit were still all white!), and i've just caught the dog eating Blueberries straight from the bush (they're not ripe yet either!)

[Florence Fennel]

Many congratulations Jane!

[brianm1973]

Beans and Tomatoes!!!!!

Currently on my second sowing of French Dwarf Beans, as the bloody slugs enjoyed the last ones before they really got going!!

I hate slugs!!!!!!

The tomatoes are not looking too good either, they started off ok, but once i'd repotted them they seem to have stopped growing. They're probably about 8 inches tall and they are starting to get small flowers on. Am I likely to get anything off them?

On a positive note tho, my courgettes are flying!! Literally!! Straight off the plant into my belly!!!!

[klf_1956]

Hi All
Disappointments, for me, not enough strawbs, i'll try a different variety next year and maybe the lack of time i've got.