what fruit and veg regrow yearly?

[dedus]

im growing a number of fruit and veg.
iv got:
-pumpkins
-butternut squash
-melon
-red sweet peppers
-cucumbers
-tomatos
-strawberries

i know tomatoes have to be re planted every year and that strawberrys and pumpkins will come up again year after year but im wondering what else will?
please help thanks x

[veggiechicken]

Sorry to disappoint you but I would say that strawberries are the only ones on your list that are perennial . You can save seeds from the others and resow in the spring.........

[hamamelis]

I'm afraid pumpkins don't come back year after year- they're killed by frost.

It's possible to overwinter peppers and tomatos in a heated area- but again, they're not frost hardy. None of your plants but the strawberries will stay outside and fruit again next year.

[Newton]

But you can grow them all next year. And produce more strawberries from the runners they will be sending out.

Isn't it fun.........

[darcyvuqua]

But you can grow them all next year. And produce more strawberries from the runners they will be sending out.

Isn't it fun.........

mmmm i only had one runner this year!

invested in a few more plants as my kids get them before me lol

you could have a go at over wintering your sweet red pepper a few threads on here about it and a page in this months mag

[dedus]

iv kept my strawberries in a 4tier greenhouse this year as i haven't got round to planting them in the ground yet, ill plant them next year i think.

Im sure i read somewhere pumpkins are perennial? :s

and excuse my dumbness but what is over wintering lol im very new to this haha :P

[dedus]

and i dont mind re sowing the seeds next year its all part of the fun i think makes me feel like iv accomplished more x

[veggiechicken]

and excuse my dumbness but what is over wintering lol im very new to this haha :P

Overwintering is basically just keeping your plants alive through the winter! They're usually dormant through the cold weather and start to grow again when the days get longer and warmer.

[Two_Sheds]

Im sure i read somewhere pumpkins are perennial?

Not in the UK they ain't ~ the first frost kills them dead

[northepaul]

If you wait another month or so, dedus, the strawberry plants will die back and you can plant them outside where you want them to live and fruit.
overwintering means keeping a plant somewhere protected and warm (ie people sometimes overwinter chilli plants) over the winter and then bring them back out in the spring next year.

Alot of herbs are perenniel, if thats any help?

[Two_Sheds]

i know ... that strawberrys ... will come up again year after year but im wondering what else will?

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ice_34493.html

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...les_10792.html

[dedus]

Not in the UK they ain't ~ the first frost kills them dead

the pumpkins i have are in big pots atm and i have an out house out back not sure who cold it gets in there in the winter but would i be able to keep the pumpkins in there till spring next year?

:S lol

[veggiechicken]

Highly unlikely! Sorry......

[Two_Sheds]

the pumpkins i have are in big pots ... would i be able to keep the pumpkins in there till spring next year?

They won't even last until the winter. Plants need light to grow. Not only is your outhouse going to be too dark, but the days are soon going to be too short and too dark.


Plants react to shortening days by going dormant and dropping their leaves: annuals, like pumpkins, don't go dormant they just set fruit, set seed and die, all in the one year.

[dedus]

If you wait another month or so, dedus, the strawberry plants will die back and you can plant them outside where you want them to live and fruit.
overwintering means keeping a plant somewhere protected and warm (ie people sometimes overwinter chilli plants) over the winter and then bring them back out in the spring next year.

Alot of herbs are perenniel, if thats any help?

Thanks ill try find a place for them lol do u reckon they will be alright in the greenhouse though? iv only just started getting fruit on then haha i must sound like a right novice haha ill give that a try with the sweet peppers ill bring them into my kitchen i think x thanks for ur help xx