Everyones must grow?

[Bren In Pots]

Mines toms, courgettes, kale, lettuce, runner and serbian beans, leeks, lettuce, peas ...OK I'd better stop or I'll be listing everything.

[SammieB]

For me it's courgettes - they're just so easy and reliable.

[sparrow100]

Squashes for me, sweetcorn for OH, padron peppers for us both. Though it's a close call with pretty much everything else, which is why planning next year is so ruddy difficult! I need more space!

[Bigmallly]

If I was only allowed to grow one thing........gees it's a hard one but I would have to go for Sprouts, I think they are amazing plants.

[Penellype]

If I could only grow one thing it would be tomatoes, specifically Sungold, but also Shirley. But I would also not be without peas (Hurst Greeshaft), onions (Sturon), potatoes (Charlotte, Desiree), courgettes, leeks, broccoli and blueberry bushes. I could go on for rather a long time...

[cariann88]

Mine has to be Italian mixed lettuce leafs, I love the taste of them and Corno Di torro pepper, thats another good taste.

Same here Sparrow. I got loads of different seeds to try out next year but not enough space!

[Verinda]

MODS - surely trolling must be a banning offence!!!

Umm, what? I don't get this? Am I being dim?!

[Bex]

Umm, what? I don't get this? Am I being dim?!

I think Kev was saying you were being nasty as you said carrots were easy lol that's the way I read it. I assume Kev struggles with carrots.


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[Verinda]

Oh yes, I wondered that, but surely carrots really are easy to grow...or maybe I'm an extra talented carrot grower! haha!

[Alison]

Oh yes, I wondered that, but surely carrots really are easy to grow...or maybe I'm an extra talented carrot grower! haha!

I think they are too but it does depend on your soil and if you bother to protect them from carrot root fly.

[KevinM67]

Verinda

I apologise - the post was just a bit of fun, with regards to the easiness of growing carrots.

I persevere every year with them, probably spend more time on trying to get the perfect bed for them, more than any of my other beds, yet - they always resemble Freddy Kreuger hands.

[Nicos]

If it's any consolation kev, I struggle with carrots too!...at least the fleece keeps off the root fly!

[Jay-ell]

I struggled with carrots this year (heavy stoney soil) so I've built a 1m x 1m x 0.3m raised bed to try them in next year. All that for something I rarely eat.

This is my first full growing year so I haven't quite got a must list yet.

I've a small plot (5 & 2 half beds) but I will definitely be growing courgette, cucumber and 4 types of winter squash again next year. I also must do beans - runners, broad and French (not too keen on beans either) and will probably do calabrese (not one of my fave veg)

who says plant what you like? I've eaten more green beans and broccoli in the last few months than the previous 5 years.

Onions, shallots, leeks, kale and collards will be on the list (those I do like) and strawberries

[Nicos]

Must grow?...well apart from all those mentioned above, I have to say that whether you eat/like them, you just have to grow radish.....even if it's just to watch the first leaves of the year appearing on your plot/garden!

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Squashes for me, tomatoes, chillis, peppers and cucumbers + anything else that makes it past the pests and will fit in our small plot. Always grow more than that, but those are essentials so to speak.