recommend veg seeds

[pepper1000]

can anyone recommend me a good sweetcorn, cauliflower and leek to grow, thanks

[WendyC]

Welcome to the Vine. Perhaps you could add your location to your profile as this may well have a bearing on answers.
For sweetcorn I tend to grow Swift but I think any taste better than bought ones.
Leek - Musselburgh is an old favourite, I did grow Nipper last year which was a small early cropping one.
Cauliflower- All Year Round is a commonly available one but I've never grown a good one of any variety.

[pepper1000]

I am in SE Scotland, I couldn't find where to add it to my profile,

[Hazel at the Hill]

Hi Pepper, welcome to the Vine. To change your location, go to 'settings' near the top right of the screen, then 'edit profile' down the left hand side, then scroll down until you get to the location section.

[Nannysally99]

I would second Swift for sweetcorn

[sparrow100]

Zermatt leeks are lovely. Very peppery and good as small or large leeks.

[veggiechicken]

Hello pepper and welcome. Do you have an allotment or grow veg in your garden?
If we know how much space you have, it may help with recommendations.
I'm not recommending any as I can't grow sweetcorn or caulis and the leeks are just OK

[pepper1000]

I have raised beds in my garden. Never had much luck with leeks they never get very big. When i look at all the seeds i can never decide which ones to grow. I grew sweetcorn last year it was rising sun, it was good but took along time to get ready, I think i should have sown it a bit earlier. I start most things off in the greenhouse.

[Stan79]

Another vote for Swift sweetcorn.

As for leeks, mine are apparently "Giganti d'Inverno" according to my notes! Really good growers, big and leeky! Lovely! Last well through the winter.

[Bohobumble]

I have raised beds in my garden. Never had much luck with leeks they never get very big. When i look at all the seeds i can never decide which ones to grow. I grew sweetcorn last year it was rising sun, it was good but took along time to get ready, I think i should have sown it a bit earlier. I start most things off in the greenhouse.

I would recommend Swift F1 sweetcorn, a previous post attests to my happiness with this variety, tho I haven't tried growing any others yet - I bagged some cheap seeds the end of the previous session for 47p and thought I'd try them!

I'm trying Musselburgh leeks this year, first time daring to try them tho, they always looked hard to grow!

[kathyd]

I grow Incredible F1 sweetcorn, often in raised beds. I was lucky with the weather (North West France), and they matured really early on with a good crop, but they did take longer the previous year. Lovely and sweet and they seem to freeze well. I grow Malabar leeks now because they're rust-resistant and we suffer badly from rust here, and I sow early so I get the chance to re-sow if they don't work - sometimes I have to make several sowings before I get a batch to germinate properly, you do need patience! I have some in a small pot at the moment, started in the warmth and will be moved somewhere cooler when they pop through (just beginning to show some tips as I write ). Size varies!I've never managed a decent cauli yet, but I'm going to try Romanesco again this year because I did at least manage a couple of titchy ones of those, and they look pretty . Good luck, let us know how you get on!

[pepper1000]

Thanks everyone for your replies, looks like swift has won for the sweetcorn. I am going to try stan79's leeks, hope they grow huge. will also try cauliflower all year round. Cant wait to get sowing, thanks

[Kristen]

I've grew Swift for 5 years I reckon, and I think that Lark performs slightly better for me. Both varieties are much of a muchness I think (same Extra Sweet gene arrangement from memory?)

Swift performed well for me initially and then tailed off a bit. I have heard it said that after the initial careful breeding of F1 lines once sales ramp up the breeding is outsourced, which can be to less diligent companies, and the variety deteriorates. There again I may just be imagining things!