Asparagus disappointment

[rary]

After three years I have finally cut my fist asparagus, I gave up some space in 2013 and planted 8 plants they was quite a thick growth the following year which I let grow, the second year not as much which I thought may be due to a wet winter but again I let the grow so this year I harvested my crop of asparagus after a three year wait I have had the grand total of..8 spears. So that will be the last of the asparagus, I have tried it and its not for me. What have you grown that was a disappointment

[craftymarie]

Oh what a shame after such a long wait. I love asparagus - steamed with a bit of butter.

Raspberries have been my biggest disappointment. Had 3 plants given to me and every single one died. First one looked like it rotted in our heavy soil. Last two tried containers and still no joy - one got killed off by frost earlier this year. To be honest, if they are that fussy to grow then probably not ideal for me.

[Kirk]

If you can afford the space I would half suggest just leaving them in. Asparagus are long term and 3 years is the general minimum time to harvest. There is the possibility that last years weather was just plain crazy and that they more then a little confused. Most of the humans were so I could see the plants doing the same. Another year might be needed to make up for last years somewhat odd weather.

[Penellype]

I think my biggest disappointment was the purple mangetout pea "Shiraz". I grew these a couple of years ago and was itching to eat one. The pods looked gorgeous when small and I picked one when about an inch long and still flat and shiny purple. It tasted...of cardboard.

I left them a bit longer until they started to swell a little, by which time they had progressed from shiny purple to a sort of dusty greyish green colour. The taste had also progressed from cardboard to sawdust. Even when shelled the peas were just horrible. The whole lot went in the compost bin.

[cptncrackoff]

Red sprouts, just didn't produce..
Swiss chard, no one likes it!
I had some raspberry canes that just died..

[vixylix]

Raspberries for me too! So far they've done absolutely nothing!

[Mr Bones]

I nurtured a pot of lemon grass a friend gave me (he got the seed from ebay) but lobbed it in the compost when it stopped progressing. Changed my mind a couple of days later and fished it back out to give it another go. I split some off and gave it to the lotty plant swap where it was eagerly snapped up. In the end it turned out to be a coarse grass somewhere between couch and rye but definitely not lemon.

[1Bee]

Finding out I had lettuce root aphid, which basically means I can't grow lettuce in the raised bed I built to grow lettuce in....

[Alison]

I think my biggest disappointment was the purple mangetout pea "Shiraz". I grew these a couple of years ago and was itching to eat one. The pods looked gorgeous when small and I picked one when about an inch long and still flat and shiny purple. It tasted...of cardboard.

I left them a bit longer until they started to swell a little, by which time they had progressed from shiny purple to a sort of dusty greyish green colour. The taste had also progressed from cardboard to sawdust. Even when shelled the peas were just horrible. The whole lot went in the compost bin.

Weird, I grew them last year for the first time and found they were lovely sweet and crunchy. Sowed some the other day for this year.

[Penellype]

Weird, I grew them last year for the first time and found they were lovely sweet and crunchy. Sowed some the other day for this year.

Maybe they just didn't like me!

[Tripmeup]

Cucamelons..big disappointment!!

[It never rains..it pours]

Rary

How did the asparagus turn out this year ?