2018 Challenge - Sowing New Seeds

[noviceveggrower]

I'm planning to try sweet potato next year. Going to try to start growing my own slips, internet says its very easy to do, so when I prove the internet wrong I'll probably buy some slips.
Don't know about the other items I'll have to read up on them .

[MissPea]

i think ill have a go at the lemongrass and the chickpeas! I like a challenge

[Snoop Puss]

Well, I've learnt plenty today. Thanks Alex.

[Ryleh]

I'm going to try the African Cucumber, how much luck I'll have is anyones guess

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Well my pack of "Lemon Grass" seeds have arrived! Decided on the east indian strain of (Cymbopogon Flexuosus) as it's better suited to our climate!

So that's a "Starter for 10"

[Ms-T]

The chickpeas are growing ,,,well one of them.

[treepixie]

I am going to try watermelons

[veggiechicken]

I have a Luffa seedling.

[WeeGarden]

I'd really like to try the "Sharks Fin" but as it's explained as very much vigorous, and I'd wan to grow it under cover to give it a fighting chance, but would be very worried it would just take over the space I have!

But still loads of time to decide yet!

There's no need to grow it under cover, you can get melons even outside in West Scotland. I grew one one year over a garden arch (Wilts), and it produced 3 - one over 5kg iirc, the other two smaller. You need to keep an eye on it and keep cutting it back if you don't want it to spread!

I'm attempting:

Hairy gourd (mo gwa) - had a poke today and I think I have one germinated. The packets of seed from China on eBay are really bad for germination I've found.

Large wax gourd (winter melon or dong gwa) - no sign yet!

Kang Kong (water spinach, entsai) - have 8 plants but I need waaaay more than this as it shrinks down so much on cooking.

Lemongrass - have a pot from rooted supermarket bought from last year. Today potted up another one I rooted from a stalk End leftover from a curry I made a few weeks ago

Edamame! Managed to scrounge seeds today

Bitter gourd - I transplanted two into the soil in greenhouse today.

Chayote - if I manage to scrounge a seedling from my friend's mum again this year. Failed last year as put it in the wrong spot and by the time it got going the frosts hit.

As you can see, I have an interest in Asian veg. Trying to grow veg from my childhood dinners!

[veggiechicken]

Interesting, verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting, WeeGarden.

Don't forget the photos.

[Small pumpkin]

My chillies and lemon grass are doing nicely. ( I'd forgotten about the new seed challenge )
But I shouldn't be playing as neither are a new challenge as I grow them every year
Just realised sweet potatoes are on the list as well. I'm growing those for the first time
But again I'm cheating because I brought a small plant


WeeGarden that's a great list! Agree with VC. Photos......lots of photos.

[WeeGarden]

Interesting, verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting, WeeGarden.

Don't forget the photos.

I'll need to look up how to do it again. Been years since I've uploaded photos on this kind of forum. It's not as easy as Facebook, is it?