new vegetable needed

[bikermike]

oooh, some interesting ideas (many of which I've never heard of before)
It's a 2.4x1.2m raised bed, with good sun.
Before me it was pretty much fallow for the previous year (and mostly for the first year I had it). It's then had brassicae and squash in it (2016) and peas'n'beans this year.
But - the squash etc were wiped out by [mosaic virus - leaves went all crispy and they died]. I also had one leek in the next bed that had something eating it that looks like it might be a miner bug, so I don't want to grow anything susceptible to that too near (I grew leeks with carrots this year inside a net fence to keep carrot fly out)

peas'n'beans did really well this year, but I like to move them round

I don't want anything that is particularly susceptible to pests - I don't use pesticides if at all possible.

Looking forward to researching suggestions!

[Scarlet]

I also had one leek in the next bed that had something eating it that looks like it might be a miner bug, so I don't want to grow anything susceptible to that too near (I grew leeks with carrots this year inside a net fence to keep carrot fly out)

Have a look at leek moth - probably best to net all onions and leeks
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=652

[Jay-ell]

oooh, some interesting ideas (many of which I've never heard of before)
It's a 2.4x12.m raised bed, with good sun.
Before me it was pretty much fallow for the previous year (and mostly for the first year I had it). It's then had brassicae and squash in it (2016) and peas'n'beans this year.
But - the squash etc were wiped out by [mosaic virus - leaves went all crispy and they died]. I also had one leek in the next bed that had something eating it that looks like it might be a miner bug, so I don't want to grow anything susceptible to that too near (I grew leeks with carrots this year inside a net fence to keep carrot fly out)

peas'n'beans did really well this year, but I like to move them round

I don't want anything that is particularly susceptible to pests - I don't use pesticides if at all possible.

Looking forward to researching suggestions!

How about oca?

[Penellype]

But - the squash etc were wiped out by [mosaic virus - leaves went all crispy and they died].

Could have been powdery mildew - the leaves get white powdery spots, then go white and powdery all over, then go brown and crispy. The plant eventually dies. Affects all members of the squash family, particularly courgettes with their huge leaves. Worst in dry and especially windy weather. Try planting the squash etc in a sheltered area and keep them well watered.

[bikermike]

They seemed to catch it in the greenhouse. (well, some displayed symptoms, and I threw them away, but the other developed the same).

I'm going to grow them this year from plants bought at the garden centre *spits*

[bikermike]

I like the look of Oca - does it grow well?

(I might put a bit to pollinators, but I'm doing green manure elsewhere on the plot, and this should be a fertile bed after the peas'n'beans)

thanks for all the suggestions. some reading to do

[Jay-ell]

I just threw the oca in, left it, harvested a few leaves during the year, didn't give it much attention once it gt going then after it died back with the first frost dug it up. I've since learned that I should have left it a week or two before digging them up as they're supposed to get a bit bigger but even so, the crop wasn't bad.

[bikermike]

I'm thinking very much of giving Oca a go - what varieties have people on here grown?

[veggiechicken]

A 2.4 x 12m bed of Oca???
You should eat some first before you invest.

[bikermike]

heh! ooops! there is a missing decimal point - 2.4 x 1.2m - tbh, if I grew it, I'll pretty much eat it. Whether the missus has the same view determines how much of it ends up in my packed lunch...