Crapaudine growing 2018

[Small pumpkin]

Not entirely sure how this has happened
( but then I'm still not sure how I've ended up growing 14 varieties of sprouts this year ...... Must be a vine thing )

Lottie dolly
Snoop puss
Mrbadexample
Thelma sanders
Sparrow 100
Small pumpkin
Rary
Mrbadexample

Anybody else want to join us? More the merrier.

I don't think we need to be overly scientific about this ( but you can if you want ). Give as much or as little information as you like. Photos obviously always good.

[lottie dolly]

Am waiting for my seed delivery ,it is the challenges we like bahhhhbahhhhhbahhhhh,,plus they look and sound interestingly different,

[Nicos]

For those who don't know what they are growing....

https://www.dobies.co.uk/Garden/Vege...ine_431994.htm

* others stockists ARE available!!!

[Snoop Puss]

Great. I'll be overwintering my Crapaudine, so won't be sowing them till June. I've overwintered them in the ground before. Temps that winter hit minus 9 ºC and they did OK, even though I didn't cover them with a mulch. Just in case anyone wants to do that too.

(Before then, Monika, Crosby's Egyptian and Boldor. Thought I had some other varieties too... must have chucked out my decluttered seeds after all. Either that, or Mr Snoop did it for me to save me the heartache.)

Edited to add: I've just looked at Nicos's link. So's you know, they will grow much, much bigger than that. Mine weren't as pretty in shape, but whoppers in comparison. And still not woody. Still delicious flavour.

[Small pumpkin]

While searching for a certain beetroot recipe, I found this.

Crapaudine Beetroots Information, Recipes and Facts

[lottie dolly]

Edited to add: I've just looked at Nicos's link. So's you know, they will grow much, much bigger than that. Mine weren't as pretty in shape, but whoppers in comparison. And still not woody. Still delicious flavour.[/QUOTE]

OK you sold them,

thanks for the extra info snoop,by the time the ground is suitable,it will be june here the way things are going with the wet.

[Snoop Puss]

SP, great looking recipes. Thanks. I've bookmarked that.

[sparrow100]

I have just sown mine. Nom! They do get so much bigger and uglier than the Dobies pic...

SP your envelope isn't here yet and the postie has just been with a heap of junk mail. Will send it back as soon as it floats through the letterbox.

I am growing:
Crapaudine, Crosbys Egyptian, Dobies Purple, Sanguina, Boltardy and a yeller one I can't remember the name of - touchstone gold I think?

[Small pumpkin]

I have just sown mine. Nom! They do get so much bigger and uglier than the Dobies pic...

SP your envelope isn't here yet and the postie has just been with a heap of junk mail. Will send it back as soon as it floats through the letterbox.

I am growing:
Crapaudine, Crosbys Egyptian, Dobies Purple, Sanguina, Boltardy and a yeller one I can't remember the name of - touchstone gold I think?

Envelope posted yesterday. It should be with you soon

I'll be growing crapaudine only. And that's one more variety of beetroot than I was going too! I've still got over 3lt of pickled beetroot from last year and I don't want to look at how many jars of beetroot chutney I've still got

Tv is very bad for you ( chefy programs anyway)

[rary]

I think I will give this a try, not for any competition or show, just to see what kind of veg was on the go when VC was a girl

[Small pumpkin]

You do like to live on the edge don't you young Rary
( you did make me giggle, but don't tell VC )

I'll pencil you in rary. There's no competition and no show. It's just to see if we can

[Small pumpkin]

Seeds have arrived thank you sparrow
Seeds are sown

[lottie dolly]

So have mine

[mrbadexample]

Seeds sown Saturday 14th April.

[Small pumpkin]

Welcome to the party