What Veg/herb/salad do you want to buy as plants to grow on?

Latest Articles

What Veg/herb/salad do you want to buy as plants to grow on?

Downsizer Forum Index -> Grow Your Own

Author

Message

organic john

Joined: 27 Jan 2005
Posts: 95
Location: Raunds, Northants

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 13 12:44 pm Post subject: What Veg/herb/salad do you want to buy as plants to grow on?

This Spring we are growing a range of Vegetables, Herb and Salad plants as plugs, seedlings or strips and would like to know, what do you as the customer want to buy? Are there things you just can't get hold of? Please let us know either here, or PM us. We really want to grow the types & varieties that people are looking for rather than trying to second guess. Many thanks for your time and help.

John & Rosie.

Tania

Joined: 07 Nov 2012
Posts: 95
Location: Dorset

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 13 1:41 pm Post subject:
I am looking to grow a few of the more interesting stuff - have brought a few packets from James Wongs new book - home grown revolution. I love herbs - normal and unusal varieties. Also going to try Sapphire, Stevia and Quinoa this year. Have always liked stuff that is different - try a mix of favourites and a few unusuals

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4595
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 13 3:23 pm Post subject:
Stuff that's a b*gger to germinate - so my failures last year were sea kale, samphire, salsify, scorzonera (though how would roots transplant?). Named tomato or courgette varieties.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 13 4:22 pm Post subject:
Some of the more interesting aubergines, peppers & chillis. Some of them are a right PITA to propagate.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45779
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 13 4:39 pm Post subject:
basil potted into shallow sandy compost works well from bargain corner salad

fivespud364

Joined: 11 Nov 2008
Posts: 185
Location: well and truelly Somerset now

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 13 2:32 pm Post subject:
Thats why we do over 700 varieties of veg so people have choice and can find the more unusual

otatop

Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1425
Location: North London

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 13 4:47 pm Post subject:
Apart from herbs I grow mostly from seeds. But herbs - apart from basil and dill, I prefer to buy herbs as plants - especially the 'woody' ones like thyme, savory, sage, mint, marjoram, rosemary, lavendar. A packet of seeds = too many plants and too long a wait. I hope this helps.

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 13 9:21 pm Post subject:
Unusual forms of Globe Artichoke would be good (ie not green globe)

	Downsizer Forum Index -> Grow Your Own	All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

View Latest Posts