tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post497977531481583103..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Some under-performersMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-91196765557602150252012-02-23T09:15:00.085+00:002012-02-23T09:15:00.085+00:00Shame about the flower sprouts, I was intrigued by...Shame about the flower sprouts, I was intrigued by them, but thank you, your honesty policy means I can strike them off my wishlist! All my sprouts were a dismal failure this year, but hey, each season gives fresh opportunities for both triumphs and disasters!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-85573495169332004972012-02-20T17:22:33.900+00:002012-02-20T17:22:33.900+00:00I'm not a professional gardener & almost c...I'm not a professional gardener & almost certainly an even worse blogger but I get your drift. From a gardening point of view anything I plant or sow that doesn't grow correctly is a failure, but if you realize why (or find out) & don't make the same mistake twice it's not really a failure. Last year I was disappointed with the amount of cucumbers produced (weather too dry +incorrect watering)Also Sprouts, I grew 12 plants from seed, no problem, 4 survived, again down to dry ground + incorrect watering, but the remaining 4 are still supplying me with good sprouts. I also know from experience that rainwater is far better than tap water for plants, almost no rain fell here during the whole growing season last year. There are too many variables in gardening to obtain 100% successful growing. P.S. my freezer is still well stocked with last years fruit & veg. I'm happy with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-40099095101458210882012-02-20T12:59:45.227+00:002012-02-20T12:59:45.227+00:00Something we can all relate to - failures and dis...Something we can all relate to - failures and disappointments. Just hopefully to make you feel better - we watch Beechgrove Gardens (a sort of Scottish equivalent of gardeners world) and they grew Petit Posy sprouts and were also very disappointed by them and they are professionals. I did wonder when you said you were growing them but kept quiet and was waiting to see how they fared for you!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25192143919684447802012-02-20T12:28:30.770+00:002012-02-20T12:28:30.770+00:00Pretty sure my carrots last season were a failure,...Pretty sure my carrots last season were a failure, but've we've hope for the next season!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-59391876392207621652012-02-20T06:00:00.125+00:002012-02-20T06:00:00.125+00:00I have endless issues with coriander, except in th...I have endless issues with coriander, except in the middle of winter. As I constantly document my tomatoes are always a source of angst but the do fruit so I wouldn't really call them failures. This year my pumpkins were a complete and utter failure - my fault entirely I planted them in the wrong spot. And iceberg lettuce I still haven't grown successfully.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-31337265273858388772012-02-19T23:48:08.230+00:002012-02-19T23:48:08.230+00:00Failures?
Tomatoes! Sweet Bell Peppers!
Hopefully ...Failures?<br />Tomatoes! Sweet Bell Peppers!<br />Hopefully I learned something and will do better this year!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttp://www.leasmenagerie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-13591199727169902292012-02-19T22:06:23.774+00:002012-02-19T22:06:23.774+00:00Re the Brussels/flower Sprouts...I read somewhere ...Re the Brussels/flower Sprouts...I read somewhere if you take the leaves off the stem, cut the plant off at the ground (or pull it out), bring it inside and keep it cool, the sprouts will continue to grow off the goodness of the stem, getting larger. Worth a try with one anyway. <br /><br />Also, I find the red BS's don't get nearly as big as the green ones, and variety matters hugely....call me crazy but I think the red ones taste better.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-5434097731505549932012-02-19T21:50:05.918+00:002012-02-19T21:50:05.918+00:00Oh I have loads and loads of failures. I'm jus...Oh I have loads and loads of failures. I'm just relieved to see even the expert experienced like you have flops too.veggiegobblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455990251167385168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-30680646210261431802012-02-19T20:39:19.017+00:002012-02-19T20:39:19.017+00:00Most of my vegetables that I planted after the spr...Most of my vegetables that I planted after the spring were failures this year. The beans and tomatoes mostly failed because of the deer but anything else that failed was because of the soil. I am already doing better this year with the raised beds and I hope it continues.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33312331680444278352012-02-19T19:21:51.658+00:002012-02-19T19:21:51.658+00:00What a shame about the flower sprouts, I had high ...What a shame about the flower sprouts, I had high hope for them as they sounded like something I might try myself. I never got to harvest any sprouts, they just didn't grow well enough.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-60751996559086834652012-02-19T19:18:19.878+00:002012-02-19T19:18:19.878+00:00Sometimes what works well one year doesn't the...Sometimes what works well one year doesn't the next because of weather conditions. This year I had hardly any beans - they were late to start because of the cold damp conditions and then just raced to set seed. Hopefully next year will be better - we normally have enough in the freezer to see us through Christmas but this year didn't even harvest enough to freezeJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816195726274611579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-57522684650013612212012-02-19T18:38:28.892+00:002012-02-19T18:38:28.892+00:00You know, even if what it produced is a failure in...You know, even if what it produced is a failure in our opinion, the joy of just planting and watching things grown and being outside, has to count for something! You are turning all of us into philosophers!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-57933019853679141742012-02-19T18:08:57.276+00:002012-02-19T18:08:57.276+00:00Failure or not, who knows what went wrong. Failure...Failure or not, who knows what went wrong. Failures perhaps teach us more than success. Personally, I don't see it as failure. It just doesn't look like as you have expected to... that's life.<br />You see, you made quite a philosopher out of me and all you did was writing a post about vegetables!Vesna Marichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265502263728106716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-515881969803616072012-02-19T18:05:32.092+00:002012-02-19T18:05:32.092+00:00Well in the summer I certainly had failures. Many ...Well in the summer I certainly had failures. Many of them are related to me forgetting to seed things. So my turnip crop was a failure since it never got in the ground.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-4372111605598036852012-02-19T17:39:47.922+00:002012-02-19T17:39:47.922+00:00without failures we'd never learn who we are.....without failures we'd never learn who we are... and they all make a good soup anyway xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.com