What will you NOT be growing again?

Miss_Mudcat · March 27, 2008

Just curious if you've tried things in the past that you have given up on entirely?

I think I'm done with Cauliflower, but I can't say for sure. I think I'm done trying to get watermelons to grow... maybe. I'm pretty sure I'm done with bunching onions.

I almost gave up on Lima beans, but last year we had a hot, dry year, which they just loved. We had a great crop. I'm not sure I'll get lucky again. I don't think I'll ever grow Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red tomato again. It was pretty bad!

I have so little space to waste on veggies that just don't perform well for me.

What about you?

annecros · March 27, 2008

Corn. Stick a fork in it.

shelleybean · March 27, 2008

Cauliflower
Corn
Watermelon
Brussels Sprouts
I'm beginning to think beets
Potaotes are getting one more chance this year

Don't get me wrong. I LOVE to eat all these foods, they're either just duds for me in terms of growing or just don't have the room.

Tania · March 27, 2008

That would be artichokes and brussel sprouts for me...

montanamato · March 27, 2008

Ditto on Brussels Sprouts. Fennel has gone to seed the last few years before heading, so will pass on that too.

Jeanne

Patapsco Mike · March 27, 2008

I ended my corn experiments 10 years ago...

I am formally giving up on melons. By the time I finally pick one they are close to free at all the local markets and they take up so much room it's crazy.

This is also the last year I will attempt cucumbers. For some reason I am cucumber challenged.

RosaDawn · March 28, 2008

Brussel sprouts!!!They brusselled,but I bristled as I had to go out every night and pick off those nasty bugs that like to chomp brussel sprouts to death..Too much work and then I couldn't eat them cause I kept thinking about those bugs and losing my appetite.

grovespirit · March 28, 2008

I won't grow veggies my hubby dislikes eating, such as brussels sprouts, yams, beets and bitter melon.

Artichokes, asparagus, corn, potatoes, squash, melons, and any bean except maybe Scarlet Runner (since it is so lovely and attracts hummingbirds). These veggies are too dang space hogging.

Cool weather veggies don't do so well here: onions, regular cukes, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach. My climate is too tropical for them to thrive.

My sunny area that I grow in is 10'x10' so I have to use it wisely!!

barkeater · March 28, 2008

No more melons. It is just too cold for them here, unfortunately.

No Rhubarb. All it does is try to flower.

FlipTX · March 28, 2008

I've given up on melons. I've tried four times and each time, we get torrential rains a few days before the melons ripen. It's just too aggravating to wind up with melons that taste like musky cucumbers.

I also can't seem to grow spinach or carrots, so I'm giving up on those, too. I've tried probably ten times with spinach and almost that many with carrots. I'm stubborn but I have my limits!

robin303 · March 28, 2008

Corn! What a waste of time. Get 4 for a $1 at the store. Radishes is the 2nd.

GIZZARDFARM · March 29, 2008

Corn...waste of mater space

Ruth_10 · March 29, 2008

I gave up on spinach a long time ago. Swiss chard works a lot better.

Red cabbage. I love it. I try to grow it every year (except this year) and it just doesn't perform well for me.

huntoften · April 3, 2008

The asparagus beds are getting tilled up this year! Too much space for only one or two servings of...delicious...asparagus. A 4 year dedication of time and space. Also not growing giant pumpkins for a while. Three years and one pumpkin wasn't worth the effort. Putting in a big crop of a super hybrid sweet corn...corn does well in my garden. Probably won't ever grow broccoli again...Broccoli raab maybe, but not regular broccoli.

Lots of tomatoes, peppers, cuckes, zukes, cole crops, and okra...gotta love the staples!

Tomaat · April 3, 2008

I am not going to grow baby corn anymore, lots of space needed to get only small amount of harvest. Other than that I would love to (try) to grow as much as I can to fit in my garden

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March 27, 2008	#1
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	What will you NOT be growing again? Just curious if you've tried things in the past that you have given up on entirely? I think I'm done with Cauliflower, but I can't say for sure. I think I'm done trying to get watermelons to grow... maybe. I'm pretty sure I'm done with bunching onions. I almost gave up on Lima beans, but last year we had a hot, dry year, which they just loved. We had a great crop. I'm not sure I'll get lucky again. I don't think I'll ever grow Clint Eastwood's Rowdy Red tomato again. It was pretty bad! I have so little space to waste on veggies that just don't perform well for me. What about you? __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

March 27, 2008	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Cauliflower Corn Watermelon Brussels Sprouts I'm beginning to think beets Potaotes are getting one more chance this year Don't get me wrong. I LOVE to eat all these foods, they're either just duds for me in terms of growing or just don't have the room. __________________ Michele

March 27, 2008	#4
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	That would be artichokes and brussel sprouts for me... __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

March 29, 2008	#13
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I gave up on spinach a long time ago. Swiss chard works a lot better. Red cabbage. I love it. I try to grow it every year (except this year) and it just doesn't perform well for me. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

April 3, 2008	#14
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	The asparagus beds are getting tilled up this year! Too much space for only one or two servings of...delicious...asparagus. A 4 year dedication of time and space. Also not growing giant pumpkins for a while. Three years and one pumpkin wasn't worth the effort. Putting in a big crop of a super hybrid sweet corn...corn does well in my garden. Probably won't ever grow broccoli again...Broccoli raab maybe, but not regular broccoli. Lots of tomatoes, peppers, cuckes, zukes, cole crops, and okra...gotta love the staples! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

March 27, 2008	#2
annecros Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Park, FL Posts: 219	Corn. Stick a fork in it.

March 27, 2008	#5
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Ditto on Brussels Sprouts. Fennel has gone to seed the last few years before heading, so will pass on that too. Jeanne

March 27, 2008	#6
Patapsco Mike Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 62	I ended my corn experiments 10 years ago... I am formally giving up on melons. By the time I finally pick one they are close to free at all the local markets and they take up so much room it's crazy. This is also the last year I will attempt cucumbers. For some reason I am cucumber challenged.

March 28, 2008	#7
RosaDawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 70	Brussel sprouts!!!They brusselled,but I bristled as I had to go out every night and pick off those nasty bugs that like to chomp brussel sprouts to death..Too much work and then I couldn't eat them cause I kept thinking about those bugs and losing my appetite.

March 28, 2008	#8
grovespirit Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA zone 11 Posts: 22	I won't grow veggies my hubby dislikes eating, such as brussels sprouts, yams, beets and bitter melon. Artichokes, asparagus, corn, potatoes, squash, melons, and any bean except maybe Scarlet Runner (since it is so lovely and attracts hummingbirds). These veggies are too dang space hogging. Cool weather veggies don't do so well here: onions, regular cukes, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach. My climate is too tropical for them to thrive. My sunny area that I grow in is 10'x10' so I have to use it wisely!!

March 28, 2008	#9
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	No more melons. It is just too cold for them here, unfortunately. No Rhubarb. All it does is try to flower.

March 28, 2008	#10
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	I've given up on melons. I've tried four times and each time, we get torrential rains a few days before the melons ripen. It's just too aggravating to wind up with melons that taste like musky cucumbers. I also can't seem to grow spinach or carrots, so I'm giving up on those, too. I've tried probably ten times with spinach and almost that many with carrots. I'm stubborn but I have my limits!

March 28, 2008	#11
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	Corn! What a waste of time. Get 4 for a $1 at the store. Radishes is the 2nd.

March 29, 2008	#12
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	Corn...waste of mater space

April 3, 2008	#15
Tomaat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 154	I am not going to grow baby corn anymore, lots of space needed to get only small amount of harvest. Other than that I would love to (try) to grow as much as I can to fit in my garden .