What will you NOT be growing again? - Page 2

FlipTX · April 4, 2008

Tomaat, which baby corn did you grow? I was thinking of trying Chires Baby, which is supposed to have many ears per plant, and thought that might be a better use of my space.

mresseguie · April 5, 2008

Plant no more:

Watermelons
Corn
Brussels sprouts
Radishes
Broccoli raab
Bush beans
Giant pumpkins
Grapes
Lingon berries
Bitter melon

I love all but the raab and bitter melon, but either have space limitations or my wife and son won't eat them. What's a boy to do?--Grow what gets eaten!

**coronabarb** · April 5, 2008

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

Yes, swiss chard! While I love the taste of home grown spinach, it bolts quickly here (and I never seem to feel like gardening in the middle of winter). Swiss chard is a great green, takes neglect in stride, is good in salad when young and good chopped in stir fry, lasagna, etc, especially when trying to hide veggies from kids. I love it!

oldgaredneck · April 5, 2008

No more eggplant (at least for several years) - had a surplus last year, and I'm the only one in the house who eats it....

**nctomatoman** · April 5, 2008

No corn or sugar snap peas (sniff sniff...we love it, but it just isn't worth taking the space...gets too warm too fast as well).

Sherry_AK · April 5, 2008

Celery. The slugs enjoyed it more than I did!

Lomatia · April 10, 2008

Brussels sprouts because they take up a lot of space and need to be planted in the late summer so hard to establish and protect.

Celery because it needs a lot of water and is never as good as you can buy.

Granny · April 10, 2008

Not growing the kind of peas that you shell. Took about 3 pounds of peas to get enough shelled for each of us to have a tablespoonful.

Definitely not growing Black Russian tomatoes again. Nice in sauce, but mealy and nasty to eat sliced and the bugs just loved them. Harvested maybe one out of every hundred or so produced.

Not growing any seeds that came from New England seed company or Burpee - germination rates approached zero. Also did not order again from Thompson & Morgan. Their germination rates were better, but not spectacular.

I did spend a small fortune at High Mowing, Seeds of Italy, and a couple of other places.

gssgarden · April 10, 2008

Tried corn once, not worth it. But I'm having a hard time finding really good corn here in N.C. Last two years we tried numerous farm stands and it was so-so. I might be a little bias but Long Island corn is/was the BEST I have ever eaten. Those who live towards the East end of the Island know what I'm talking about.

and I'm giving Pumpkins one last chance. There has to be a trick that I don't know about. Tried planting it at different times, different soils, and all I got was one half rotten green one

Haberneros - too hot to handle. Pointless for me. I like 'em hot but I like to taste it too. Habs just set me on fire.

Soy beans - never got big like the ones in the stores and the taste was not as strong

Lats chance for watermelons too. I try, I really do but can't get just one really good one. Had some nice ones but nothing that wow-ed me.

Strange, Cantelopes go nuts for me though.

Pole beans. Rather do bush.

Cetain herbs just because of lack of use. Lavendar, Rosemary ect

Greg

Granny · April 11, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antoinine

Will not grow Rosemary or Dill from seed. Will never ever ever ever grow corn.

Now that one I must admit surprised me. We planted dill last year and had gorgeous dill 6 feet high. We did absolutely nothing to it at all. Stuck the seeds in the ground, watered it once a week if it did not rain. The monarch caterpillars loved to live there. I ended up with planty of dill for pickling and more dill seed than I can possibly use.

RosaDawn · April 11, 2008

That surprised me too.I grew dill last year and it was terrific.I didn't do anything special to it just put a few seeds in the soil and forgot about it until it started growing.But Rosemary defeats me every time,I simply cannot get it to grow from seed.

jhp · April 11, 2008

Put me down for not growing corn again. Just didn't get good pollination, don't have enough room and it's too picky about when you pick it. Too early, too late, whatever. I'm over it.

I haven't grown dill yet, but need to for my pickles. That's on my must plant list this year. It's hard to get fresh dill around here otherwise.

Melons, I had given up on. They never do well here. Not hot enough, long enough here, I think. BUT, then I saw Minnesota Midget on Seedsavers.org and now I'm going to try them. They are only 3-4 inches and grow on a 3 foot vine and short DTM. Sooo, my hopes are up once again.

Jen

RosaDawn · April 11, 2008

I'm trying Minnesota Midget melon this year too.Can't grow watermelons,but maybe i can get a cantaloupe or two.By the way,the dill reseeds.I was out today raking and i saw a bunch of dill seedlings where i grew dill last year.

robin303 · April 12, 2008

Add one more item; onion from seed.

Tomstrees · April 14, 2008

broccoli - the worms chowed my plants !

~ Tom

April 5, 2008	#17
mresseguie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 159	Plant no more: Watermelons Corn Brussels sprouts Radishes Broccoli raab Bush beans Giant pumpkins Grapes Lingon berries Bitter melon I love all but the raab and bitter melon, but either have space limitations or my wife and son won't eat them. What's a boy to do?--Grow what gets eaten! __________________ Learning to speak tomato! Got compost?

April 5, 2008	#18
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	"I gave up on spinach a long time ago. Swiss chard works a lot better." Yes, swiss chard! While I love the taste of home grown spinach, it bolts quickly here (and I never seem to feel like gardening in the middle of winter). Swiss chard is a great green, takes neglect in stride, is good in salad when young and good chopped in stir fry, lasagna, etc, especially when trying to hide veggies from kids. I love it! __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

April 5, 2008	#19
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	No more eggplant (at least for several years) - had a surplus last year, and I'm the only one in the house who eats it.... __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."

April 5, 2008	#20
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	No corn or sugar snap peas (sniff sniff...we love it, but it just isn't worth taking the space...gets too warm too fast as well). __________________ Craig

April 14, 2008	#30
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	broccoli - the worms chowed my plants ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 4, 2008	#16
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	Tomaat, which baby corn did you grow? I was thinking of trying Chires Baby, which is supposed to have many ears per plant, and thought that might be a better use of my space.

April 5, 2008	#21
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Celery. The slugs enjoyed it more than I did!

April 10, 2008	#22
Lomatia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 147	Brussels sprouts because they take up a lot of space and need to be planted in the late summer so hard to establish and protect. Celery because it needs a lot of water and is never as good as you can buy.

April 10, 2008	#23
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	Not growing the kind of peas that you shell. Took about 3 pounds of peas to get enough shelled for each of us to have a tablespoonful. Definitely not growing Black Russian tomatoes again. Nice in sauce, but mealy and nasty to eat sliced and the bugs just loved them. Harvested maybe one out of every hundred or so produced. Not growing any seeds that came from New England seed company or Burpee - germination rates approached zero. Also did not order again from Thompson & Morgan. Their germination rates were better, but not spectacular. I did spend a small fortune at High Mowing, Seeds of Italy, and a couple of other places.

April 10, 2008	#24
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,820	Tried corn once, not worth it. But I'm having a hard time finding really good corn here in N.C. Last two years we tried numerous farm stands and it was so-so. I might be a little bias but Long Island corn is/was the BEST I have ever eaten. Those who live towards the East end of the Island know what I'm talking about. and I'm giving Pumpkins one last chance. There has to be a trick that I don't know about. Tried planting it at different times, different soils, and all I got was one half rotten green one Haberneros - too hot to handle. Pointless for me. I like 'em hot but I like to taste it too. Habs just set me on fire. Soy beans - never got big like the ones in the stores and the taste was not as strong Lats chance for watermelons too. I try, I really do but can't get just one really good one. Had some nice ones but nothing that wow-ed me. Strange, Cantelopes go nuts for me though. Pole beans. Rather do bush. Cetain herbs just because of lack of use. Lavendar, Rosemary ect Greg

April 11, 2008	#26
RosaDawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 70	That surprised me too.I grew dill last year and it was terrific.I didn't do anything special to it just put a few seeds in the soil and forgot about it until it started growing.But Rosemary defeats me every time,I simply cannot get it to grow from seed.

April 11, 2008	#27
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 464	Put me down for not growing corn again. Just didn't get good pollination, don't have enough room and it's too picky about when you pick it. Too early, too late, whatever. I'm over it. I haven't grown dill yet, but need to for my pickles. That's on my must plant list this year. It's hard to get fresh dill around here otherwise. Melons, I had given up on. They never do well here. Not hot enough, long enough here, I think. BUT, then I saw Minnesota Midget on Seedsavers.org and now I'm going to try them. They are only 3-4 inches and grow on a 3 foot vine and short DTM. Sooo, my hopes are up once again. Jen

April 12, 2008	#29
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	Add one more item; onion from seed.

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