What grew, what didn't - 2016

What's been a triumph and what was a miserable, heart breaking disaster that was thrown on the compost heap with flared nostrils and no tears (or maybe some).....

Disasters are scored out
Utter amazing triumphs are highlighted

Vegetables

* Asparagus (crowns)
* Broccoli  Calabrese Autumn Green (bolted!)
* Broccoli  Sprouting Early Purple
* Broad Bean   Aquadulce Claudia
* Beetroot   Boltardy
* Beetroot   Chioggia (Golden)
* Carrot ?? (carrot fly disaster)
* Chard  Bright Lights
* Garlic  Solent Wight
* Kale  Nero di Toscana
* Kohlrabi Tartos Kek (Keeping Blue)
* Leek  Musselburgh (bolted!)
* Lettuce  Mixed Spicy Leaf
* Mangetout Pea  Oregon Sugar Pod
* Perpetual Spinach
* Rhubarb
* Spring Onion White Lisbon
* Sweetcorn (f1 swift) best ever!!!



Potato
* Sharp's Express (first early)



Fruit
* Apple  Ecklin Ville
* Blackberry  (Thornless Variety)
* Blueberry
* Blackcurrant
* Blackthorn (too young for fruiting)
* Cherry  Stella (too young for fruiting)
* Gooseberries (Red)
* Pear  Conference (too young for fruiting)
* Raspberries  Tulameen and Autumn Bliss



Herbs
* Mint
* Coriander
* Basil
* Rosemary
* Thyme


Flowers
* Comos  Sensation mixed
* Echinacea  Purpurea
* Marigold French   Mars
* Poppy Oriental   John III (red) & Patty's Plum
* Rose  Reine des Violettes
* Rose  Silver Jubilee
* Rudbecki  Rustic Dwarf
* Zinna  Jazz

1 comment:

  1. That looks like a blooming successful 2016 to me! What are you planning for next year?

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