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    And let's just say, we should be eating plenty of fresh veg this year .... ;)
     
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      Wot you got then? :)
       
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        A few hours of work ahead of him!
         
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          A day of gloating, sorting and resorting, I should think. Sorting by alphabetical order, veg type, harvesting time, height, maturity times, soil requirements and sowing time before placing in a nice little box and putting away in the back of the cupboard for another month or so.
           
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            As per the listing names ....


            Aubergine - Long Purple (had this variety before)
            Courgette - Zucchini (had this variety before)
            Cauliflower - Snowball (never tried growing cauliflower, but this sounded like what I wanted)
            Runner Bean - Butler (stringless .... to a degree I suppose)
            Sweetcorn - Luscious F1 (supposedly yields well)
            Butternut Squash - Waltham (giving it a try)
            Cucumber - Burpless Tasty Green F1 (have grown this variety before)
            Dwarf French bean - Safari (never grown French beans)
            Parsnip - Gladiator F1 (nor Parsnips :) )
            Cucamelon ... (Needed to try these :) )
            Carrot - Eskimo F1 (have grown Carrots before, but haven't tried these specific ones)
            Pea - Sugar Snap (love peas in their pods, so thought I'd give these a go)
            Radish - Red Meat (looked different, and supposedly grow well)
            Pumpkin - Atlantic Giant (for Halloween ..... Wanted a BIG variety)
            Potatoes - Shetland Black (I've grown before and they taste so nice)

            I do already have a lot of other seed in my greenhouse (though not sure how viable the seed will be now)

            I only got back from the allotment about 1/2 hour ago, had to have a bit of a wash up and a change of clothes as I was soaked .... Not from rain, but sweat.
             
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              Those Burpless cucumbers, do they live up to their name please?
               
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              I've never had any trouble with them in the past, though I have only ever grown 2 or 3 plants a year.
               
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                Cauliflower's a bit tricky, don't get disapointed if after the Pigeons & caterpillars have had a share you don't get much of a curd. Need a lot of space and enough Boron in the soil if I remember right.
                 
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                Sorry Nathan, what I meant was do they make you burp or not? :)
                 
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                I thought that for 99p they were worth a go, I did even contemplate growing them under a fleece (fine enough to let light in but hopefully stop things like butterflies etc getting in.
                 
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                  I've never seen a cucumber burp.......

                  I sowed some cauliflowers at the back end of the summer - germination was near on 100%, however they were practically devoured by caterpillars before they got properly going, and I still have a tray of wee stick like seedlings with a couple of leaves on over the winter.

                  Not sure whether to try again with them, as I don't really have a lot of room for them to be honest.
                   
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                  I think growing caulis is one of the hardest things to grow successfully in the veg garden,
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                    I'm going to give them a go :)
                     
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                      I grow those, and some "Tender and True" too. Gladiator grow a bit bigger, so you should be fine.

                      I put scaffolders debris netting over mine. Perhaps you could blag some from a building site nearby (better you wait until they have finished with it though?!! They usually chuck it after a job ...). I support mine on hoops (made from blue water pipe) but canes with tennis balls, or tin cans, or whatever on the top should do fine.

                      Get the 3M wide (that will cover a 4' wide bed with headroom of 3', whereas a 2M wide piece will only give you a foot of headroom :( )
                       
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