Spring Onions - this is so wierd

[Millymollymandy]

The first few years I was here I grew sping onions with no problems. Then came a year when they just would not germinate and I went through packets of the damn things of different varieties! Same problem the next year. So having been resigned to growing a few in a pot I decided just recently to try a few in the ground again, just out of interest.

Result - a perfect row of germinated spring onions.

??????

I'm pleased though, and about to sow a lot more!

[happyhippy]

How strange!Another one of lifes mysteries I guess!Atleast now they are growing!

[Millymollymandy]

I guess it pays to try every year. Funny old thing at times, this gardening lark!

[Keaniebean]

I've always been able to grow vast amounts of beans, but have had little luck this year. The first seeds I planted all went mushy in the soil. The next lot germinated but got fried in the sun one day . I then planted some in a tub which grew really well but have now been attacked by blackfly

I have a few that have finally got past 12 inches outside with the corgettes but I'm not overly hopeful yet and still haven't had a single bean on my plate this year!

[Millymollymandy]

OMG Keanie you will have to change your name do you have any courgettes?

I can't get any more French beans to germinate or curly kale - the kale seed might be old but I'm fast running out of time and I can't have a winter without curly kale. Doesn't help that something ate one of the only 3 that germinated and the ducks then stuck their stupid beaks into the next lot of planting.

I also have very strange potimarrons (pumpkin) that haven't had a single female flower in about the last month - so I had the initial fruit, then smaller fruit which decided to just rot off then absolutely nothing, totalling 2 fruit off 3 plants and 3 off the 4th plant. OK that is enough but normally I'd have at least 5 or 6 on each plant. Maybe cos they are self seeded?

[Millymollymandy]

with the corgettes

I must learn to read better!

OK you're Keaniecourgette now.