Ok so I though I'd start a thread, documenting what I am growing, my trials & errors and so on....
I think its best to start off with what I grow and the varieties. Will eventually update the thread with pictures as I go along.
Veggies:
Peppers and Chilli: (most in the list are seedlings at this stage )
Herbs & Medicinal:
Fruit:
I think its best to start off with what I grow and the varieties. Will eventually update the thread with pictures as I go along.
Veggies:
- Spinach - FordHook, my favorite variety. It grows all year round and currently letting 2 plants go to seed
- Spinach - Viay. Not a big favorite of mine, but I grow it anyway since I have lots of seed.
- Spinach - Warrigal Greens. It grows all year round.
- Spinach - Kangkong - I unfortunately killed my plants, so will be planting new seeds this coming week.
- Carrots - Regular and baby carrots.
- Onions - Texas Grano & Hojem varieties
- Spring Onions
- Leeks - Carentan
- Turnips - Purple Top
- Okra - Clemson Spineless
- Celery - Utah tall, it grows throughout the year, so always have lots of celery
- Beans - Runner as well as Bush Beans. Kentucky wonder, Lazy Housewife, Malelane, Golden Wax, Purple Runner Bean, Contender Bush Bean.
- Beets - Detroit Dark Red & Crimson Globe. Currently letting 3 plants go to seed.
- Kale - Russian Red Kale, Kale Chou Moellier, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch Kale. It grows as a perennial in my garden.
- Cabbage - Couve Tronchuda, Cape Spitz, Copenhagen Market Cabbage, Michihili Chinese Cabbage, Baby Red Primero, Baby Green Pandion.
- Brocolli & Cauliflower - Waltham Brocolli, Green Sprouting calebrese, Zamboni heirloom Brocolli, snowball cauliflower
- Brussel Sprouts - Don't like brussel sprouts much, but have lots of seed, so I grow it.
- Green Globe artichoke. I killed a few plants last year, so trying again this year. One seedling has survived so far and looks like it is going to make it.
- Rhubarb - Victoria. The plant is still a small seedling at this stage
- Other Greens - Lettuces (saladin, blond de paris, butterhead attraction), Wild Rocket, Giant Rapini Raap, French Sorrel, Broad Leaf Garden Cress
- Mustard & Asian Greens - Mizuna, Broad Leaf mustard, Tatsoi, Pak Choi, Red Giant Mustard
- Kohlrabi - White & Purple
- Radicchio - Rossa di Treviso
- Amaranths - Green amaranth, Red Quinoa, White Quinoa
- Eggplants - Black Beauty, Long Purple
- Cucumbers - Pickling cucumber, Ashley cucumber
- Tomatoes - Wide Variety (black krim, white, roma, moneymaker, oxheart, beafsteak, nepal,buffalo,heinz, green tiger, yellow pear, gardeners delight, golden jubilee and a few other varieties.)
- Sweet Potato - shop bought - redish skin and yellow flesh.
- Potato - grown from shop bought potatoes
- Corn - Blue Hopi, golden bantam, kalahari early pearl.
- Pumpkins & Squash - Flat White Boer Pumpkin, Queensland Blue, Jack be Little, Nelson F1 Hybrid Grey, Zuchinni Caserta, Hubard Squash, Gem Squash Rolet, Waltham Butternut, Honeynut squash (mini butternut), patty pan scalloped.
- Radishes - Daikon, China Rose, Cherry Belle, Sparkler, White Globe,
Peppers and Chilli: (most in the list are seedlings at this stage )
- California Wonder
- Long slim Cayenne
- Paprika
- Tabasco
- Scotch Bonnet
- Orange Habanero
- Medusa
- Birds Eye
- Aji Lemon Drop
- Thai Dragon
- Thai Dragon F1
- Explosive Ember
- Serrano
- Yellow Scorpio
- Pinocchio's Nose
- Anaheim
- Jalapeno
- Ghost Chilli Red
- Ghost Chilli Orange
- Bulgarian Carrot
- Pickling Pepper
- Inchanga Chilli
- Rajah Chilli
- Uyababa Chilli
- Seranno
- Numex Big Jim
- Hungarian Black
- Ethiopian Brown
- Black Pearl
- Cherry Pepper
- Pickling Pepper
- Bishops Crown
- Hungarian Yellow Wax
- A few more varieties I can't remember now offhand, will add them to the list at a later stage.
Herbs & Medicinal:
- Elderberry - European elderberry (Sambucus nigra) & American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis).
- Basil - Cinnamon Basil, Persian Basil, Siam Thai Basil, Purple Ruffles, Red Rubin, Lemon Basil, Sweet Large Leaved Basil, Genovese Basil, Dark Opal Basil
- Mint- Peppermint, Spearmint, Penny Royal, Apple mint, Basil Mint, Regular Catmint, Persian Catmint (Nepeta mussinii), Variegated Pineapple Mint, Lemon Balm, Korean Mint.
- Lemon Verbena
- Yarrow
- Cancerbush
- Echinacea
- Chamomile - German & Roman
- Fennel - Green & Bronze
- Dill
- Chives
- Lovage
- Rosemary - 3 varieties (regular rosemary -cant remember the exact name, ginger rosemary, wild african rosemary)
- Thyme - winter Thyme, English Thyme, Broadleaf creeping thyme, Lemon Thyme, Thyme de Province.
- Summer Savory
- Sweet Majoram
- Oregano
- Gota K0la (penny wort)
- Fenugreek
- Chia
- Tarragon
- Yellow Mustard
- Black Mustard
- Wormwood - Artemisia afra
- Tansy
- Chervil
- Caraway
- Anise
- Borage
- Sage - Regular Sage, Cotton Sage, Pineapple Sage
- Prunella
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Flatleaf Parsley
- Rue
- Nastursium - 3 Varieties
- Bay Leaf Tree - massive tree, a few stories high, 30 plus years old.
- Curry Bush
- Curry Leaf Trees
- Turmeric
- Ginger
- Evening Primrose - Golden Yellow
- St John's wort
- Lavender -French Royal Crown & Margaret Roberts
- Toothache Plant
- Vicks Plant
- Hyssop
- Tea Tree -Melaleuca alternifolia. About 3 or 4 years old, growing in a container.
- Stevia
- Garlic
Fruit:
- Tamarillo - About 3 years old. Finally Flowering now for the 1st time !
- Tomatillo - Green & Purple
- Passion Fruit - Yellow & Purple (the purple one is still small and not yet fruit bearing)
- Kiwi Vines - Grown from seed. About 1 year old, but still very small , as it keeps on dying back due to heat, but bounces back.
- Stawberry - ever-bearing type grown from seed.
- Watermelons & Melons - Congo watermelon, Galia melon, Hales Best Melon, Sugar Baby watermelon, All Sweet watermelon.
- Cape Gooseberry
- Raspberry
- Black Berry
- Satsuma Trees
- Calamondin Orange
- Lemon Trees
- Dragon Fruit - White & Red Variety (no fruit yet)
- Prickly Pear, regular variety, white & yellow variety (no fruit yet) - 1 grown from seed and 3 grown from pads.
- Goji Berry
- Gauva Trees - grown from seed, about 1 years old
- Avacado Trees - grown from seed, about 6 - 8 months old
- Pomegranate - grown from seed, about 1 years old
- Elderberry
- Mulberry - grown from seed, about 1 year old now
- Apricot - grown from seed, about 8 months old
- Mango - grown from seed, about 8 months old
- Pear - grown from seed, about 3 months old
- Plum - grown from seed, about 4 months old
- Apple - green, golden & red - grown from seed, about 5 months old
- Olive Tree - Mission. (about 4 years old but still no fruit)
- Fig Tree - Purple figs. Tree is at least 30 plus years old
- Grapes - Purple Grapes. Its an old grape vine that got cut down to ground level this winter and it is now growing again nicely.
- Pineapple - busy growing from a pineapple top, established roots, but no new growth yet. This is my second try, I killed the first one.
- Pepino - 2 plants, one a few years old and a new small one. Flower drop in previous year, so no fruit. Hope this summer will be different.
Last edited: