What 'new' fruit or veg are you going to try and grow

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that you haven't attempted before?

I am going to try and grow watermelons.I've got a polytunnel,so hopefully they will ripen.

Anyone else?

DDG - the most fashionable elderly blokes at my allotment stake out a rectangle with a stick at 4 corners, and wrap plastic netting round the outside. THe peas are planted inside this box, and they grow straight up, the outside ones hanging onto the netting and the inner ones clamebering onto each other. THey seem, to be quite happy and protected without sprawling everywhere. Will be trying that this year.

taffeta, they grow very like brambles and do the same thing of planting their own offshoots. Thinking of my parents garden I would say they would manage find in chalky. i think its only me who fails to grow them. They couldn't stop the things

Trying to picture that catinthehat. How tall are the sticks? Roughly what dimension to the box?

Hip high, and probably 1 pace by 2 paces - quite a petite area for each group

I think you would need a lower growing pea to do this successfully, but they were indeed growing straight upwards.

My DD also wants to grow some strawberries and raspberries this year, so we're going to give it a go. Wineberries sound lovely bronze, so I might look into growing them as well. Do you get them from the regular places or do you have to go to smaller/more specialist places for them?

I got mine mail order from crocus, greenfingeredsarah. Can't wait to try them. I've planted the bush up against a south facing wall alongside some loganberry canes.

Thanks a lot liath, I'm going to check that out and planting them up against a south facing wall seems like a good idea. I might need to get some tips from you on keeping them going though!