FabSwingers.com forum: Tell me about your crops..

By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

...not the naughty fun crops, you perverts!

I meant have you got some juicy pears? Juice plums? Have you bean busy in your garden or allotment?

I have very small pears.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have large melons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have some olives but I think they are too late now..

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I have large melons

Are they tasty?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have large melons

Are they tasty?

So I've been told

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I have some olives but I think they are too late now.."

When do you normally harvest them?

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By *ent in BlackMan
over a year ago

Silsden

So far we’ve got the following left;

Potatoes

Peas

Garlic

Onions.

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By *eviant KnightMan
over a year ago

Norton

I've got some apple and pear trees, getting ready to pick them next week

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I've had loads of garlic but that's about it this year. Too busy!

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"So far we’ve got the following left;

Potatoes

Peas

Garlic

Onions."

That sounds wonderful. Have you grown anything else?

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I've had loads of garlic but that's about it this year. Too busy!"

Garlic is great

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"I've got some apple and pear trees, getting ready to pick them next week"

What kind of apples? Cookers or eaters?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loads and loads of rhubarb.

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By *isaB45 OP Woman
over a year ago

Fabville

"Loads and loads of rhubarb. "

Crumble time!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"...not the naughty fun crops, you perverts!

I meant have you got some juicy pears? Juice plums? Have you bean busy in your garden or allotment?

I have very small pears."
Tomatoes , Zucchini, cucumbers,corn,green beans,carrots,chives,onions peppers and jalapenos. Lots of rain and a good harvest so far.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

Chard

Runner beans

Lettuce

Redcurrants

Potatoes

Spring onions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Strawberries. X two small ones. It is only a pot which grew those 2.need some feed.

Tomatoes smell lush

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By *ilsaGeorgeCouple
over a year ago

kent

We’ve had strawberries and plums, green beans, rhubarb and the tomatoes are ripening now.

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By *lan157Man
over a year ago

a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex

I have eaten all the raspberries,Mangetou and most of the runner beans.

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By *teve691000Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

Pineapples

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I've had a very poor year. One melon, three cucumbers , quite a few tomatoes but nowhere near the usual amount. Very few runner beans and French beans, spring onions, lettuce, rocket, courgettes, peppers and chillies. Some strawberries and raspberries. We've got pears and apples but there's no fruit on the cherry and plum trees. The grape vine has gone into overdrive though. We've never seen so many bunches

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bramble season will soon be here x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My backgarden is essentially a mini farm at this point. I have some small apple trees growing, strawberry plants, blackberry plants, carrots and potatoes. Its honestly so much fun but if I could just get a summer without s I would be so happy.

This years harvest has been amazing though which has been a joy to handle.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

"We've got pears and apples but there's no fruit on the cherry and plum trees."

What’s with the plums this year? Up until a week ago *none* of my (usually bountiful) plum trees were bearing fruit. Not a single plum to be seen. Suddenly one of the trees has woken up. Covered in fruit. But only that one tree!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"We've got pears and apples but there's no fruit on the cherry and plum trees.

I must check ours then.

We've got two fig trees, one is covered in fruit the other has one fig on it.

It's been a funny old year though

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Just a few apples on Bernie our braebern apple tree. Vicky our plum tree refuses to flower and the less said about Disco, the other apple tree the better.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"...not the naughty fun crops, you perverts!

I meant have you got some juicy pears? Juice plums? Have you bean busy in your garden or allotment?

I have very small pears."

Oh no you haven't!

Ahem. I used grow peas, carrots, potatoes and a few other things, as well as strawberries and blueberries. Homegrown strawberrues taste amazing.

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By *torm in a G cupWoman
over a year ago

Land of the Long White Cloud

Our Summer here in NZ gave us a bumper crop from all the trees at our little holiday house.

The two apricot trees were laden, plums, nectarines, peachcots and apples. Still getting through all the jam and frozen fruit 5-6 months later.

The walnut tree had a fair amount too.

At home was disappointing. No raspberries, minimal strawberries, but lots of potatos and a huge swede.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Runner beans finally caught up the energy to crop and the beans are growing fast now

Tomatoes are doing very well too, after being slow to ripen

I've reduced my overall crops this year as I'm busy Flowers doing very well too this summer

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Runner beans finally caught up the energy to crop and the beans are growing fast now

Tomatoes are doing very well too, after being slow to ripen

I've reduced my overall crops this year as I'm busy Flowers doing very well too this summer

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

So the plums are a bit 50/50 this year. Apples everywhere though, a bumper crop. All varieties. Plenty of blackcurrants. Loads of gooseberries.

Veg is easier. Early potatoes all harvested. Onions too. Garlic is doing well. Squash and sweetcorn well on their way. Chard has been thriving, as has lovage, and spinach. Tomatoes of all varieties are doing well, cucumbers not so well but I still have a few.

Herbs have been a huge success this year. Chives, sage, rosemary, tarragon, oregano, mint, lemon balm, basil, thyme, lemon verbena … and the parsley is enormous.

There will be loads I’ve forgotten, but basically it’s been a decent year apart from the plums.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

Actually, wait … the rhubarb wasn’t amazing this year. Only got a few harvests out of that before it gave up.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Runner beans finally caught up the energy to crop and the beans are growing fast now

Tomatoes are doing very well too, after being slow to ripen

I've reduced my overall crops this year as I'm busy Flowers doing very well too this summer "

Our sweet peas have been beautiful as have the cosmos but sunflowers have been the stars this year. I emptied the seeds from last year's on the ground and there must be thirty all around nine feet tall. The only problem is that once they start going to seed they attract rats

so we have to pull them up asap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to love helping parents grow stuff they have pears apples damsons carrots sweetcorn potatoes beans onions grapes toms and cucumbers but I don't eat any so only I grow now are flowers love my drive boarder

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

Knew I’d forget something. Asparagus! Easily forgotten when the season feels so long ago already. Had plenty of asparagus this year.

And dill, and fennel. The fennel is over a metre and a half tall and seems to be self-seeding all over the damn place …

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Knew I’d forget something. Asparagus! Easily forgotten when the season feels so long ago already. Had plenty of asparagus this year.

And dill, and fennel. The fennel is over a metre and a half tall and seems to be self-seeding all over the damn place …"

I'm envious. We tried asparagus but it just won't do well here. Similarly any sort of clematis just dies.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

"I'm envious. We tried asparagus but it just won't do well here. Similarly any sort of clematis just dies. "

The asparagus is in a polytunnel - that probably explains the success. Hardest thing is remembering to harvest and eat it every single day, otherwise it overgrows.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I'm envious. We tried asparagus but it just won't do well here. Similarly any sort of clematis just dies.

The asparagus is in a polytunnel - that probably explains the success. Hardest thing is remembering to harvest and eat it every single day, otherwise it overgrows."

That is a problem we'd love to have

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Lots of runner beans x

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By *unthum62Man
over a year ago

Benidorm

Wow, gardeners world meets Fab. Love it.

Sunny Spain has provided me with tons of outdoor tomatoes, cucumber (stop it). Sweetcorn, onions, peppers of many varieties, strawberries galore, lettuce, beetroot,potatoes and peas.

No,aubergines or courgettes this season.

Also, a very good grape harvest looms and the almonds and walnuts look plentiful too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got some very nice plums dropping now.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

"Got some very nice plums dropping now."

Now *that* sounds like a euphemism.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

The plum tree was looking hopeful (it’s inherited and I’m trying to reprune it..) I went to the allotment and some arsehole has cut all of my fruit bearing branches

I’m attempting the same with the cherry tree.. I think that will be next year before I literally see the fruits of my labour.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Not been a good year for us this year. Was too warm and dry and then absolutely miserable.

We've had raspberries, gooseberries, onions, kale, beetroot and a couple of carrots. Got red cabbage to go. My damson tree though isn't doing well at all, got it last year it's grown, hoping it'll come next year. Have planted rhubarb crowns which have taken so will have a crop in the next year or so.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"The plum tree was looking hopeful (it’s inherited and I’m trying to reprune it..) I went to the allotment and some arsehole has cut all of my fruit bearing branches

I’m attempting the same with the cherry tree.. I think that will be next year before I literally see the fruits of my labour."

Why do they do that?

My parents had an orchard that was mostly out of sight of the house. People would take all the plums and pears in one go. We could never understand why because they put all the surplus (and there was a lot) by the front gate for people to help themselves. We used to laugh because some cheeky devils used to knock on the door and ask if there was any fruit that wasn't bruised or pecked by birds.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"The plum tree was looking hopeful (it’s inherited and I’m trying to reprune it..) I went to the allotment and some arsehole has cut all of my fruit bearing branches

I’m attempting the same with the cherry tree.. I think that will be next year before I literally see the fruits of my labour.

Why do they do that?

If they’d taken the fruit I’d have understood…

But to chop it…. Wankers!

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

Peach

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By *arriorstrongMan
over a year ago

Garstang

Apples, blackberries, sage, mint, strawberries (birds ate them), marigold, hawthorn, St johns wort, Dock,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3 different tomato varieties this year

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

Have a crop in thr attic buy shussssh you didn't hear that

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

T’s dad has been keeping us stocked with cucumbers & rhubarb is on its way

J x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

About ten apricots on the tree - not ripe yet, but the squirrels will take them. One plum on the tree. No apples. Some redcurrants and black currants, but could not be bothered to pick them (pidgeons liked them). Shall go to the Dollis Brook and see if the sloes are ready for sloe gin.

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By *aucasian GhandiMan
over a year ago

from my dad's left nut (Warwick)

"T’s dad has been keeping us stocked with cucumbers & rhubarb is on its way

J x"

Throw some my way

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By *ogo1189Man
over a year ago

Rossendale

You should see my plumbs

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Strawberries decent this year but might 'retire' a few plants as they are getting on a bit. Blackberry crop is huge this year...best I've ever know. Tomatoes not too bad but none fully ripe yet.

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By *ou and johnCouple
over a year ago

Weymouth

Ow yes my kind of post! Soooo my pears are tiny! And hard! Carrots not good this year but squash are fab! And potatoes and raspberry strawberry all good cabbages awfull! Always feel a bit frisky at the allotment too

lou x

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By *olf and RedCouple
over a year ago

Nr Cardiff or at Chams Darlaston

I have apples and potatoes. I had a lot growing in the lockdowns. Need to plant more next year.

Red

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By *ocktoplaywithMan
over a year ago

Derby

Still got some wheat to harvest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bought a hot chili plant from homebase, turns out someone swapped the tags around and I have bell peppers instead. I've had one fully ripe one and I have another two on the plant. I must say I was disappointed not having the hot chillies.

I have some olives too from a small tree I bought in the spring, some are about hazelnut size now, if I get a reasonable harvest I'm going to have a go at curing them.

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