Which constant failures do you still try?
PyreneesPlot Offline
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#1
I've grown Brussels for nine years and only had one decent harvest, but perhaps this will be the year? At least the tops never 'blow'! 

Florence fennel is always sad - we might get enough small heads for one risotto, but we also get swallowtail butterfly caterpillars on them, so they are worth the work & the culinary disappointment.

After buying or being given three rhubarb plants I have to accept my baking clay is never going to be their liking. But if somebody gave me a plant I'd try again!!
 
Is there anything you stubbornly refuse to give up on?
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Veggie Offline
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After trying to grow Aubergines many times, and vowing I'd never bother again,, a packet of mixed Aubs arrived - and I couldn't resist having another go.
I may have some success this year - who knows?

As we say in Wales, never say Dai. Smile
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Lettuce is usually my failure. A) we don't eat a huge amount of it and B) it usually goes to seed, wilts or gets eaten by slugs. BUT this year I have a bumper crop. Who knows why.
Gardening is an excuse not to do housework
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PyreneesPlot Offline
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I budget for half my lettuces being slug food or bolting - in the latter case I look at it as just growing compost.
But we are another household of the Trusty Side Salad Smile
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Bren Offline
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I gave up with Aubergines I’ve finally realised I only end up with pretty purple flowers and no fruits. Not given up on carrots I tried for years not getting anything until I started to grow them in buckets. one happy me Smile
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Small chilli Offline
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Cauliflower!
No idea why I still keep trying. Only one of us in this house likes it and it’s not me  Rolleyes .
Builder that would like to go play in the garden.
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Greenfingers Offline
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CARROTS!!!!!!
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JJB Offline
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Broccoli Raab always a disappointment
Gardening is an excuse not to do housework
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Mamzie Offline
On top of a South Wales Mountain
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Melons... we had our first successful fruiting one last year... had a grand total of 3 mini melons about the size of an apple from them...
Gardeners Spring Recipe - 1 part soil, 2 parts water, 3 parts wishful thinking ...  
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I have never....dont laugh.....been able to grow a decent raddish
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