Gardening successes/failures

[Geordie_Rob]

Following NR's comment about having successes with his onions & carrots after previous failures in a different thread, what successes/failures have you had this year?

Me personally it's been a mixed year. My greenhouse (24x6 feet) was an absolute failure. The main problem was I bought a sweet pepper plant from a diy store which turned out to be infested with whitefly. By the time I realised, it was too late & all of my plants were infested. Despite my best efforts at killing them (fly papers, plant soap wash, parasitic wasps), the flies combined with the numerous big black slugs that kept coming in won. I got the grand total of 1 cucumber & 3 tomatoes from my greenhouse before I killed off my plants & burnt them to stop any fly surviving.

I was also hit by carrot fly for the 1st time ever. My lad was most disappointed when his carrots suddenly started buggering up & being awful when they were pulled up.

On a positive note, my potatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, peas & brussel sprouts have grown amazing this year.

For the failed crops, I intend on spending all winter looking at ways to combat the issues I faced & in some cases take preventative measures to try & stop a repeat. I'll also be looking to plant my garlic out soon to expose them to the winter frosts (apparently it's good for it).

How's your growing season gone?