Trying from seed

[pompeylee]

Have planted today mostly in pots runner beans, broad beans , chillies (8 different types as I like it hot), Mongolian giant sunflower, glass corn, morning glory(think I've seen this growing wild) , nasturium, Livingstone daisys, choclate dahlia & a solitary pear seed from our tree we had in the UK, fingers crossed for some success.

[Jacqui Harvey]

Good luck with all that Lee, keep us informed how things are going.   I have planted lots in our garden, but often it depends on how much the Gardener waters them, so you are lucky you will be able to do all your own watering.     
Hibiscus grows well as do Oleanders we have a yellow Oleander we planted about 8 years ago and it is like a tree now.

[jackstee]

Carefull of the morning glory it takes over the garden and can be the devil to get rid of

[pompeylee]

Update,  a couple of the runner beans are up & the majority of the broad beans, 1 (seeds were old so happy with this) of the 3 Mongolian giant sunflower is up, glass corn, morning glory, nasturium, livingstone daisys all doing Well, nothing from the chocolate dahlia or pear  yet but don't expect to see the chillies until another week but the 5 chilli plants I brought from the UK are doing Well, planted some red sprouts last week that have all started to grow just need some land for when  they are bigger  Now, off to koco calis tomorrow to give/plant some glass corn in there land.

[kevin3]

   Along the covered kanal path at the Tuesday Market there are locals selling all sorts of young plants, for anyone that

   fancies growing their own fruit, veg & flowers. They also sell Tobacco in black bags but iv'e heard varying reports on the quality.

   Good luck with your seeds Lee and keep us up to date.Sounds as though you're settling in well.           

[pompeylee]

Cheers Kevin bought some chilli plants from the Tuesday market last week & a couple of strawberry plants at calis market last Sunday, don't expect the chillies to be as hot as the ones i am already growing, also have some parsnip seeds but going to wait until I have decent enough soil to be successful with.

[KKOB]

You'll be everybody's friend if you're growing parsnips. Expats are always on the beg for 'em.  

[George Warner]

We have successfully grown parsnips and are doing so now,also celery,curly kale,our Turkish neighbors love it,we have Rhubarb stalks just about ready for pulling,the biggest problem is the summer heat officially Rhubarb doesn't like temps above 30,ours which we grew from seed isn't aware of that! and in the winter, water logging after a number of try's we now grow it in big pots and move into shade.
Not having much luck at the moment with Goose berries or blackcurrants,we think the plants may have suffered being bought over as hold luggage with the cold.

[pompeylee]

Bit of an update for those who are interested, no luck with the chocolate dahlia seed & the livingstone daisy turned out to be electric daisy seeds (used by some country's in food or mild tooth ache relief) but i grew for fun as chewing the leaves & especially the petal less flower heads is a bit like the effects of putting a 9 volt battery on you're tongue if you have ever tried.

Runner beans despite growing well & flowering I think it's too hot for runner beans to set 

Purple sprouts germinated well & have planted some among the roses were we currently live.

 Mongolian sunflower 2 of the 4 old seeds I had have grown.

Nasturium germinated well & gave some plants to a neighbour.

Pear & cherry seeds no luck but will try some more cherry seeds later this year.

A few broad beans & flowers still coming, French beans doing Well, chillies I bought at calis market have had chillies from & have flowers appearing again, 4 of the 5(1 didn't survive) chillies doing Well, 3(Trinidad scorpion, fatalli, scotch bonnet) have fruit & flowers & the white jalapeno flowers about to turn to fruit.

Chillies grown from seed all apart from 1 type I was given by Omar in Joseph's last year have grown with only the pink tiger chilli producing one plant, 2 of these have flowers already.
 
Next month intend to start swede but ideally need a frost for these to taste best.

Mongolian sun flower


Nasturium


Red sprouts


Broad beans, sunflower, glass corn


Wife's wellies from age 2

[pompeylee]

Continued

Runner beans


Trinidad scorpion chilli


Scotch bonnet chilli



Fatalli chilli


White jalapeno


Chillies grown from seed