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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      cabbage

      pretty easy

      U wot m8. If you didn’t have a caterpillar problem you do now! I find them impossible to grow at all, let alone to a nice head, without picking off eggs/caterpillars every single morning and even then something else comes and devours it…

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          Lucky, I usually have terrible results with brassicas - I often can’t even get seedlings to establish without something trying to eat it at all times… Mustard and rocket no trouble though.

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              Lettuce can also be very prolific when allowed to seed. I currently have a fight for garden dominance between the parsley and the lettuce which seeded themselves this year.

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              1 year ago

              Garlic chives are a strong contender to be in that list too!

              E: also agree with Rusty’s assessment of lettuce. Have seen it grow in gravel pavements and get quite hectic under a downpipe. Mizuna (and some other mustards) can be like that too

      • Baku@aussie.zone
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        Oh I guess it’s a good thing I don’t really like cabbage then. Though I do love lettuce, which I assume will be a similar story?

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          I find lettuce a lot easier to grow and not as susceptible to pests! I personally dislike lettuce but have grown the loose leaf (vs heading - eg iceberg) varieties before. They’re definitely a good starter plant. You can keep picking off leaves as you need them, until the plant bolts and goes bitter

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      I’d like to grow full on food eventually, but I’m happy to start with a herb if that’s best