oh man, I've tried cucamelons so many times and even if I've got them going, they havent' done much. Perhaps starting them earlier in the greenhouse would help. Now I have to talk Jamie into making me a greenhouse. Just gotta find more free windows.

I loved this post - I might not pay to watch your youtube but i'll always upvote your efforts on Hive! I've gone for quite a few dwarf varieties too. I'm a fan of purple sprouting broccoli as it's kinda cut and come again, plus you don't have to coax a big head only to get it eaten by slugs.

Cucumbers, absolutely loved em, but you gotta get them up a trellis to save space. I could eat bowls and bowls of cucumber salad like my german nana used to make - vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and leave to wilt for a few hours if not overnight. If you're fancy add chopped garlic chives or parsley. IN fact, it's one of our Christmas staples in honour of Nana, even served in one of her old blue pyrex bowls - my sister's in charge of it.