In message , "David (Normandy)"
writes
I've gone mad this year and planted seeds for vegetable I've never heard of.
Has anyone else done the same? When browsing the packets of seeds in the
garden centre it is so tempting to get carried away and buy seeds for the
weirdest looking vegetables.

Besides the usual stuff I've planted:

deletia

Salsify - Picture looks like parsnips but thinner.

deletia

Anyone else planted weird and wonderful veggies with no idea what to expect?

I haven't planted any of them (even though I had heard of them).
However, I've identified salsify three times on uk.rec.gardening, in
response to requests for identification, but I've just seen it for the
first time on one of the other plots down at the allotment site.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley