Veg. Without a Veg. Plot, 2010

[DAG]

Started the seeds of these mixed salad leaves off in March and they are ready to eat already!

Pity I have to wait 3 months for the tomatoes! ;D

[kedigato]

Looks good, DAG.

I could try growing some salad in a bowl over here, too. Am sure it won't take long before I can pick some. I did last year at home and it was a success.

[capney]

Certainly look better then my scraggy looking lettuce!

[DAG]

We have been picking these regularly for several days now and ideal for salad sandwiches etc., and the 2 of us are just about keeping up with it!

The seeds came from Thompson & Morgan 'Salad Leaves' containing a mixture of:

Mizuna
Salad Rocket
Red Mustard
Pak Choi
Red Russian Kale
Golden Yellow Chinese Cabbage

Must say that these are the tastiest mixture that I have ever tried.

Also I now know how easy it is to grow Pak Choi which I like for stir fries so must consider that for the future.

[kedigato]

They have done very well in the past 3 weeks and I think it is a good idea to have such a mix. Well done.

I sowed some rocket and pick lettuce right after my last post here but it was a great failure. Sob! I think the heat was too much for the few that did sprout. I might have another try, giving them some light shade most of the time.

[capney]

Must check out the T @ M catalog later..

[DAG]

Thanks kedi and Robert, I didn't realize that I had another senior moment and posted up 2 pics that were the same!

Anyway sorted that now and also I sent off for some more T & M seeds this morning!

[pete]

Very nice Dag.
I think I might try that.

I was always stuck in the groove of growing lettuce every year, this seems a much better option.

[DAG]

Thanks everyone, and pete I think it is a better option because there is no problem with pests or the weather or in my case solid clay soil as I found it difficult to grow lettuce or carrots here.

[DAG]

I am so encouraged that I have decided to step it up a bit and got more started.


Pak Choi


Oriental Mustard Leaves


Mixed Salad Leaves


The old Mixed Salad Leaves, nearly finished now.


Carrots (hopefully), just started
Also 2 lots of radishes on the go.

[kedigato]

You really have great success with growing veggies in pots, DAG, and they all seem to develope much quicker and better than outside in the garden.

The lettuce I tried to grow in pots here died off, just too hot. I might have one more go and keep them in the shade.

[DAG]

I use those bottle top spray heads fixed to plastic mineral water bottles and use only tap water so that there are no nasties from the water butt and even here in England have to water 3 times a day in the present weather conditions.

In your heat and bearing in mind using containers I would imagine that you would have to have some kind of automatic watering device or they will just dry out. Keeping them in the shade would obviously help.

No problem with pests, insects or animals so far and of course using sterilized compost means no weeds either.

[DAG]

update on the 3rd June of my posts on the 20th May:






Nearly ready for picking again and a few of the radishes are almost there.

Got the sunshades partly down now as the demand for water is getting ridiculous! ;D

[kedigato]

- it all looks so fresh and delicious, DAG.

The garden looks good as well, and I can just see the Johnston Blue peeking out on the left.

[DAG]

Pak Choi coming on really well now, will try and grow some on larger for stir fry use as well.



Mixed salad leaves doing well also and must buy more washing up bowls to start more off to keep up a continuous supply.



Carrots coming on slow but sure as always. Have another later crop coming up also.