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Comment on I’ve got the vegetable growing itch and I’m not afraid to scratch it by Lea's Menagerie

Lea's Menagerie — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:53:34 +0000

Good advice about windowsill growing.
I have cats in the house that will chew on anything green! So I plan to plant outside and cover when temperatures are too cold.
I think the 52 Week Salad Challenge is going to be a lot of fun!
Lea
Lea’s Menagerie

Comment on Best Books for Cooking with Fruit and Vegetables by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:28:58 +0000

I don’t tend to use recipe books much, looking up recipes online as and when needed instead, but I do love the River Cottage books, and the Veg one for me is a welcome extension of the general RC schtick (if you can extend a schtick…?!). HFW’s ethos seems to be ‘growing stuff, making good food out of it and eating it is fun and improves life in general’ which as far as I’m concerned can’t be argued with. And I discovered that Carrot Cake Recipe a few weeks back. Done it twice now. It is fabulous!!

Comment on iGrowVeg featured on Clear Creek Seeds by Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:55:04 +0000

Hi Tracey,
I have been reading your blog for a while now (banking the tips for when I get my vegetable plot up and running again) so I am nominating you for a blog award. It is a bit of fun really….

Comment on I’ve got the vegetable growing itch and I’m not afraid to scratch it by Simne

Simne — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:27:18 +0000

To ease the pain of not being able to plant outside, I’ve been growing lots of pea shoots in containers on my south-facing window. The pea shoots are ready for harvesting in 3 weeks or less! They’re great as salads and in sandwiches, but my favorite is sauteed with garlic and soy sauce. You can buy dried peas in the grocery store (as long as they’re not split peas) or order them from a sprouts store.

Comment on Beginner Garlic Growers, Which Variety to Choose? by bluebell

bluebell — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:08:38 +0000

I am a first time allotment grower and popped some elephant garlic in early December – no sign of it yet and soem sprint at new year – this is already 4″ tall as we have had a mild spell but it still seems unbleievale to me that something can grow so fast at this time of year.

Comment on I’ve got the vegetable growing itch and I’m not afraid to scratch it by Caro (Urban Veg Patch)

Caro (Urban Veg Patch) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000

I’ve definitely been plotting what I can sow now, despite having winter veg growing! I’ve fallen for the leggy windowsill earlies before and am thinking of starting seeds on my balcony, close to the wall and under cut down water bottle cloches. All this, you understand, on the basis that if it all goes wrong I still have time to start again!!

Comment on I’ve got the vegetable growing itch and I’m not afraid to scratch it by VP

VP — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:53:01 +0000

Hi Tracey – thanks for the link love

It’s been great to get growing in January instead of the usual wallowing in catalogues and dreaming of how the plot will be this year.

This is a useful summary of the potential pitfalls of growing on windowsills can bring and what to do about it!

Comment on I’ve got the vegetable growing itch and I’m not afraid to scratch it by Rooko

Rooko — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:27:50 +0000

Good advice here, I’ve gots lots of seeds potted up already, in my greenhouse (cold) Parsnips seeds went into the ground 2 days ago.

Comment on Bank Holiday Broad Beans by Tracey

Tracey — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:04:26 +0000

Hi Alex,

Thanks for stopping by at my blog. Windowsills to chit potatoes on should not be too cold or frosty otherwise those little white growing tips may turn black. More info here: Potato Chitting Problems

As for the broad beans, I do tend to stake them when they have reached 6 to 12 inches high, which is around now, just to keep them off the wet soil. I’ll loosely tie them to a stake as they are not upright at the mo. I have in the past also used stakes at either end of the rows and used twine to tie to each stake doing a sort of boundary to keep them upright in high wind. I don’t stake at the beginning as I’m not sure which way they might grow up out for the ground.

Happy Growing!
Best Wishes
Tracey

Comment on Bank Holiday Broad Beans by Alex

Alex — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:25:38 +0000

Hi Tracey, I came to your site looking for an idea of which windowsill to chit potatoes on, and found this really useful post too! I’ve also got overwintering Broad Beans (Aquadulce) and Peas (Alderman) started in October, and they’re looking good so far. They are in Gro-beds (about 9in deep compost) because I have almost as much hard surface as ‘real’ garden and can’t do much about that.

From your photos you don’t see to have staked or tied them – is that intentional? I haven’t either but I was about to, given all this howling weather we’ve been having. Would that be treating them too soft and I should let them tough it out?!? Thanks!