Saturday, December 15, 2012

PERFECT PLANNING - 15 October 2012

I really needed some fresh air this afternoon after being couped up in my office so off to the potting table!  I try to plant out successive crops every 4 – 6 weeks especially lettuce and broccoli as we never have a need to buy these now.  In fact, I haven’t bought lettuce for almost two years!
I bought some endive seeds yesterday as I’ve never tried growing them and wanted to try something new.
So here we have:
  • Yates Lettuce - Brown Mignonette
  • Yates Lettuce - Frilly Mix
  • Yates Lettuce - Great Lakes Iceberg
  • Yates Endive - Green Curled
  • Yates Radicchio
  • Yates Broccoli - Summer Harvest
  • Yates Chinese Cabbage - Wombok
  • Yates Chinese Cabbage - Pak Choi
  • Yates Spinach - Summer Supreme
I find this a far more economical way growing from seed and it only takes me about 10 minutes from start to finish as I’m super organised now!  I read recently that lettuce seeds can last for up to 3 years.  When you consider it costs slightly less for a pack of seeds than a whole iceberg lettuce at the moment – it makes sense to grow from seed!  And if we can’t eat them fast enough, I just give these away to friends and family.

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