{"id":415,"date":"2010-03-26T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T10:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/?p=415"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:18:07","slug":"windowsill-kitchen-garden-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/windowsill-kitchen-garden-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Windowsill kitchen garden: Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

More green growy happenings from the windowsill at Golightly Towers. We’re now into week seven and there are a few new plants to introduce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago I met up with an old friend for a drink or three. She’s been keeping an eye on the windowsill’s progress and said I should try growing some dwarf French beans in a pot in the kitchen, because she’s had success with them in previous years. Got myself some of these beans\u00a0in a swap and planted two of them a few days ago, thinking only one would germinate.\u00a0 This is what happened:<\/p>\n

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Something tells me that these aren’t dwarf beans. The good news is that I didn’t swap them for the family cow and they haven’t reached the clouds yet, so we’re safe for the moment. Probably.<\/p>\n

I sowed some spring onions and chervil at the same time, thinking they’d take up to three weeks to germinate. Not so. Guess they heard there was a plant-food-fuelled party going on. Ban this filth! There’s compost everywhere!<\/p>\n

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That chervil’s even got one of its first true leaves out, the precocious little hussy.<\/p>\n

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And on to the progress of a few of the old favourites. Dill going nicely frondy:<\/p>\n

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Marketmore cucumbers growing away nicely:<\/p>\n

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The remaining radishes are being left to grow on, to see how long they take to make edible roots.<\/p>\n

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The sun-loving plants all seem to be doing OK, including the chili and the tomatoes. Here’s a snap of the plum tomato seedlings:<\/p>\n

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And finally the salad bowl lettuce that was just sprouting last week:<\/p>\n

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Didn’t have time to start off the baby leaf spinach or land cress last week, but will\u00a0do that\u00a0this weekend, along with a punnet of rocket, and maybe a few more herbs.<\/p>\n

Are you growing any food yourself? If so, how well is\u00a0it growing? <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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