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I’ve had a real stroke of luck this weekend – I was given a mini greenhouse as a gift, so have managed to get some of the overcrowded windowsill sorted out.\u00a0The dinky greenhouse is\u00a0now full of baby tomato plants, and I sowed a couple of trays of various salad leaves and herbs as well for good measure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, back on the windowsill, the not-so-dwarf beans are about to burst into flower. And they’re too tall to go into the greehouse, so maybe I’ll have to put them out in a bigger pot on the back doorstep soon.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the alfalfa, nearly ready to eat. Maybe needs a couple more days. I suspect that this will be a lifesaver in the winter when not much else will grow – it’s quick and it’s healthy, it’s easy to grow (just rinse daily and drain) and it costs pence. OK, maybe it’s not what everyone would call gourmet, but it’s good for a bit of variety.<\/p>\n

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We’ve had a couple of home-grown salads in the last week. One was a gorgeous mix of pea shoots, baby lettuce and radish microgreens. The pea shoots are re-growing already:<\/p>\n

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Last week I also\u00a0learned that some cheap brands of dried peas can be used for pea shoots, including ‘Leo’ brand. They’re 26p a packet in Asda at the moment, or 27p in Tesco, if your local one stocks that type. When I finally get my hands on some I’ll be growing them by the trayful.<\/p>\n

The lettuce is supposed to be a ‘cut and come again’ Salad Bowl, but I have my doubts about its ability to regenerate. Seriously, look at the state of it:<\/p>\n

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We didn’t eat all the radish sprouts – here’s what’s left of the first big batch. They were delicious. Greenhouse or not, I think these, along with cress, pea shoots\u00a0and herbs, will always have a home on the widowsill.<\/p>\n

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The land cress, spinach and rocket experiment is not doing much at all. Fingers crossed that at least the rocket will grow this week – it’s like a weed outdoors.<\/p>\n

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Those\u00a0spring onions have got their act together now:<\/p>\n

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Some of the many tomato plants:<\/p>\n

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I think I’ll grow a couple of them indoors anyway, in case of blight. And finally, the cucumber plant\u00a0seems set to make an escape bid. Either that or it’s doing an impression of Dustin Hoffman at the end of The Graduate. Not sure which.<\/p>\n

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Are you growing your own food this year? Do you have any success stories?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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