Thanks for all the comments on Diluting the growing blogs, i’m glad it isn’t just me! I’m really thinking about doing something to run in August, as a middling to end of season awards thing. It will probably take the form of a blog page ‘where nominations happen,’ rather than something tacked onto Vegmonkey.
I’d happily welcome any other ideas as comments on the blog, emails etc as to the format of the awards, scope, time and so on. I think categories can wait a while. It is also maybe that others of you are thinking about doing this and resources could be pooled…(particularly if you know how to make sidebar widgets!). I particularly liked Patrick’s idea about celebrating particular things about blogs rather than the ‘blog’ in general.
Anyway, enough rambling on that for now…but more soon…
I was hunting through my seed boxes for some ‘leaves’ to plant a few weeks ago when i came across a packet that i had received attached to Grow Your Own magazine. I always keep my eye out for the magazine when shopping (or Kitchen Garden - a fact found hilariously funny by my friends as they leaf through Nuts, Loaded and FHM - one day they will understand ;)) It was entitled ‘Mixed Salad Leaves’ and contained seeds for Mizuna, Mibuna, Mustard ‘Red Giant’, Greek Cress and Green Pak Choi. I’ve grown endive in the past but most of these are new to me.
I planted about 30 seeds in threes plugs (in a seed tray) and waited. As can be seen from the photo, they are coming on great guns and will be adding some much needed colour to the veg garden for this time of year. They will very soon be planted out in the Legumes bed, as i have a little room at the end next to where the Runner Beans will go. As soon as they go in, i’ll plant up another lot of seed trays ready for when we have eaten (or the slugs have) the first lot.
Either way, the leaves will taste a hundred times better - and be a hundred times better for us - than anything bought in a supermarket!
Tags: green pak choi, growing mustard, mizuna, spring leaves
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Great post!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Your idea on the awards sounds great. Go for it! I like the idea of August or thereabouts.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Hi, thanks for the comment. I like the look of your blog, lovely photos and it seems like you are doing great things in your small garden. I’ll be coming back for more.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Hi, new to your blog (I’m just finding my bearings in the gardening blog world) but wanted to add your leaves will be better for your pocket too, especially as they were free.
I’m going to have a nosey around your blog - it’s great, lots to read - and will probably add a link if that’s ok.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Oops, in case you want to know what I’m linking to, I’ve filled out the website bit properly now!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Hey well done! I have already discovered 1 new blog thanks to you, looking forward to finding lots more once the awards get underway (hopefully that will encourage you to go for the idea!)
April 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Thanks once again for all the positive comments…to clarify, i definately will do it as long as others are happy i do! - Thanks for the email Patrick, it wasn’t intentional but all good things come out of things like this and i’m the sort of person to grasp an opportunity!