Life around Garden and Café

[Phaedra]

The first sowing (veggies) is done

Peas for shoots, broad beans, lettuce, small brassica, Japanese crown daisy (for leaves)

Tomorrow, i will sow seeds for cut flower patches.

 

[SPedigrees]

The first sowing (veggies) is done

Peas for shoots, broad beans, lettuce, small brassica, Japanese crown daisy (for leaves)
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Tomorrow, i will sow seeds for cut flower patches.

On a *much smaller* scale I've been growing pea shoots in this little grow kit over the past winter months. They are wonderful in salads. Last night I finally "retired" them, and the root systems these small plants had grown were remarkable. Roots entirely filled these tiny pots.

I started over with new soil and spinach in one pot and a lettuce mix in the other. In a couple months I will replace these with tomato starts, and then retire this indoor grow kit for the summer, as fresh greens will be available by then at the farmers market.

Will you be transplanting your plants to outdoor locations, or growing them indoors?

 

[Phaedra]

On a *much smaller* scale I've been growing pea shoots in this little grow kit over the past winter months. They are wonderful in salads. Last night I finally "retired" them, and the root systems these small plants had grown were remarkable. Roots entirely filled these tiny pots.

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I started over with new soil and spinach in one pot and a lettuce mix in the other. In a couple months I will replace these with tomato starts, and then retire this indoor grow kit for the summer, as fresh greens will be available by then at the farmers market.

Will you be transplanting your plants to outdoor locations, or growing them indoors?

Yes, I transplant them as early as I reasonably can. This first batch usually handles a bit of late frost just fine. Keeping them indoors for too long actually creates more problems — pests, excess moisture, and that constant need to manage everything.

A few years ago, I sowed very early and ended up with a greenhouse packed full of young plants. It was overwhelming. I realized I don’t enjoy that kind of pressure, so I stopped doing it.

These days, my first sowing is always around Valentine’s Day.