Category: Food

  • 2021 Lettuce starting up

    2021 Lettuce starting up

    Planted my windowsill lettuce a bit earlier this year, at the start of March. Not long after, my Little Gems are peeking up above the soil. These are from the seeds purchased last year, I wonder how long they will last before they are no longer viable. Maybe with them being sown a bit earlier…

  • Spinach looking good

    Spinach looking good

    My Spinach is doing well. The Lechuza container it’s growing in is doing its job well, keeping the substrate moist. As expected, not sure we’ll have enough for a sandwich, let along regular crops for salads, but thaht’s not the point. Well it is, but I didn’t expect to have loads. It’s apparently ‘perpetual’ spinach.…

  • Lettuce and Spinach

    Trying to grow some edibles in our flat is something I’ve been meaning to try for many years. Well I’ve finally got round to it! With a little help from various websites working out what I could grow given the lateness in year (late May/early June) I settled on Little Gem Lettuce and Spinach. Neither…