We’ve already enjoyed some lovely crisp radishes this year (our earliest ever), but I’ve been a little remiss in watering them recently (they’re in the greenhouse), so a few of them have gone woody. Just cut one in half and….
So thought I’d just write a silly post to say that even when things go wrong…don’t forget to smile.
We picked our first proper bunch of radishes yesterday, by far the earliest we’ve ever had them. They were sown in the greenhouse in February and are, if a little small, ready for picking now. The photo is generous as the hand is one of our children’s. I love growing radishes, they’re quick, easy and home grown ones have a lovely crisp bite to them.
I just love greenhouses and polytunnels. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is, but I think they are magical. We’ve been lucky in that each house we’ve moved into has had a greenhouse left behind and we’ve made good use of each one. A couple of years ago, we bought a greenhouse and we absolutely love it! When I went to pick some salad the other day, it struck me how much was ‘going on’ in there…so took a piccy. Later in the season it’ll look very different.
So what’s what?
1. Some radishes that I sowed in Early February for an early spring treat!
2. Strawberry runners that Emma found had rooted in our fruit cage…dug up and popped in pots
3. An old washing tub, now used for compost – convenient and warms the soil
4. Some Begonias and Dahlias for the sitting area in front of the greenhouse (the ‘admire your hard work’ spot)
5. Carrots planted in a container
6. Some bamboo canes from last year’s runner beans
7. Spare raspberry canes (malling admiral I think) that we’re growing in pots
8. The netting system I used last year for growing cucumbers – worked a treat!
9. Buckets of water (from water butts) warming for general greenhouse use
10. Right in the corner…some gnome thing that one of the kids got as a present
11. My perpetual salad system…8 trays (4 on top and 4 below). I’ll plant one tray per week rolling
12. Some chilli, aubergine and capsicum plants
13. A thermometer that’s partly broken (measures lowest but not highest temperature)
14. Outside the greenhouse -Water butts that come from the greenhouse
15. Tommies – We’re growing a few different varieties this year. Harbinger, latah, sungold and sungella
I wonder if other people’s greenhouses are such a jumble as ours at the moment?
Just popped down to the greenhouse to check up on my radish experiment (I’ve never sown them so early) and saw that they have started to germinate -yay. Then on closer inspection, realised how amazing the roots look so thought I’d take a piccy. Thousands of super fine rootlets – they really are spectacular. Would be amazing to be able to look at them if you were the size of an ant.
Also checked the broad beans that we planted in our cheap plant pots…(ooh we got cold hands that day – the compost was freezing!)
And lastly had a look at the wild rocket and found that was sprouting. Can’t wait to taste the first fresh salad leaves of the year! Rocket is the key ingredient to some tasty pizzas I’ll be cooking later this year. More on that…later this year.
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