Some of you may remember I am taking part in a #GrowYourOwn competition run by Ice , a new, flexible customer reward programme which identifies sustainable products and services, from high-street retailers to small independent businesses, presents them to you in a one-stop shop and rewards you generously when you buy them via Ice.
The Ice #GrowYourOwn competition uses seeds from The Organic Gardening Catalogue (one of its partners) to encourage home grown, sustainable produce. I was sent a selection, which I planted a couple of weeks ago. on the 12th July
The seeds popped through the soil surface on 15th July
And look at them now !
I decided I had better do a bit of
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| Trug after the lunchtime leaves were removed |
I harvested a bit of the Celery I grew from my Rocket Gardens plug plants - still growing well in the wicker basket in the Polytunnel - I also picked some tomatoes and the first of the Aubergines.
Add a cucumber picked from the polytunnel yesterday and I reckon that will be a tasty salad.
And so it was, with quiche and some potato and chive salad ( not shown), all from the garden or hens.
I like radish leaves so I ate the thinnings whole as part of my salad, but Compostman and Compostgirl don't like radish root (but do eat radish leaves) so I cut the ends off for them. The pak choi leaves were very tasty, as were the baby beet leaves. I also had some rocket on my plate (from a Rocket Gardens plug plant) but I am the only one who eats it ( funny lot my family!)
So far the carrots and the salad leaves and rocket from the #GrowYourOwn competition seeds are still a bit too small to use but in another week I should have some tasty additions to the plate from them as well.
More from me on the Ice #GrowYourOwn competition in the next few weeks.
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