It is tough NOW. So how are we coping

smileyt_2

Hi Jo-Rourke

You could try growing chillies on your window sill, although it is too late to sow any now. You might be able to find some plants in a garden centre, or ask on freecycle if anyone has any spare.

Also, you could try growing salad leaves and oriental leaves. The other thing you could do is buy seeds for sprouting (a good health food shop should have a selection). That way you would always have something fresh to put in salads. Sprouting seeds doesn't require any compost, either.

Be aware that with flowering plants such as chillies you may have to self-pollinate them using a paintbrush or cottonbud if there are no insects around to pollinate them for you (not sure if you can get self-fertile chillies or tomatoes, my gardening knowledge doesn't stretch that far!).

Hope this helps.

mardatha

You dont need to do that with tomatoes no

smileyt_2

mardatha wrote: »

You dont need to do that with tomatoes no

Really? Ooh, that's useful to know .... (starts planning what else to fit on kitchen windowledge ....)

I forgot to add that you can grow herbs on your window ledge too - basil's a good one.

Wee_Jo

smileyt wrote: »

Hi Jo-Rourke

You could try growing chillies on your window sill, although it is too late to sow any now. You might be able to find some plants in a garden centre, or ask on freecycle if anyone has any spare.

Also, you could try growing salad leaves and oriental leaves. The other thing you could do is buy seeds for sprouting (a good health food shop should have a selection). That way you would always have something fresh to put in salads. Sprouting seeds doesn't require any compost, either.

Be aware that with flowering plants such as chillies you may have to self-pollinate them using a paintbrush or cottonbud if there are no insects around to pollinate them for you (not sure if you can get self-fertile chillies or tomatoes, my gardening knowledge doesn't stretch that far!).

Hope this helps.

Thank you SmileyT!

Is it too late to grow salad leaves now?

Winged_one

Can someone please post the link to Weezl's blog/website please? I was on it one day but forgot to bookmark it (and then i thought I asked here earlier today, but then realised I'd been all over the board and not a clue where I'd actually asked - doh!).

Winged_one

Actually, forget that, I just found where I asked (yes, on OS - see this is my true home!!) and Penelope Penguin kindly answered.

Thanks PP

huxley

Hi all love this thread just popped out of lurking to say, no its not too late to sow salad leaves:D Also dont forget to check out if you have a local LETS group, good for trading for all sorts of things without using sterling our groups meeting last week had the theme of plants and seedlings so I managed to get extra bits for the veg plot without spending:D

Wee_Jo

huxley wrote: »

Hi all love this thread just popped out of lurking to say, no its not too late to sow salad leaves:D Also dont forget to check out if you have a local LETS group, good for trading for all sorts of things without using sterling our groups meeting last week had the theme of plants and seedlings so I managed to get extra bits for the veg plot without spending:D

Thank you Huxley! What does LETS stand for?

AnnieG

Sprouting seeds is great - you can do it in a jam jar, and use pretty much anything pea-like that you've got in your cupboard. Mung beans are a particular favourite of mine, aduki beans and lentil also work well. Just soak them for 12 hours, drain them and leave to sprout. I rinse mine once a day, they take 3-4 days to be ready, and are really nice added to salads.

smileyt_2

Some varieties of salad leaves can be sown pretty much all year round, I think. I'll fish some of mine out and have a look at the packets if I can remember. Or you could go to a local garden centre and have a look at their seeds.

Be warned though - once you get started it's very addictive!!