Growing from seed

The year is skipping along and this weekend I managed to get another New Year's resolution underway, by planting up some salad mix, rocket and peas.

There is a bed in the back garden where sage and rosemary grow strongly alongside some rambling and shrub roses and when we moved in last year I had grand plans to convert this bed into a little potager, but the sage is so vigorous that nothing seemed to take.  Between the dry rooty soil and Fernando's digging, a small lavender bush that I transplanted, chives and rocket all dwindled. 

Hannah, my friend at work, came to the rescue and suggested growing veg in black sack bags from Wilkos which are cheap as chips and but fill out with compost to make really deep containers. 

We've chosen some rocket and a salad mix, crops that command a high price in the supermarket, and peas - another once common garden crop which now cost a fortune to buy fresh.  The added advantage of growing peas is that they grow upwards, and we have plenty of upwards space.

Shopping from the garden, coming soon!