Titanarum

Now is the time to put some seeds in the soil. Hello!? Spring hasn’t come early but nevertheless time has come to get gardening. And I thought I was having a well earned break. It’s all because Gordon, Raymond and Angela are fans of the produce we gardeners can produce on our windowsills or heated green houses right now. The crop is called ‘micro leaves’ and refers to six to twenty one day old vegetable seedlings of species such as celery, broccoli, coriander, fennel, radish, Swiss chard, mustard, beetroot, sunflowers and snow peas. Don’t be sparing when planting the little seeds in containers filled with compost or vermiculite as you are not trying to save yourself from having to thin them. And make sure seeds are watered from the bottom rather than top, i.e. fill saucer or trays with water and let the containers stand in it until thoroughly moistened, then discard excess water. Harvest, when time is, with scissors and serve up as a salad (if you have enough) or garnish if you just want little vitamin boost. I wonder what seeds I’ve got down in the shed at the allotment. I think I’ve got a few satches of salady seeds. But before I make the effort let me just check if there’s anything else I need to make sure of. Hmm. ‘Avoid putting next to a draughty window or above a radiator’. That rules me out. Phew.