F&F member Amelia White joins the 52-week salad challenge.
When I made my new year’s resolutions, I decided to take Fennel & Fern’s advice to join the 52-week salad challenge. I like salads, and I also thought that being compelled to grow something during the boring winter months would be good for me.
So I’ve been sowing lettuce and peashoots and sprouting beans like everyone has been advising me to. I’ve got trays on my windowsills and under the windows in my garden shed as well. I’ve had some pretty good crops actually. Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
1. Beansprouts are disgusting.They are grim. They taste horrid and chalk and slimy and the whole process of growing them in a jar and rinsing them out regularly is so very unpleasant. This was a disappointment to me too. People rave about how great beansprouts are, and how easy to boot. They’re not. They’re horrid.
2. The best microsalad is coriander. Um yum. It has such an intense taste. Another great indoor salad is peashoots. They seem more than happy to grow huge on my windowsill, and taste fantastic.
3. You need to be organised. I’ve set aside the day when I east salad as the day I sow salad, and have to look ahead by about three weeks to ensure I’m geting regular crops. It’s hard work if you’re lazy, but so far I’ve managed to keep at it.
4. The salad challenge is, so far, worth it. I’m not buying salad bags from the supermarket and I’m involved in the wonder of sowing and growing far earlier in the year than I normally am.
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Lea
I’m not a big fan of sprouted seeds either. I love cooked beans of all kinds, but if they sprout, they should be planted to grow more beans!
Have a great day!
Lea
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