Food ‘n Drink

With the summer seeming like it’s given up now for the rest of the year my lettuce and rocket have not really been happy. I’ve had lettuces out in the garden since July and they’re just not growing like they should, and are clearly now too far gone to eat. The lack of sun has really killed off the salad growing, only the tomatoes are still happy! Most of the rocket I started growing at the end of July has either been stripped by caterpillars or just died off. So I’m going to have a go at growing the rocket indoors, as this is such a great herb to have growing to add to salads and sandwiches. Hopfully I can get some special matting which will hold water so that the roots are always kept moist, and if it’s placed in a window that gets the sun I’m hoping it will thrive with the warm and sunshine and obviously no rain (or butterflies!).

If I’ve got space I’ll also try doing some mixed leaves or little gems as well, as they both say they can be grown in pots. It may be a slower process but if it means we can grow lettuces for a couple more months then it’ll be worth it.

I’m also going to look into growing Watercress after a post on Eating Britain about Home Grown Watercress. Watercress is really good for you and is great to use in salads, sandwiches and even smoothies. Plus the heightened calcium content can also aid in Weightloss.