My very first Salad!

[Jules2]

I just couldn't resist taking a picture of my very first salad.

It's got 3 different types of lettuce plus a spicy salad leaf mix, teeny tiny spring onions (I just couldn't wait) and lovely lovely radishes.

This is my first time growing anything other than tomatoes, and I'm delighted with the results.

My 'plot' is miniscule - only two 4ft by 4ft raised beds, and I would never have bothered if I hadn't been so inspired by all you guys on the vine! I've now got veggies all over the place, in pots, window boxes, hanging baskets and in my new raised beds. So a huge THANK YOU to everyone

Now going off to eat my Salad with some crusty bread and Parmesan cheese........

[Mrs Dobby]

Nice one Jules, looks really tasty! Well done!

[Lesley Jay]

That looks good enough to eat Jules!! I bet it tasted great!

[muckdiva]

Cool, the first radishes of the season are so great aren't they Yum

[serenity]

Well done jules, looks scrummy. Iv'e been harvesting my cut and come again salad leaves for a while now but my OH still gets a real buzz from popping into the back garden and cutting some for his sarnies. Am really looking forward to my first potato, picked and straight into boiling water and served with a knob of butter mmmmm

[shirlthegirl43]

Well done Jules. Hope you enjoyed it.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Well done you!

That looks really good, Jules!

Looking at your avatar, it also looks like you've used your pup's bowl to serve it in.......

[Alice]

Brilliant Jules2. There's just nothing like your own. If you want to try some potatoes in buckets to go with it, here's mine, lifted today. Now eaten !

[Jules2]

Wowww Alice...luv your taytoes!

I do have some growing in large pots, but they are Charlottes and Pink Fir Apple so not ready yet. Do I still have to earth them up? The stems are about 5 inches high.

[shirlthegirl43]

Earth them up leaving just the tops out of the soil. Keep doing that till you get to the top of the pot/bucket. Then wait with increasing impatience until they flower or the foliage dies back (with occasional broggling - feeling in the soil) and you get spuds to eat! Have fun.

[Jules2]

That looks really good, Jules!

Looking at your avatar, it also looks like you've used your pup's bowl to serve it in.......

Well spotted Hazel......I hadn't noticed this myself, gave me a great laugh though.

But I can confirm it is NOT the same bowl......honest!!!!

[SueA]

Lovely salad Jules hope you enjoyed it, think the pup wants some in his bowl too!

[Two_Sheds]

Everybody who likes lettuce...you must try growing Rusty, its a winter one (sow in autumn), and I've been picking it every day for weeks now. Arctic King was poop tho.

[goddess]

i would like to grow some rusty ,can you please tell me from what seed company you got it two sheds.g

[Hazel at the Hill]

Thanks for the tip, twosheds - do you cover it in the winter?