Lots of lettuce
Oak Leaf
Lollo Rosso
And Cos
And not much else really..
My carrots that were sown in April are almost ready and my peas and broad beans are in flower -not long now! We also picked our first strawberries this weekend..
My belle de fontenay potatoes that I planted out in March are ready too but I’m resisting the urge to dig some up just yet as I want to wait for the carrots and peas ..
Over the past seven to ten days I’ve been living and sleeping lettuce.. well.. that’s what it certainly feels like.. having forty to chomp through..
I’m now developing a nose twitch along with a spring in my step.. Lol
Thankfully this site has given me some ideas..
I’m the same – tons and tons of lettuce (and spinach!) but nothing else is ready yet!
Your letuces do look fantastic, but i can understand whey you are looking ofrward to your other produce. One of the ways I managed to get through them was cooking them. One of the delicious recipes was a lettuce quiche.
Thanks for the tip… Yes.. using lettuce would be a good alternative to using spinach in quiche. I never thought of that!
Hi just came across your blog its great, we have a bit of a lettuce glut at the moment to. P.S I am having my first blog give away stop by if you can.
Your lettuce look very nice indeed. I bet your different colours on the plate are quite inviting!
Hi dee.
i just found your site ffrom Down to earth blog. Many years ago i lived in South London for three years on my big OE and it is like a second home . I also grow my own and having for the moment relised that we havent quite got the land we so desire have decided to ring the farm to us! We now have chooks, and are planting out much more veges, making an orchard and so forth. I really have enjoyed looking at your log and am enjoying to have more of a trawl around when ive got some time.
Thnkas
Cherry at simple things in life
Hi Dee, found you via Down to Earth. I’m very impressed with your lettuces. How do you keep the slugs and snails at bay? I’ve planted 3 lots of lettuces so far and as soon as they poke their little heads above the soil something eats them!
Hi Tilly I keep my lettuce covered with a fine mesh-called “enviromesh” its very good at preventing my veg from being eaten and as for slugs..This year I’ve been very lucky and have been slug free so far. I have used slug pellets in the past when an army of the little blighter’s moved onto my plot Lol.. but only the brand that are recommended by the organic society..