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mixed spring salad for the hungry gap

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imageWe’re in what’s called ‘the hungry gap’. We’ve finished (or are bored of) eating stored crops from summer (pumpkins, carrots and onions for example) and things we’re harvesting that were planted in autumn (cabbages, kale, leeks for example). The summer tomatoes, beans and corn are some way away. I sowed some greens in late April and May which I’m harvesting now ‘leaf by leaf’ to make a daily salad. Add some herbs such as chives, mint and coriander and we’ve got a great mix.

I counted nine leaves in today’s salad – lettuce and spinach are still growing pretty slowly but chicory, rocket and ‘Asian greens’ (part of the brassica family like Tat Soi, Mibuna and Mizuna) are growing well and aren’t yet going to seed.

L – R from the top row:

1. lettuce ‘freckles’, lettuce ‘merveille des quatre saisons’, spinach ‘upright’

2. lettuce ‘red salad bowl’, rocket ‘runway’, mizuna ‘red coral’

3. tat soi, chicory ‘red treviso’, lettuce ‘green salad bowl’

The variety means I get a great looking salad with a fantastic taste and nutrition. It also means if there’s a pest problem I don’t lose all the leaves (slugs love tat soi but they leave mizuna, chicory and rocket.  Sparrows love chicory and lettuce.)

 

 

 

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I'm an enthusiastic gardener who loves eating things I've grown. Initally I grew and sold boxes of homegrown produce. When I couldn't satisfy the demand, I started teaching my customers how to grow their own. I teach, write, sew and cook. I'm also catching up on learning to play piano. More...

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