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I planted basil, sage and thyme into a plastic trough and it's sitting on a little table inside next to the balcony as they need a sunny spot and it's too cold to leave them outside.
I also planted some salad leaves. I filled my new long trough (only £2.99 from my favourite junk shop on the high street) with multi purpose compost (also £2.99 from the same junk shop). Because I don't want an abundance of leaves all at the same time, I've planted only half the trough. I patted down the soil and watered it well. I then sprinkled the seeds all over onto the soil and covered them with approx 2 cms of more soil. I'll probably plant the other side in about 2-3 weeks time before the end of October.
Next time, I'll take step by step pictures in case any of you want to give it a go. I think everyone with a small outdoor space should attempt to grow their own fruit and vegetables! If you fancy giving it a go, let me know as I have spare seeds left over and am more than happy to pass them on to anyone willing to give it a try. All you need is a plant pot/container/trough and a bag of compost. If you cook with herbs a lot then maybe start with a mini herb garden. I can't believe it's taken me so long to start mine as I use herbs in cooking nearly ever day.
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I ordered some pea seeds, a garlic bulb and some onion sets from Ebay. The reason I ordered a bulb of garlic and didn't just use one you can buy in the supermarket is because the garlic in supermarkets might not have been grown in the UK. The last thing i want is to attempt to grow garlic for the first time to find the type I've chosen is usually grown in China and won't grow well in our climate!
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Onion sets are mini onions at the start of the growing stage. I read up on them and apparently it's best to plant them at this stage due to the time of year. It saves trying to grow them from seeds and it being to cold for them to propagate. (Ohhhh check me out and my fancy gardening terms!)
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I'm looking forward to the peas the most out of all the things I plan on growing. Can you imagine a lovely little pea plant in the summer full of lovely little vibrant pods full of sweetness. Yum!!
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My Balcony Area
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It' now Wednesday and I've just got a chance to bake off the second fruit cake - it's been soaking up the juices for 4 days now! It's in the oven as I type, which means my oven is out of use for the next 3.5 hours :-( Looks like it's micro chips for my dinner!
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I cooked the most delicious Bangers & Mash I've ever had last night! Seriously, it was lush.
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I made the onion gravy from the Sausage & Mash Bake recipe I posted last month. I mashed the potatoes with lots of butter and white pepper and put it in a bowl in the oven so the top was nice and golden. I then pan fried some sausages on low heat for approx 30 mins so that they were nice and sticky. It was so flipping good. I could eat it again for dinner tonight but Kenny is at Sams house watching the footie so I'm not sure what to have yet.
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The best part was that I added in some fresh thyme into the gravy and chopped up 2 fresh sage leaves and fried it with the sausages. I knew my herb garden was going to come in handy!
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Yum Yum, this was delish!
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Enjoy :-)
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