http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2009/04/top-winter-veges/ organic vegetable gardening courses, growing tips and homegrown recipes. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2009/04/top-winter-veges/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Rachel Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:28:08 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=13#comment-11 At this time of year germination can be very slow as the soil can be very cold. Your best bet is to sow in pots on a sunny windowsill to get them started or to buy seedlings. Growth will be slow until the days get a bit warmer and longer. If you can give them protection against the worst of the wind, rain and hungry sparrows it will help a great deal. A cloche or cold frame is ideal if you don't have a green house. Cut the bottom and top off a plastic coke bottle and use it as a mini-cloche if you don't have anything else. I sowed a range of salad crops, including cos lettuce, in my tunnel house on 18 June and they have all germinated well but temperatures get above 20 degrees centigrade in there on a sunny day. It will be a while before I'm eating them though. At this time of year germination can be very slow as the soil can be very cold. Your best bet is to sow in pots on a sunny windowsill to get them started or to buy seedlings. Growth will be slow until the days get a bit warmer and longer. If you can give them protection against the worst of the wind, rain and hungry sparrows it will help a great deal. A cloche or cold frame is ideal if you don’t have a green house. Cut the bottom and top off a plastic coke bottle and use it as a mini-cloche if you don’t have anything else. I sowed a range of salad crops, including cos lettuce, in my tunnel house on 18 June and they have all germinated well but temperatures get above 20 degrees centigrade in there on a sunny day. It will be a while before I’m eating them though.

]]> http://www.thekitchengarden.co.nz/index.php/2009/04/top-winter-veges/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Judith Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:55 +0000 http://the14983s1.wagner.2day.com/?p=13#comment-10 Hi Rachel, I saved cos lettuce seeds from my first six last year (I love Caesar salad). I hear you about lack of bugs, tearing off leaves at a time etc but can I plant the seeds now? Am sending your top 7 on to a friend too! Judith Hi Rachel,
I saved cos lettuce seeds from my first six last year (I love Caesar salad).
I hear you about lack of bugs, tearing off leaves at a time etc but can I plant the seeds now? Am sending your top 7 on to a friend too!
Judith

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