Final plantings of the year...?

While it’s still warm enough for me to want to be out in the garden, I have in the past week planted some garlic into pots, and sown a pot of salad leaves to keep on the kitchen windowsill. Small beginnings maybe, but it’s always nice to have something on the go during the autumn and winter months.

I haven’t tried growing garlic before, so this is a bit of an experiment, using an unused shop-bought garlic. Some people say this doesn’t work, and some people have had some success with it. I didn’t see the harm in giving it a go, as the garlic would more than likely have ended up being thrown away in any case. In just a short space of time, there is evidence that the cloves are taking root! How exciting! I actually thought that the recent rain we’d had might have drowned them, but so far so good. I’m waiting to see whether or not they sprout.

A sprinkling of salad seeds has so far produced 12 tiny little sprouts. I wanted these to keep on my kitchen windowsill so that I can pick at them for little salads and sandwich fillings.

I think that’s probably about all I am going to plant until the beginning of the year. Plans are in motion, so watch this space!