tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post6467226305548925780..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: The 52 Week Salad Challenge BeginsVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-56373572525875941192012-05-08T11:03:28.852+01:002012-05-08T11:03:28.852+01:00Hi Mark - it's great to have you join in :)
T...Hi Mark - it's great to have you join in :)<br /><br />The best part about this challenge is your year can start whenever you want! Good luck with the house move.<br /><br />Psst! I've added some of your posts already to the monthly roundups because you've been joining in on #saladchat already and you've had some very good posts I wanted to make sure got shared.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-75917093523144194382012-05-08T08:38:42.317+01:002012-05-08T08:38:42.317+01:00I'm oh, so late, but I'm in. Prob moving h...I'm oh, so late, but I'm in. Prob moving home halfway through year so that will be another challenge to add in. PS this is such a fantastic idea - huge potential for the future - tv series, soon?Mark Ridsdill Smithhttp://www.verticalveg.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52131518819794869352012-02-26T19:47:49.452+00:002012-02-26T19:47:49.452+00:00Misk Cooks - thanks and I've added your post t...Misk Cooks - thanks and I've added your post to Mr Linky :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-65063094459310266372012-02-23T15:18:35.828+00:002012-02-23T15:18:35.828+00:00Still sprouting!
http://miskcooks.com/2012/02/23/a...Still sprouting!<br />http://miskcooks.com/2012/02/23/and-i-just-keep-sprouting/Misk Cookshttp://miskcooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-24610534682798412562012-02-18T20:51:44.668+00:002012-02-18T20:51:44.668+00:00Hi Giggler and welcome - I think it was Emma Coope...Hi Giggler and welcome - I think it was Emma Cooper who invited you, but you're welcome to join in :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-19445417028392744432012-02-18T18:25:42.327+00:002012-02-18T18:25:42.327+00:00Thanks for inviting me to join the 52 week Salad C...Thanks for inviting me to join the 52 week Salad Challenge. Its something that I try to do anyway!Gigglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653103990734629266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-31241919668110115662012-02-04T11:29:38.546+00:002012-02-04T11:29:38.546+00:00Hi Monica - thanks for joining in! I'll come o...Hi Monica - thanks for joining in! I'll come over and get your link for Mr Linky in our Salad Days roundup :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-55633075353717042442012-02-04T11:28:05.920+00:002012-02-04T11:28:05.920+00:00Those sound delicious! I see you have a very roomy...Those sound delicious! I see you have a very roomy polytunnel just crying out for some salad growing soon :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-57913338393323502262012-02-04T11:25:35.417+00:002012-02-04T11:25:35.417+00:00Great Mel and thanks for your first post :)Great Mel and thanks for your first post :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-7687839112037437072012-02-01T21:09:09.763+00:002012-02-01T21:09:09.763+00:00I just stumbled across this challenge and I love i...I just stumbled across this challenge and I love it. Writing my first blog post now. (Better late than never.) Looking forward to a year of yummy salads I've grown myself. =DMonicahttp://smarterfitter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-14357622520535366542012-01-26T14:27:26.554+00:002012-01-26T14:27:26.554+00:00I just have a coriander plant, coriander seedlings...I just have a coriander plant, coriander seedlings and parsley plants which I use in salads at the moment. May start sprouting some chickpeas and green lentils at the weekend.<br />Sandra http://livingin22.blogspot.comBrittanyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394869612112242296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-3459132236041806942012-01-16T12:29:32.169+00:002012-01-16T12:29:32.169+00:00I've only just heard about this, so I've m...I've only just heard about this, so I've missed the first two weeks, but I would love to join in, as it hits a lot of buttons for me. <br /><br />I love growing food, and adore foraging. I want to get more interesting salads and dressings in my repertoire, as I usually fall back on the same ingredients, but have been inspired to do better by a recent trip to Melbourne, where there are some amazing salads to be had. I am also a dismal failure at successional planting, so this should help me to learn. <br /><br />I have guinea pigs, who need a lot of greens, so by joining in this challenge, I will also be able to feed them better all year round.<br /><br />Luckily, I have a really sheltered garden, which still has some mizuna, endive, fennel and other bits and pieces, so I can get going right away, and then I can get sprouting for subsequent weeks. <br /><br />Reporting back will hopefully help me not to flake out on this as well. <br /><br />Great suggestion, thanks<br /><br />Melediblethingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073984491763254283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-25115011308912976472012-01-11T20:09:49.306+00:002012-01-11T20:09:49.306+00:00Fantastic comments everyone, thank you :)
Lu - I&...Fantastic comments everyone, thank you :)<br /><br />Lu - I've just been writing Friday's seed sprouting post - you will have no excuse not to!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-46544984446868553792012-01-11T17:10:08.876+00:002012-01-11T17:10:08.876+00:00I managed 52 week salad ingredients last year and ...I managed 52 week salad ingredients last year and I'm looking forward to it again but with a little more variety this time. I live on the coast and can gather samphire when it's in season. It costs an arm and a leg in posh restaurants but it's free up here.Colinhttp://therecycledgardener.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-20112530921276483692012-01-11T15:30:48.980+00:002012-01-11T15:30:48.980+00:00this has reminded me to get back into the regular ...this has reminded me to get back into the regular habit of seed sprouting again - I look forward to future episodes!Lunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60332709121868201892012-01-11T10:26:19.696+00:002012-01-11T10:26:19.696+00:00Love the idea of this. I must admit that salad doe...Love the idea of this. I must admit that salad doesn't excite me all that much but the idea of it does! I recently saw Clarissa Dixon-Wright adding some leaves to a dish as an accompaniment and she said that salad was a waste of time. For once, at that moment I warmed to her.<br />I think what is important here, apart from the wonder that there will be leaves available all year round if we only look or plant a few seeds, is how you mix those leaves to highlight their particular assets, make more of them and how you dress them. That is what makes a salad really worthwhile to me and what I want to explore more of. Really looking forward to following along here.laundryetchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771849803931593798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-86947097496766331782012-01-10T10:20:06.780+00:002012-01-10T10:20:06.780+00:00Oh I like this idea. I'm thinking perhaps I wi...Oh I like this idea. I'm thinking perhaps I will both record the leaves I'm eating (many varieties grow well in Melbourne all year round)and try and come up with a new salad recipe a month for the post.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-34620683700016508962012-01-09T18:58:32.080+00:002012-01-09T18:58:32.080+00:00Welcome to everyone commenting for the first time!...Welcome to everyone commenting for the first time!<br /><br />Fab - thanks for your replies and joining in! :D<br /><br />CG - a good list, but Carl has loads - shows just what we all can do. I went out with my camera yesterday and 5 salad ingredients and that was just on the patio!<br /><br />Diana - I've never had any problems with storecupboard sprouting - might be a South African thing? I DO know supermarket garlic is treated though and grows very poorly if used as a crop rather than a cooking ingredient. Is that what you might be thinking of? Also seeds for sowing are usually treated, unless they're organic. Therefore I wouldn't recommend them for jar/tray sprouting - only for shoots grown in compost and just those (not the roots) are harvested.<br /><br />SVG - most lettuce needs 10 degrees C for germination to occur, so the recent mild spell's probably why yours has now started :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-16617086541953999402012-01-09T09:38:02.005+00:002012-01-09T09:38:02.005+00:00Count me in!
I did sow some lettuce seeds in a tr...Count me in! <br />I did sow some lettuce seeds in a tray in the greenhouse hoping for some December salad but sadly nothing germinated and I had to buy some ready bagged from M&S... However, my greenhouse clear-out didn't happen and so the seed tray sat there for a few weeks. I've now got 2 little lettuce seedlings that I've transferred to pots - hopefully I'll have a harvest for the end of the month!suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81967820985494252472012-01-08T20:21:42.264+00:002012-01-08T20:21:42.264+00:00A while ago I declared I was going to give up sala...A while ago I declared I was going to give up salad because it was so boring - but to be fair my ideas have changed (as have my tastes). And especially so since we started growing our own. I still have some leaves that have 'gone to seed' but I reckon they taste ok and keep munching on them every time I pass the shed.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36762110980788593032012-01-08T10:26:41.416+00:002012-01-08T10:26:41.416+00:00just seen Carl's post and would love to join i...just seen Carl's post and would love to join in! just been out to see what's about in the garden and am going to start some seeds today :)Joanna @ Zeb Bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524835664217239571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36470127243457277322012-01-07T18:50:45.262+00:002012-01-07T18:50:45.262+00:00Consider me signed up. This is one New Year resol...Consider me signed up. This is one New Year resolution I will stick to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-11125281011613704312012-01-07T18:07:31.419+00:002012-01-07T18:07:31.419+00:00A great idea Michelle. As I promised on twitter, I...A great idea Michelle. As I promised on twitter, I've done a photo round-up of what we have available in our plot. I found loads of stuff:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.carllegge.com/2012/01/52-week-salad/" rel="nofollow">Carl's salad pictures</a> <br /><br /><br />Recipes to come next... :)Carl Leggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847326744882267208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70380546321379603642012-01-07T17:07:46.860+00:002012-01-07T17:07:46.860+00:00Hello! I want to join in too - I couldn't use...Hello! I want to join in too - I couldn't use the pic at the top to do so, like you say in the post above, sorry - but I'm here. I haven't focussed on gardening very much before - but I moved house last year, and now I have a little plot thats just right for me, that gets a fair amount of sun too. I've got garlic I planted myself, some herbs I put in, and quite a few herbs and fruits that are already here. <br /><br />Since this is the last day of the first week, I'll be either sprouting some mung beans (I have loads of dried mung beans at the mo) or growing some cress. Gulp. Its quite a commitment!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897201600150757750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59235804136330305292012-01-07T16:52:59.583+00:002012-01-07T16:52:59.583+00:00Great Idea, i've been trying to persuade peopl...Great Idea, i've been trying to persuade people to grow all year round salad for ages. Feeling rather smug about what i'm harvesting this week at the moment, but a challenge that keeps me thinking about it all year will be great. - count me inClaire, Plantpassionhttp://blog.plantpassion.co.uknoreply@blogger.com