Yesterday we went to Wilkinson's as my boyfriend had been hassling me about a firepit and mini greenhouse he'd seen there for very little cost wise. As we've had such awful weather, the greenhouse has turned out to be a must, I haven't even been able to plant my veggie seeds and we're part way through April. I'm living in hope that we get some much needed sunshine very soon!
We picked up some seeds from Lidl at the beginning of the month, and have prepped the garden for the veggie patch. I live in a terraced house and my garden is mainly decked, but we have a small raised bed that had a couple of bushes in that we removed to transform in to a vegetable patch. We also picked up some seeds from good old Wilko's for next to nothing so I intend to spend today filling seed trays with compost and getting them sorted.
We picked up a fantastic Rosemary plant from Wilko's for £2.98, it is HUGE, and when you think about how much you pay for supermarket herbs, £2.98 is nothing. That is being transplanted to the veggie patch today. Its a pretty mature plant and we love Rosemary in our house, we have a rabbit called George and she adores the stuff too!
On to the mini greenhouse, you can find it online here, for the bargainous price of £10.
Image courtesy of Wilkinson's Website
Its not too bad for £10, its pretty windy today and its standing up really well. Its a good size for smaller gardens and will fit all the seed trays I'm filling today. The PVC cover fits well and I'll update you as to how it works when we get some sun!
We spent just under £48 in Wilko's on a heck of a lot of garden stuff (and some hay for the rabbits) which is brilliant. The same stuff in B&Q would be much more.
On to the foodie bits as our local Wilko's didn't have the firepit (you can find a selection here, I'm not so keen on the £20 one so I've told my partner that we'll get a better one come payday!)
I grabbed more seeds so we're going to grow:
Onions
Pak Choi
Carrots
Romaine Lettuce
Lollo Rossa & Lollo Bionda Lettuce
Kale
Leeks
Peppers
I'll probably pick up ready to pot young Tomatoes and Strawberries as I usually do from B&Q or Homebase. I tend to have more luck with those this late on in the year. They tend to clear them off towards the back end of April so I'll be looking out for those.
We also picked up 4 windowsill herb pots, they were 2 for £3 I think. I chose:
Rocket
Sweet Basil
Sage
Coriander
Our Bearded Dragon, Bruce, devours Rocket so it is great to be growing my own and knowing where it has come from. I adore Coriander and haven't had luck growing it before, but hopefully I'll have better luck this time! Sage I love to put with Pork or Onions and its amazing in a Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto. Basil is just one of those herbs that is so handy to have. I cook a lot of Italian dishes so its a staple to have on the windowsill.
We also bought 2 lots of Anya seed potatoes and some King Edward seed potatoes. They'll see us through the Summer and in to the Autumn no problem.
I look forward to using my own produce to make lots of delicious food, there's nothing like your own veg being on your plate and its great to have a ready supply to harvest. It saves me so much money as a bag of Rocket from the supermarket is approx £1, if I have it on hand I can pull what I want off the plant and not worry about the rest of the bag going slimy or soggy.
So, off I go to pot up seeds on my lounge floor (I do have wooden floorboards for ease of cleaning!) I'll try and post some pictures up later.
Today we're having a belated 'Homemade Pizza Night' instead of a Sunday Lunch and I am going to try and make a cake too if I get time. Have a great day whatever you are doing, and if you're out in the garden, I hope the sun is shining!
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