are there two sorts of rocket? I have some seeds called cut and come again rocket leaves which I've got in a seed tray in the green house, but my sister is talking about her rocket running to seed in the garden and her eating the flowers now???
I grow Niche Oriental Salad Leaves all year round in tubs and then when my tomatoes and cucumbers are finished in the greenhouse I plant more Niche and have a continuous supply of salad leaves to pick through the winter.
There are several sorts of rocket available as seed, and they seem to vary in their spiciness and also their leaf shape, but no mine is certainly not at the running to seed stage yet!
I always have a fresh crop of cos lettuce and some "mixed salad leaves" that I grow from a free seed packet that I got off a magazine a couple of years ago (I think). This year I was astounded when the spiky red leaves (not sure what they are due to unrecorded origin) overwintered. I have re-potted the pots and refreshed the compost as usual in spring but kept these rare overwinterers out of respect. I live 60 'ish miles north of london. Anyone else known salad leaves survive outside over winter?
I once saw on a Fernly Whitinstal show, that you can grow you salad crops in gutting.
Bingo, I bought some and screwed it to both our Green house staging, and low and behold, you do not have to bend down for the crops!
Instead of glueing in the ends, I pop riveted them, so that we have some drainage.
Why not give it a go.
ALSO
As I now have to work (regretably) shifts I have installed a series of plastic pipes, and secured some hoselock sprinkler nozzels. All I have to do now is plumb in a few more outside taps, and fit timers. Then the 2 greenhouses, the veg plot and the hanging baskets on the front, will be watered without me being there! Initially i tried 22 mm, but I would recommend 15 mm, as your fixed pipe work. I recommend that you spend the money and buy the proper push fittings, as it will save you playing with silicone sealant. Just remember your mains pressure, will dictate how many nozzels to have. I have 7 in the 6 x 8, and 8 in the 10 x 6 which feeds 3 more out side. I am going to have to replace some 22 mm to ensure that the ridge sprinkler works, and covers its salad tray.
The front ring main, is from the local tool shop, but Aldi sell the same item with thier own logo's for the same £5.99. Just route from your feed point and cut/insert the drip fittings, and you can descretely water you baskets/tubs.
In the veg plot, I have poundland sprinkler hose, cut and joined using copper pipe/hose pipe lenghts, and jubillee clips, to get it where you want to go.
So there you have it, watering/salad growing made easy.
Just remember outside taps require a non return valve, to eliminate syphoning into the household water system
Hi....this is the first time I've grown my own salads and oh I just eat my way through the garden. They taste so different, richer and yummier. I've grown baby spinach, lettuce, i've only just planted some spring onions and I have some carrots coming through beautifully(real easy). I've grown them all in pots to....just hope the radishes catch up (smiling)
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Bingo, I bought some and screwed it to both our Green house staging, and low and behold, you do not have to bend down for the crops!
Instead of glueing in the ends, I pop riveted them, so that we have some drainage.
Why not give it a go.
ALSO
As I now have to work (regretably) shifts I have installed a series of plastic pipes, and secured some hoselock sprinkler nozzels. All I have to do now is plumb in a few more outside taps, and fit timers. Then the 2 greenhouses, the veg plot and the hanging baskets on the front, will be watered without me being there! Initially i tried 22 mm, but I would recommend 15 mm, as your fixed pipe work. I recommend that you spend the money and buy the proper push fittings, as it will save you playing with silicone sealant. Just remember your mains pressure, will dictate how many nozzels to have. I have 7 in the 6 x 8, and 8 in the 10 x 6 which feeds 3 more out side. I am going to have to replace some 22 mm to ensure that the ridge sprinkler works, and covers its salad tray.
The front ring main, is from the local tool shop, but Aldi sell the same item with thier own logo's for the same £5.99. Just route from your feed point and cut/insert the drip fittings, and you can descretely water you baskets/tubs.
In the veg plot, I have poundland sprinkler hose, cut and joined using copper pipe/hose pipe lenghts, and jubillee clips, to get it where you want to go.
So there you have it, watering/salad growing made easy.
Just remember outside taps require a non return valve, to eliminate syphoning into the household water system
thank ant