Winter salad
With the brief onset of summer (before the return of the cold spring winds) I have removed the pvc cover from the winter cloche. Underneath the cloche the lettuces that have been providing salad leaves for months were still going strong. I have been harvesting outer leaves regularly for the plate, but recently have been having to share them with slugs. Hopefully the removal of protection will help with the slug problem by allowing predators (including me) to get at the slimy bastards. If you ask me what was my favourite veg, I would have to say lettuce. In the summer I eat it nearly every day and ideally I would like to do the same in winter, but would settle for once a week. The lettuces I grew over winter under the cloche were winter density, marveille des quatre saisons, and red salad bowl. Also under the cloche were rocket (now beginning to bolt), red frills mustard, and a woodland strawberry (already showing flowers). The pak choi has been removed, as it bolted a fe...