Over the past month and a bit, I have been helping Jack in his garden. He decided to take use of his overgrown veg patch and try and actually grow some things. Throughout the process I have been documenting the growth through photos and I thought it would be good to show you guys in a blog post. This weekend we picked the first radishes and it felt so good to see something come out of it, plus they tasted really good too!
So far, we have planted Beetroot, Carrots, Onions, Cabbage, multiple types of beans, Peas, Radish, Purple Sprouting, lots of Lettuce and Rocket, Tomatoes and maybe some more that I can’t remember. Below are 3 pictures showing the patch just after we turned it over, in the middle of planting and as it was this weekend…
Bit of an improvement, right? I love how vivid and green it all looks. Yes, ok jack has the space, but you can grow anything anywhere I have been growing Cress in my bedroom in a tiny pot to go in my egg sandwiches. Cress in a packet costs between £1.50-£2.50 and you can grow lots from one packet, whereas from a supermarket it costs around £2 for a small punnet that you selfcut. If you also take a little search on Pinterest you can find so many ideas for growing veg in small spaces. From window boxes and using milk bottles for pots there is really no excuse to not grow things. I will pop the link to my Garden board on Pinterest so you can take a look at some ideas here!
Below is a little time lapse of us planting out some Purple Sprouting that we grew from seed…
So there you go! A little look at what I have spent my last few weekends doing. It is strangely rewarding to see it all growing and finally being able to eat some of it. Plus it didn’t take too much hard work to see some results.
Do you grown any veggies? Let me know in the comments..
Thanks,
Chloe May x
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Your garden looks amazing! I grow my own food too. I grew up this way. We share a huge garden with our whole family. We have all kinds of veggies and fruits. We just ate our first salad (from our own garden) yesterday. So much better than when you buy it at the supermarket.
Bettie
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Thanks so much Bettie! It is so much tastier than shop food! Thanks for your lovely comment x
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Great post! I want a vegetable garden once I’m in my forever home
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aww sounds good! You should look at small space veg growing x
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I’m so jealous! I haven’t got space in my garden for a veg patch but I’m absolutely desperate to have one, your garden looks amazing!
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Thanks Abs! You should take a look at small garden ideas! you can grow lots in small pots take a look on pinterest they have loads of ideas on there x
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What a wonderful way to spend you ur time. Creating and growing and
then feeling the joy when you see the resul and even eat it.
Beautifully done. I also love home grown and hope to take more time
to be as diligent as you are.
miriam
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It is surprisingly relaxing potting and seeding and watching it all grow! Thanks for your comment Miriam x
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I’d love to grow my own fruit and veg! It looks so green and vibrant from your photos! It must be so satisfying to watch them grow and be able to taste your own hard work x
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It’s not too hard you should give it a go! Thanks for taking a look x
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I always love the idea of growing your own vegetables! We sadly don’t have a garden but if we would have one I would go full out! Loved this post a lot xx
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Thanks for stopping by! You can always grow some herbs and strawberries in small indoor pots x
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Your garden looks amazing!
I’m always well-intentioned and then time escapes me. I do have a few flats to put in. I’ve been watering them in the garage. It snowed here last week!
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Aw I used to love growing different things when I was younger but completely grew out of it. Maybe I need to look into growing my own funny cress person in my window! (Haha throwback to primary school!)
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I love growing vegetables. I haven’t had a garden in such a long time,but this year I’m finally doing it. Loved your post! Your garden looks great!
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Aww that’s so good to hear thanks for stopping by Cynthia x
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Love this blog post darling, I love organic produce. I’m sending you all of my love! 🌸💜
With love, Alisha Valerie x | http://www.alishavalerie.com
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Aww thank you so much Alisha! Thanks for stopping by x
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I wish I had a garden so I could grow load of veggies I bet they always taste so much better when you grown them yourself!
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They do! You should look into ways to grow without a garden there are loads of cool ways x
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I love your little garden plot! Nothing is better then a neat bed with little rows of growing plants. Your radishes are beautiful!
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Thanks! I know they look so good don’t they x
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I love fresh radishes!
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So good right!!
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I can’t wait to have my own place and start growing veg! My boyfriend is a chef too and we’d get soo much use out of fresh produce 🙂
Alice Xx
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That would be amazing he would be able to cook you up such lush things with all of your veggies! Thanks for stopping by x
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omg! amazing! i want to do something like this! x
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You should give it a go you can grow veg in so many places x
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Your vegetable patch looks amazing! I love that you grow your own food. I think it’s something I’d really enjoy although we don’t really have any space for it (and I’d probably do something wrong) x
Sophie
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A lot of them are super easy to grow! You should take a look at small space growing ideas if you don’t think you have any room! Thanks for stopping by x
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Your garden is incredible! I love this post, it’s so inspiring and ima try to grow my own veg now! Thanks gal ✨
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Yes! Do it! it’s so easy check out Pinterest for small space ideas if you don’t have much garden space xx
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You’ve been busy, these are looking good! x
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Thank you they are super tasty x
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That veg garden looks really good! We’re also growing our own veggies but in pots since we don’t have a patch of land to plant in. It’s a very rewarding hobby.
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Your garden is awesome 💖💖🌱🌱
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Veggies look so great and yes mouthwatering too 😋😋
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Wow! What a lovely garden! ❤
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Thank you x
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How cool (: what a nice garden!
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I remember when we were younger, my mum gave us our own little patch of soil to grow strawberries in but we did not have the dedication to them that we should have so unfortunately they all died. I think I am destined to always buy my food from other people! xx
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