Mini Veg

These are mini leeks. It is the first time I have grown any of the products which have been marketed as "mini veg". I'm not sure what to make of them yet, are they a specific variety? I planted them in Autumn and so far they are about 1cm thick. I have plenty of "real" leeks to be going on with, but I was wondering if anyone has tried these "mini veg" and with what results?

I tried growing sweetcorn "mini pop" this Summer, but I left them too late and they were too woody.

Any comments on mini veg would be appreciated. 

Winter Salad Leaves

I am very pleased with the spicy mixture of salad leaves I purchased in the USA. The mixture was called "Mesclun" for some inexplicable reason, but they were 97c a packet in Wal Mart so I bought a few packets. They are a lovely tasty mix of rocket, mizuna, mustard greens and I don't know what else. Anyway they are as hardy as you like, quite pest resistant and quick and easy to grow. I usually just work my way down the row with a pair of scissors and they eventually grow back. Yum! 

Mulching

I have just finished a gruelling week of nights. This time of year there is not enough daylight, so I made the most of a fine Winter morning yesterday and I got down and dirty! Over the latter part of the Summer I had been layering and turning my compost heap with bags of hot horse manure and fresh green grass clippings. Yesterday I took off all the coverings of carpet and found about a ton of wonderful, wonderful MULCH!

Tipped barrowloads over the bare soil and forked it over - let my worm friends do the rest, and a happy new year to them too!

Dug up my last 3 parsnips yesterday as well, had them mashed with a haggis for dinner. I seem to be doing well with my quest to fill the hungry gap. I am still looking forward to digging up some Jerusalem artichokes in the next couple of days. I will have to wait until I have a few days off work though, because Jerusalem artichokes make me FART FOR ENGLAND! Apologies to any readers of a delicate nature, anyone that knows me will shudder at the thought. So it's out with the charcoal lined gas mask then......