Mesculun Mess

With my new job last week keeping me busy I was very proud of the fact that I managed to find the time and energy to get sowing some mesculun seed. I borrowed a long trough from my mum, filled it with potting mix, sowed the seed and then watered it lovingly for two days watching it eagerly each day. On day three to my horror I found that one of my beloved furry family members had decided it was just perfect for a litter tray! I almost cried. I decided to reuse the potting mix by putting it into some smaller containers and sowed some sunflower seeds in these as the potting mix could no longer be used for vegetables. I then started all over again sowing my mesculun but this time I recycled some of my husband’s fence netting and used that to cover the trough. There definitely are times that buying your vegetables from the supermarket is a lot easier than growing them yourself but you then don’t have the memorable stories to reminisce over as you eat your hard earned home grown vegetables at meal time.