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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Sowalong: Salad Leaves with Kevin Smith

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Home & Garden, Leisure, Science

4.6607 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Having something fresh on your plate, that you’ve grown yourself from seed, is magic. From speedy mixes and little gem lettuces to mustards and pak choi, this low-fuss lunchbox and dinner table staple will quickly reward you with a delicious crop, filled with variety. Salad leaves are easy to grow in veg beds, balcony containers, or even into a couple of handy pots kept by the kitchen doorstep. Nothing beats having access to beautiful fresh leaves that can be snipped, cut and washed before being added straight to the plate. So, listen on for everything you need to know about growing an array of cut and come again salad leaves from seed. Including Kevin’s tips for successional sowing and harvesting. Why not have a go at growing some this season? Once you’ve picked that first leafy medley for the table, there’ll be no going back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

My name's Meren, grower for Ginsters, and I'm looking for an onion masseuse to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.

0:07.6

You must have, about 10 years' experience, firm hands, but soft fingers, because we all know a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.

0:16.8

Ginsters taste the effort.

0:19.7

Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.

0:21.8

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0:25.5

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0:27.7

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0:29.4

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0:34.8

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0:39.2

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0:50.1

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1:03.7

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1:18.3

Welcome to the Gardner's World magazine's Sewalong series, the podcast that inspires you to grow more from seed.

1:49.3

Thank you. Hello, I'm Kevin Smith, the deputy editor of BBC Gardner's World magazine, and I love sowing seed, particularly if that seed is going to end up being something delicious to eat.

2:01.3

There's nothing like sewing and growing, harvesting and eating. It's just magic. And having something on your plate that you've grown yourself that has come from seed that's only cost just a few pounds is just magic my absolute favorite edible to grow is lettuce well not just lettuce actually

2:10.1

but all all types of salad leaves so speedy mixes oriental mixes um mustards pack choys, little gem lettuces, anything you can imagine really

2:21.3

sort of in the leafy salad department and I guess that includes herbs too. So, you know, things like

2:27.4

coriander and parsley. I just love, love having access to beautiful fresh leaves that you can snip and cut as and when you

2:36.8

want and put them straight onto your plate. Now, the great thing about them, of course, is

2:42.7

they're so, so easy to grow. I normally grow them in blocks in my veg beds you know i divide up a patch of soil with either string

2:54.1

or bamboo canes and then i might grow one square of uh mixed speedy leaves one square of pack joy

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