Sometimes I laugh about the depth of our pantry -- the one that's indoors, just a few steps off the kitchen. It's usually so well-stocked, I even call it 'the store'. If we're out of mustard, I stroll over to the store, and most of the time, I'll find what I'm looking for. This summer, we've expanded the little kitchen garden from its usual crop of herbs. This year it's grown to include the 'salad bar' -- an assortment of greens that have been providing fresh salads for quite a few weeks now.
There are enough individual lettuce plants (and of interesting enough varieties) that there are plenty of outer leaves, and those are all I've needed to pinch to make our evening salads.
Best of all, the hanging baskets are perfect for confounding the slugs. Until those creatures learn to fly, our greens should be safe. The wagon in the photo above works much the same way, too high for the creepy crawlers to make their way up to our leafy paradise.
Maybe it's just the laziness of summer, but I like not having to drive -- or even walk more than a few steps -- to go to the store.
2 comments:
veggies in a basket - what a good idea!
Yes, the hanging baskets really work well, especially for basil, which the slugs seem willing to do almost anything for. They'll even climb over copper strips to get at it.
Plus, having the greens at eye level makes them very easy to pick. I think we're onto something with this. Yet another brilliant idea from Mr. Inventive.
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