Being called a 'snob' is something we don't like to hear, but recently I called myself a snob, so that's OK. Because it was true. There I was at the garden centre, in the seed section, looking for radish seeds. They didn't have the packet of 'round' radish seeds I was after, but they did have round radish as seed tapes. Seed tapes? I'm a nut-case keen gardener who grows all sorts of stuff from seed… seed tapes are too easy… they're for beginners.
That's when I called myself a snob: I took it on the chin (because it was true) and so I bought the packet of radish seed tapes, planted them, and harvested some of the proceeds this morning. Now I love them! Nice crops and so easy to sow, too.
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| Small but perfectly formed, what a sensational combination of red and green. Now, I don't eat a lot of radishes in salads, but I do like to chop them finely and use them as a flavour zinger, much in the same way as you use salad dressings. Besides, I just love the way they look in bunches. I'd grow them just to look at them, come to think of it. |
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| Yes, the seed tapes are easy. Just lay them on prepared soil, cover with a bit more soil, water in and wait. They worked well and all the seeds came up nicely and grew well. But the cool thing is that a few weeks after the first sowing, I thought to myself "I need another 20cm of radishes" so I snipped off a length of tape, laid it on the soil, covered with soil, watered in and in about 1 minute the job was done. |
And so this little gardening snob has learned his lesson. Gardening doesn't have to be a test of skill, all it has to do is grow things. Doesn't matter how. I am now a seed tape convert (well, as far as radish growing goes, I am). Not sure what else is available in seed tapes, but next time I see them I'll think "oh goody, seed tapes".
