Tuesday, April 06, 2010

The new salad bar at home


Its all very well growing wonderful salads on the allotment, but for those impromptu last minute salads or leaves, a trip to it to get them is the last thing you want. With this in mind I built a pair of salad bars on our veranda handrail



They are watered via a leaky hose and water computer and are already planted up with rocket, flame, devils tongue, australian green, little gem, salad bowl and mesclun leaves, a row of radish "easter egg" has also gone in. Along the back, with the idea of them trailing over, a dozen strawberry "Elsanta" have also been planted.
They are lined with plastic and will be stained green to enhance their look but as they are they are cracking. From now on, fresh salad leaves and herbs are just one step outside the kitchen door.

4 comments:

Kath said...

Nice to see you back PW. I always feel that salads and herbs should be near the kitchen door!

shelley said...

that my freind looks the dogs twitchers, it will be up and ready to eat we we come up to vist for your birthdays.....cheers pauly

oliWood said...

Now that is a cunning plan!

Matron said...

A new interpretation on the theme of salad bars! I bet Pizza Hut won't have one of those! Grreat!