Square Metre Salad - Week one Progress Report

The Square Metre Salad Plot - Week 1

The first week has passed and it's time to give the report on how the Square Metre Salad Plot has been going. Refresh your memory, if you need to, by taking a look at what was planted.

It took just 3 days to see the first green shoots of the Watercress arrive.   I did sow it thick and it seems every seed decided to germinate.   Day 5 the Radish and Rocket appeared and day 7 the English Spinach and Beetroot are just emerging.  The Basil, Spring Onions and Lettuce have become established and have started to grow. 

Rocket - day 5

What I did this week:  Other than check on progress often I did absolutely nothing. Yep that's right!  I just watched and waited. It stayed moist because I have my water system set with an automatic timer to give it a light misting every day for 10 minutes. 

What needs to happen this week:  The Radish will need to be thinned so that plants are spaced at about 4 cm.  Then I will remove the weaker Rocket seedlings so that each spot has 3 plants.  If the weather stays warm I may even thin the English Spinach and Beetroot seedlings.  The whole bed will also be given a dose of liquid fertiliser.  For such small seedlings I will halve the recommended dosage so that I do not over do it.  The other thing to do  is to spread some snail bait.  Nothing more tasty to a snail that young seedlings! I expect to see the Mini Carrots germinate in a couple of days.

Watercress - day 3

Radish  -  day 5

So, have you planted a plot yet?   
Here is the link to easily do it.