Years ago, before they became really popular and therefore really hard to get, I had an allotment.

I loved it but it was a lot of work and stuff was happening and I had to give it up. Now I live in a flat with no garden and I really miss the opportunity to grow food. Even with a garden or an allotment, I wouldn’t really be able to grow all or even most of my food but I miss the sense of achievement that eating something I grew gives me. It’s better than eating toast and jam when you’ve made both the toast and the jam!

Given my recent success with my house plants, I decided that at the very least I could grow some herbs, I had a pot of parsley and rosemary bought from the supermarket. I add a pot of basil and planted them up. I think that the rosemary will last longer than the summer, but I’m more than happy to dig up and grow the basil and parsley again if needed! Eventually, I’ll add thyme and sage to the mix too!

Two weeks later, I filled another window box soil and taking advice from H (who was very happy to give me all the wisdom she gained last year) put carrot and radish seeds as well as mixed salad leaves and spinach. There’s a bit more room for some more salad leaves in a couple of weeks time.

I don’t know if it will work but I’m enjoying the process of growing stuff and it’s the best I can do until I get another allotment (which given the waiting list will be in about 20 years!)

Do you grow herbs at home? Miss having a garden or have one and grow lots of good stuff?