Kitchen Garden Forum

We bung all the kitchen scraps into the wormary. Last year I used some of the resulting compost and got a little forest of tomato seedlings - however it was late in the year and they all died.

I kept compost in a dark bag (rubble bag) until this spring. Put a thin layer, approx 1 inch thick, into seedtrays and covered with clingfilm. A few weeks on and tomato and what look like peper/chilli seedlings are coming up.

Last year, I also got a "mystery" plant from home-compost, that turned out to be a Physalis. Gained about a bowl full of fruit from that

Just thought I'd share incase anyone else puts fruit/veg into the wormary. It also means that the chances are high of it being fruit/veg you like, as it's from your household

It is fun growing them on to see what you get isn't it. I've potted up a peach that had germinated in the compost heap and it has three peaches on it this year - only its second year. It will be interesting to see whether they are white fleshed like my other peach tree, or yellow like the ones I bought from the shop.

I don't know if you are like me - feel like a murderer if I pull up a nice little plant that has grown where it isn't supposed to.

WOW! A peach tree is cool
Keep us upto date on the peach colour
I'm interested in to see what type of tomatoes I've got - counted 12 seedlings so far.

It does feel bad! This is why I'm putting it in the seedling trays, as then it's not too bad Got some lavander growing in the wall and I'm loathed to pull it out - but know I'll have to soon (for the health of the wall!)