GROW YOUR OWN INGREDIENTS PASTA SAUCE CASSIE LIVERSIDGE PRESS Sky Pony Press New York
Introduction Welcome This book will help you to grow all of the fresh ingredients you need along with the recipe to cook the most delicious pasta dish you have ever tasted Hopefully you will make so much pasta sauce that you will be able to put it in jars and give it to family and friends TOP TIPS TO GROWING SUCCESS This chart is a rough guide of when to sow the seeds and when to harvest your produce Try to follow the instructions on the seed packet label and be aware of your local weather as it is important that the seeds and plants have the conditions they like so they can grow well Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Garlic Onions Tomato Pepper Basil When to sow When to harvest 4 Garlic and onions can be grown in pots if you need to Just follow the instructions in the book and plant according to the size of your container Not too many plants in a pot to allow them room to grow
FERTILIZER and PLANT FOOD Tomatoes and peppers love to be fed extra nutrients You can either buy an organic tomato food from a garden center or use your own diluted worm tea if you have a wormery Spraying the leaves with worm tea can also help keep bugs away Adding your own home-grown compost which is made from dead plant material from the bottom of a compost bin will help to put more nutrients in to your soil so your plants will grow bigger and stronger The WEATHER As a general tip vegetables love the sun as this helps to warm the soil to germinate the seeds and ripen the fruits So put them in as sunny a position as you can Tomatoes peppers and basil need nice warm sunny weather to grow and ripen and will not survive if there is a frost so check your local weather forecast before they go outside Onions and garlic don’t mind the cold and are happy planted outside Leggy Seedlings Watering If your seedlings are getting leggy a bit thin and tall on your windowsill you need to get them outside into either a greenhouse or somewhere covered Or if there is no danger of frost check your local weather forecast they can go directly outside Seedlings like to be kept moist but not soggy They will not survive if they dry out They are only little Make sure your containers pots have holes in the bottom to allow water to drain Sometimes things go wrong but do not worry Keep trying and learning and you will get there Have fun getting your hands dirty and nurturing your ingredients Most of all get ready to taste the best food in the world because you will have grown it yourself 5
