{"id":340,"date":"2010-05-09T23:53:42","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T22:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/?p=340"},"modified":"2010-05-09T23:57:19","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T22:57:19","slug":"growing-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/09\/growing-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Things Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everything is growing away well, although it would be nice if it stayed a bit warmer at night so I could put out some of the more tender things filling up my window sills.<\/p>\n<p>Did you sow some carrots? Mine are just getting their second set of leaves and looking more like carroty. These are from BBC Dig In:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-342\" title=\"Dig In carrots\" src=\"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1842b.JPG\" alt=\"Dig In carrots\" width=\"550\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1842b.JPG 550w, https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1842b-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They are currently residing in my lovely new greenhouse\/cloche\/cat and rabbit defence system:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-343\" title=\"Plastic Cloche\" src=\"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1839b.JPG\" alt=\"Plastic Cloche\" width=\"550\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1839b.JPG 550w, https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1839b-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with leeks, lettuce, chard, radish, beetroot, spring onions, celery, and a couple of tomatoes that out grew the window sill. It&#8217;s surprising what you can grow just in tubs and pots.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst most of these things are for me to eat, there will be loads of trimmings for the bunnies too. They will love things like this basil (once it gets a bit bigger):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-345\" title=\"Dig In Basil\" src=\"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1844b.JPG\" alt=\"Dig In Basil\" width=\"550\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1844b.JPG 550w, https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1844b-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside, my window sills are full of things that don&#8217;t like frost like tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, squash, melon, pepino and cape gooseberry. These pretty little flowers are sweet peppers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-346\" title=\"Sweet pepper flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1845b.JPG\" alt=\"Sweet pepper flower\" width=\"550\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1845b.JPG 550w, https:\/\/www.therabbithouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_1845b-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See that green bit it the centre of the flower? That&#8217;s the start of a pepper. In a few days the petals will drop away leaving a tiny green pepper behind.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry no bunny pics this time. They are just off camera licking their lips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything is growing away well, although it would be nice if it stayed a bit warmer at night so I could put out some of the more tender things filling up my window sills. Did you sow some carrots? Mine are just getting their second set of leaves and looking more like carroty. 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