What to grow?
The choice of plants for your Foody is vast. We have listed a few suggestions to get you going, but be adventurous!
Salads:
Lettuce, chard, spinach, pak choi, peppers, cherry tomatoes, radish, spring onions and broccoli. Or try the new varieties of Micro Greens that pack in the flavour and are so quick to grow and harvest, Micro Leaf mustard, corainder,, broccoli, radish and basil are a few to try!
Herbs:
Basil, chives, coriander, thyme, oregano, dill, parsley, chervil, mint, sage, tarragon, lavender, land cress, mustard
In our greenhouse at LIFE we grow everything from seed and then transfer it over into the Foody.
COIR
*LIFE growing tip*
Coir (Plagron) is a an ideal planting medium for use in Foody pods. It is 100% organic granular by-procut that comes from coconut husks.
Here are some facts about Coir and why it is our first choice growing media.
It maintains excellent air porosity eveb when overwatered or saturated and helps root systems develop faster
Coir also has better water retention qualities than peat and many other growing media types
Coir absorbs mositure immediately, even from a dry state
Coir is pH stable
Coir is a renewable resource with no hazardous disposal problem
Coir is available in dehaydrated 'brick' form to save costs of energy transportation