4th February 2026 Bulletin Eco-Corner

Signs of spring are emerging!  Eco Corner is spending a lot of time cooing over snowdrops at the moment, while plucky bulb-based flowers are starting to poke their green shoots out in a few spots.  These springtime heralds put Eco Corner in mind of Pesach – OK, it's a few months off, but perhaps now is the time to think about a greener approach to the seder plate, specifically in terms of growing your own herbs for the maror, chazeret and karpas.  
 
In some cases, especially if planting indoors or in a greenhouse, you might have time to grow your own parsley or endives, for instance.  Ideas and advice can be found here and here.  Eco Corner's favourite tip though concerns what to do after Pesach, in preparation for the next one.  If you have left over horseradish root, you can use it to grow some more. This page has some good advice for preparing and potting horseradish, and what to do with it.  It points out that horseradish is a Passover superfood because it can stand in as both maror and chazeret!