Well winter in the garden is certainly different to summer in the garden......the crops are very very slow...there's a bit going on underground I hope. The onion, beetroots, garlic and leeks seem to be going along nicely...if a tad slow.....I miss the glorious display of goodies that was in the garden last season...this waiting and waiting to see what happening is a not as much fun...also some little bugs are getting into the broccoli, cabbage and spinach...making a meal of most of it...have spread out scratchy straw and thrown around some diatomaceous earth...which is ground up fossils so fine they cut the ecoskeleton of insects etc...so they tell me anyway..things have improved slightly but I didn't have any bugs at all in the summer garden beds, so not sure where they have popped up from....hurry up Spring....
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| Beetroots look like they are going OK.. |
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| Onions ...hopefully something going on under there....... |
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| On a brighter note, bulbs from last year have popped up !! |
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| Garlic and leeks look okay...but ssooooo slow ... |
Hi Suzie thanks for popping over to my blog and leaving a lovely comment. I've just posted a recipe tonight called "Boiled Orange Chocolate Cake"..think jaffa cake but not cake crumb like, more dessert moose like. YUMMMM. It is glutten free, dairy free and sugar free ...hard to believe you can make a yummy cake without those ingredients however it does take 5 eggs which is good because I had an excess of eggs at our house. I read all your blog posts and I can see how excited you were to go and harvest veggies from your garden....I know exactly how you feel because when I first did my little veggie patch a few years ago I would go out and get cucumber, lettuce, corriander, tomatoes and capsicum and come inside and make a sandwich....I was truely amazed and felt giddy inside that I had grown this food. I think anyone can grow a lettuce but cucumber the first time round was amazing. Last year the kids and I planted potatoes for the first time and we were soooo excited and cooked them on the bbq with home grown rosemary and salt. Anyway just thought I would let you know I enjoyed reading your posts and enjoy the smile on your face collecting your veggies. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia
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Thanks Kathy, it is amazing to grow food , I am surprised everyday. Will pop over and check out your chocolate cake recipe..I also have an overabundance of eggs...my 8 girls and laying 6 eggs a day even though it is winter...friend told me to feed them warm food, so I give them warm porridge with yoghurt every second day...I know sounds like I'm spoiling them, but they are great layers.
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