Annual poppies with veggies
At times the progress of the poppies seemed excessively slow, teasing us with furry buds long before they were ready to open. … Read More
At times the progress of the poppies seemed excessively slow, teasing us with furry buds long before they were ready to open. … Read More
We are enjoying watching the eggplant grow up close and personal on the railing of the deck… … Read More
Tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable. Compared to store-bought tomatoes, your own will be a flavour sensation…. … Read More
It is one of the scruffiest looking edibles… … Read More
We have been revelling in fresh salad leaves… … Read More
One of the surprises of vegetable gardening is the sheer aesthetic delight to be found in the way vegetables and herbs look as they grow. This spring the red kohlrabi has been especially pleasing. The perkiness of the leaves, the way rainwater pearls in them, the combination of the purple veins and stems with the glaucous … Continue reading “vegetable pleasures”
Our zucchini is blooming and setting fruit! This is one of the most fun times in the vegetable garden, when you can begin to see how the fruit will appear. Zucchini is particularly gratifying because the display of zucchinis in the grocery store gives so little away about how they grow. The plant itself is … Continue reading “Zucchini in bloom”