the garden has been flourishing over the past few months, with a great abundance of veggies being harvested and munched on most days. at the turn of the season some new crops were planted, whilst others have just begun to produce, and others have reached the end of their production; the wonderful cycle which sees delicious new produce come and go as the months go by.
here is just some of the progress of my bountiful garden...
happy worms = healthy soil = heaps of veggies!
these are the first spuds to be harvested from the garden. a good few desiree's came from just one of many plants, and they were simply steamed and served with salt, pepper and olive oil.
the carrot crop is going wonderfully, the foliage has gone a little wild, but there are some big, flavoursome orange carrots beneath those glorious green tops.
our purple heirloom carrots... although these were not as successful as the other carrots; they are quite small as they were a bit cramped in the pot; they are equally delicious in flavour and their purple skin is just beautiful.
the broccoli has had a bit of a hard time lately, being munched upon by the worms of the white cabbage moth, but the stems of the broccoli are well and truly developed now and no doubt will have have big heads of green florets on them soon.
the beetroot have been an exceedingly successful crop, with many big purple bulbs being produced. they are yet to be tasted, but if they taste as good as they look, i am sure they will prove to be a gastronomical delight!
these tomatoes were planted just a few weeks ago and are going wonderfully, the strong tomatoey smell as i walk by is just amazing. fingers crossed they don't get attacked by fruit fly!
woah, look at those babies! i was a bit shocked when i saw these cucumbers for the first time hiding under their big green leaves, they grew so speedily. from a small yellow flower; to a short, little, spikey green cylinder; to this, in just a matter of days!
cucumbers tend to have this effect on people.
green papaya salad and fresh juicy papaya breakfasts with lime are on their way! there are about four fruit visible at the moment, and they look very promising. the banana tree seen to the left is also continuing to flourish, growing taller and continually sending up new suckers.
unfortunately the sugar snap pea plant was ripped up just days before i could take a photo of it, but here are some of the little beauties that it produced. we literally had peas coming out of our ears, they seemed to just grow overnight. the sweet juicy peas were enjoyed by all, but the plants were removed as we had seen the best of the peas, and were beginning to struggle with the heat.
that is all for now.
- thefridgeraider
