Imagine my surprise the other day when I stepped out into the garden for the first time in a busy week and looked up and saw one of these large flowers staring down at me! They are huge. I have this giant cactus plant, you see, over twelve feet tall … Click to continue reading this post
Would be a nice name in an astronomical context too, wouldn’t it? Well, this time it is a shot from the garden. The roses just never seem to stop giving… -cvj
These tiny tomatoes are a beautiful yellow. I’m actually more captivated by their shape, though. They remind me of the large yellow/orange butternut squashes an order of magnitude or more larger. I’m going to harvest these guys soon, but it is a bit sad, because they look so lovely on … Click to continue reading this post
Chile de Arbol: I love these little trees’ splash of colour. And of course, the products are very tasty! -cvj
…. and er, a dwarf bean. Just remembered to harvest these. Lovely colour: I think there’s a tasty ham and bean soup in my future, don’t you? Or do you have alternative suggestions. -cvj
The corn has matured (they’re less full because of low volume of watering while I was away… but that’s ok… they’ll taste great!), and I’ve got a huge corgette/zucchini for my trouble. Must get around to harvesting the peas soon. Upcoming…. that flower promises a tasty patty-pan squash in my … Click to continue reading this post
Saturday morning’s fig harvest. I think you’ll agree with me that this constitutes an emergency. I need to make some tasty thing or other in order to use these up. I’m thinking of something in the pie department. I have a few ideas of my own, but nothing is blowing … Click to continue reading this post
I’ve temporarily forgotten the name of this beautiful flower. I’ll let you know when I recall it. [Update: Athena worked it out and reminded me….Scaveola, or fan flower] Its blue is more dramatic than the camera has captured. It nods somewhat more to purple than is suggested here. It grows … Click to continue reading this post
Speaking of fresh produce, some of you are probably wondering how the garden is doing. I’ve not seen it for a long time. I told you about the fig tree, but not of other things. Well, there’s more to come, but here are a few pleasant things to come home … Click to continue reading this post
Last year long after a Summer’s decent crop of figs I heavily pruned back the fig tree, and pulled it clear of some trees it was tangled in, cut those back a bit to give it some light, and tied two if its main branches to a post to try … Click to continue reading this post
For those of you who have been wondering, here are a few notes on various projects in the garden. You might recall (if you read my writings over on CV about a year ago on the subject) that I built a circulation system for the garden which drips water periodically … Click to continue reading this post
