Tuesday, November 13, 2012

November Update

Let me start by saying Yes a new template has been applied.
My corn is now taller than me, I'm 5ft 4in. For a while there I thought it would ny grow, but know it grows  like bamboo. Hoping for a cob or two for Christmas.....fingers crossed.

My butter beans turned out to be broad beans extra large. Still waiting for there to be enough for me to harvest and blanch/freeze.

The perpetual spinach is living up to it's name, it is still going. Getting read to blanch/freeze some that as well.

I picked up some cheap beetroot seedling and planted them with my grown from seed beetroot; which will win the growth war only time will tell.

The Heartease is going so well, I bought another punnet of seedlings and have planted them around the back yard. Heres hoping the possums don't like them. On that note, the possums are leaving the chocolate mint alone. A win for me.

I succumbed to peer pressure from my husband an bought 1 strawberry plant, which for the safety of the plant I will grow in my greenhouse.

I am growing cuttings from my curry plant (the non edible one) and the summer/winter savoury is also propagating well.



October Update..a bit late

Well I missed my October update all together. So I will start off by updating the garden for then.
I accidentally dug up my first spud; it was bigger than 10 cent piece, a new potato is what I call it. Since then I have dug up 2 more spuds, also about the same size.

The leaves are starting to die off now and I would guess I will be making potato salad for Christmas Day. 

A few months ago my dad gave me plant and said it was "greek basil", thanks dad, that will go great in my herb bed. So in it went, I had been happily eating it in salads and was giving it a co-worker as well. I should have known something was up it had no flavour at all.

Then a few weeks ago my dad sent me a photo of his "greek basil" and I promptly sent him back a photo of mine (below). 

Turns out it is a Snap Dragon, it looks lovely against my corn & perennial basil.

It's not Greek Basil




Also being October it's Pumpkin carving time. I know I live in Australia and it is not widely celebrated but God damn it I love to CARVE PUMPKIN. I also think I am getting quite good at it. Before you say to yourself; does she grow the pumpkin. No I don't I buy them from Woolworth's 

Let the photo display begin



Authentic black cat 


the graveyard