Just picked from the “corn field” which is the kitchen garden! Our gardener had this idea that we can plant and grow corn there, and he did.
This is the result of his efforts (I claim no kudos here) where he planted a grid of 6 x 4 in total – approx 24 plants.
I can’t wait to try them out. Maybe tonight…
I completely ignored these shrubs (and garden) for the last few months as I have been really busy, add to that the fact that we are repainting the house so it’s surrounded with scaffolding an up to 10 painters stomping all over the garden and you get the idea.
Having said that, I am determined to restart my green-thumb campaign come the new season in September.
Have a wonderful (and spicy!) weekend my friends.
It’s been the first time in quite a while that I have had the time (and inclination) to potter around in the garden, and you know what? I thoroughly enjoyed it.
What you see in the picture are some of the results of the vegetable patch; namely the last of the spring onions, a lonely remaining cabbage and a handful of chili peppers which I forgot that I had in there too!
I’ve removed quite a patch of mint which I suspect that I have to revisit and properly clean up as it has spread beyond the borders of the patch which made the whole place quite ungainly.
Once the vegetable patch was done, I decided to prune a few shrubs and trees; I started with a lantana that was threatening to take over another flower bed by the pool, then attacked a very young olive (the second I brought back from a recent trip to Italy). After dead-heading a few dwarf sunflowers (and saving the seedheads for next season) I cleaned up the two main hibiscus shrubs one in a small flower bed by the breakfast nook window and another by the living room.
Other plants I managed to prune and clean up today were the tacomaria, the queen of the night, a couple of ful, the outside bottle-brush and a few others here and there.
All in all, it was an excellent afternoon both for myself and my garden – I hope!
We just picked these beauties from the vegetable patch, the first ever (other than herbs). I shall enjoy eating these, and tonight, I’m going to have a tomato festival based on that single beauty on the tray!
The vegetable patch is starting to produce!
Have a wonderful and productive weekend my friends.
Ehm… I kinda think that I sowed far too many seeds in my vegetable patch…
and the same for the next line of cauliflower and the marrow have come up too… waiting for the onion and tomatoes now.
anyone wants some salad seedlings?
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