Another drizzly weekend prevented me from planting and
sowing but I managed to preserve some fruit and vegetables. The coolness of the
rain seems to amplify the smells of the garden. Walking through the garden I
could smell the distinctive aroma of each part of the garden. The Crinum
Moorei, the Marigolds, the Fiddlewood, the Evening Primroses and the herb
garden with its potpourri of fragrances.
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| Crinum Moorei |
If you close your eyes and you just smell and listen, the
chattering of the birds and the intoxicating aroma of the plants can make you
believe that you are in a secluded spot in nature and not on the edge of town.
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| Giant Baby Corn |
The salad baby corn (Thai Gold) is in flower and the plants
are much taller than me and I am over six feet tall. I feel like giving the "wai" every time I go past their bed. I am not very sure when I should harvest them,
this being my first year of planting this type of corn. I will stick to the
golden rule and wait till the first silks appear.
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| Courgette Flower |
The courgettes that I planted three weeks ago are bearing
and female flowers are everywhere. I cannot wait for the male flowers because
this year I want to make stuffed courgette flowers deep fried in a tempura
batter the way I had them in Venice.
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| Organic Leeks |
The last of the leeks have been harvested and I will make a
big pot of leek and potato soup and freeze it for a surprise summer taste in
winter.
The purple figs are ripening and I am so impressed with the
second season of figs from this small tree.
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| Tomato Harvest on Sunday |
As usual the garden is in constant change with new flavours,
smells and colours waiting for me every weekend.
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| Another brilliant Sunday |
Sunday cleared to be one of those brilliant days and white washed buildings against an African blue sky are so classic Cape.
I wonder why baby corn grows on giant plants?
ReplyDeleteOtherwise they will have a complex about being babies!
ReplyDeleteI want to munch everything, it sounds so delicious.