We finally have some little plants growing in the garden, tucked into the soil. It actually rained this week and that seemed like a good time to plant out seedlings that I was given. At the same time, some seeds we planted weeks ago (to keep a little toddler busy one afternoon) decided to sprout …
Category: Carrot
Garden slacker update
My garden inspiration has been a bit lacking over the last few months (I have excuses - morning sickness, fatigue, a toddler helper), so the garden beds are looking a bit sad. They are finally cleared of living weeds, although I still have to pull out the dead ones and get some fresh mulch. Tim …
Talking about carrots
I can't take any more sad talk for the moment (today was the funeral), so here's some carrots. I pulled these up during the week - I really like growing carrots, there's something so satisfying about them. And they're just there, for whenever you feel like harvesting them - no rush. When I have a …
Carrot harvest
I was doing a bit of a garden update after our absence and decided to see what carrots were in there. I was pleasantly surprised by how many carrots I pulled out and what big sizes they are. The colour mix is quite nice, the purple ones seem to do the best in the garden.
First tomatoes
Please excuse the slightly dodgy camera phone images but I've decided that if I don't take a quick snap and then upload before I get distracted, then it may not happen. I did have the tomatoes and beans posed on the table last night next to the good camera, but the photo didn't happen, so …
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