One of my garlic types I planted - Spanish Rojo, is listed in the book. It says "weak ... (sometimes doesn't grow)"
It is not up yet. 2 of my other types are all up, one other is emerging day by day. No sign of the Spanish Rojo yet.
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It must have rained overnight. The garden beds are damp, as are things I potted up as gifts to other gardeners and a couple of pots I sowed with poppies yesterday. The rain droplets have gathered on the large nasturtium leaves and they sparkle in the first rays of the sun from behind the clouds.
There are about 10 beans on the 2 self-sown black-eyed pea/bean bushes (from my cold compost heap). They are so incredible. The bean pods start like very thin pencils reaching for the sky. As the beans develop inside the pods, weight and gravity eventually take over.
If I was eating them "green" (not dried) there are 2 pods that would be ready. But there are not enough to make a serving. I will remember to plant more next year. Meanwhile this year I am letting them dry on the bush and saving the beans inside for cooking at some point.
They make me very happy.
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Kid #2 and I returned from camping yesterday, mostly unscathed. Today, we are farming.
Potatoes! This is the haul from half the self-seeded plants.
I don't have a scale, but it feels like 5kg
Today's haul and I still have some more greenies out there.
New radishes are growing merrily.
I have just picked the first makrut lime of the season and, with quinces and cumquats also ripening, my mind turns to the wide wide world of (Indian) pickles.
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There are lots of mushrooms in the veg/fruit garden, but not the kind you want to make Beef Wellington with 😄 (IFKYK - Aussies do).
I like to do at least 1 task in the garden each day, to keep on top of it and to give me some fresh air and exercise. It can be quite small, or larger. Whatever needs doing.
I tried early in the afternoon but as soon as I was in the veg garden it poured with rain and I got rather wet 😃 🌧️ (10mm rain today)
But later I managed about 45 mins to potter around, perhaps more. It certainly warms you up in this cold weather. A definite side benefit.
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