Garden Diary:
Post Autumn Equinox

Now that the heatwaves and extreme humidity have passed, and there’s a bit of rain around, we’ll resume successive plantings of edible greens. Our climate was more tropical than ever this past summer (it’s not supposed to be). Hoping the cooler weather will be kinder to the veggie garden.

Because of the long shadows of big trees, winter food gardening often works best in pots, so plants can be moved around to catch maximum sunlight. We usually see the last of the tiny tomatoes around Winter Solstice, if allowed enough sun.

But we’ve still got tons of herbs, alliums and capsicum galore in the daily harvest. Adds taste and crunch to almost any meal and we’re mad for them. We replant these from their own seeds year-round. Coriander (Cilantro) also grows wild along every path all year.

If planting trees is an act of hope, so is planting food.

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