Gardening

So since I have nothing else to write about (or at least nothing that won't require a lot of explanation) and I no longer have the impetus to finish the half completed drafts waiting in the queue, anyone still following can have some pictures of my garden to look at.

Herb Garden

 We've had this herb pot garden for a while now. The basil growing so prolifically in this picture is now dead... as is the oregano showing on the other side...
They didn't like the changing weather conditions. Also this picture must be pretty old because the oregano died ages ago...
The sage, parsley and chives are all still going well though. The pot looks a bit empty and sad these days, I'm thinking of getting some more herbs. But they'd have to be hardier than the thyme and oregano that died so fast last time.

Peach Tree

 I planted this peach tree during the winter and am excitedly watching it sprout and come to life.

Peach Blossoms

 This is one of the first blossoms! Soooo looking forward to home grown peaches (although I know I may not get any this year). The store bought ones are pretty terrible.

Broccoli/Cauliflower

 This is the broccoli (top of pic) and the cauliflower (bottom of pic) that I planted. They looked pretty small and sickly for ages but now they've suddenly sprung up and the broccoli has little tiny broccoli buds forming! The cauliflower doesn't have any visible yet but I don't think they're too far away. I also have carrots planted in between the cauliflowers. Unfortunately the carrots are mostly bent out of shape due to some lumps in the soil. So they'll be pretty funny shapes when they're finally ready. Next time we'll have to use nice fine soil instead of just the normal compost.

First potato harvest!

So I planted roughly eight potatoes that had gone rotten in the cupboard. Three of them sprouted and grew into nice plants. Everything was looking fine, until the snails attacked. They killed one plant, the only potatoes were as small as the tip of your finger. I managed to stop them from killing the other two plants. Then another potato plant randomly popped up, so I started looking after it too. Again everything went fine for a while, the plants were looking pretty healthy, big green leaves. Then the snails came again. The new potato plant and one of the original ones were both destroyed within a couple of days. I was disappointed (and angry at those damned snails) however when I dug them up I was surprised to find that the potatoes were mostly a reasonable size! The peg in the above picture is for a size reference. One is actually and easily edible size! A couple of the others could easily be cooked/eaten whole. Some of the little ones are probably only good for replanting next season, but that's okay too.

Potatoes!

This is all the potatoes from both plants, there's a fair few of them! And three are a nice edible size! The rest I'm going to replant next crop.

Grouped by size

 The potatoes grouped by size (also with some of the dirt brushed off).
Somewhere I have pictures of the three big potatoes washed and sitting on the sink ready to eat but they don't seem to be on my computer right now. I might make another post later and include them, as well as an updated picture of what the herb pot looks like.

And that's the exciting things in my garden right now (actually there's a lot more but that's all I have convenient photos of).



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