People say I’m crazy to plant in this heat. Maybe I am but I can’t help it. The new arrivals are all hot weather plants that are being grown by folks in the general area. Common sense prevails in the choice of plants even if not in the timing. In the pics below, you’ll see…
Our first aquaponics strawberries
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We’re still green!
We’ve had a couple of weeks of super high temperatures and it looks like we’ve got more to come. The garden is still kicking on. There’s still a lot of cool green space within its bounds. It’s taking more water than we’d like to keep it this way so we’re changing some plants to more…
How to make a vinegar for stronger bones
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a herb with some ancient history. I’ll be writing a post about it soon but for now, here’s another use for it – ‘strong bones vinegar’. Mugwort contains a lot of calcium and magnesium, making it useful for strengthening bones and improving muscle function. As the two often go hand in…
There’s something taxonomically interesting about today’s harvest
There’s Pepino, Kang Kong, Sweet Potato leaves, Capsicum, Tomatoes and Blackberry Nightshade berries. Let’s see if you know… share2steem via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bst4NQxlYF7/
The newest addition to our garden
It’s an Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) that sone friendly person left by our gate. Thanks whoever it was… These are delicious! share2steem gardening via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsmOSc1lmbJ/
Today’s humble harvest
I’m really enjoying all the pigmentation in the plants we eat at this time of year. The deeper the pigments, the more antioxidants, so the better they are for via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsl8KEwFS8I/
Moringa flowers
Such a useful plant also has beauty
Capturing the washing water
It might not look like much, but this drum, bit of pipe and reclaimed hose can save us heaps. It’s simply a way to catch the washing machine water, let it settle, then send it to the garden. We don’t use hot water in our machine which has a 4.5 star water rating and uses…
Yesterday’s harvest, last night’s dinner…
The garden keeps providing… Beans, Cherry Tomatoes and Capsicum from the front garden to which Jelina added Kang Kong and Basil from the aquaponics. Nice!
