My Blessings for this festive season.
May all your wishes come true.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Check 'em out
Check out these zucchini!!
The pale ones weigh a fair bit. The small bulby bits on the far end are where the seeds are. They measure around 40cm long!! Apparently they are good to eat up to 1m long.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Zucchini, etc
Just picked 2 more home grown zucchini - the one I picked last week was quite nice without the seeds. Lightly steamed, yummmmm
1 of those just picked is nearly a complete circle! Looks like there will be 3 more in a few days, they just need to colour up.
On and I counted the pumpkins too - 12 in all that I can see. So far they are 4-6" long and getting their ribbed skin.
Of my wartermelon and rockmelons I have 3 of 1 variety and 1 of the other - not sure which is which so it will be surprising when they get big enough to flower and then fruit. Lost 2 along the sideway fence - darn birds digging for worms dug these ones out. Hopefully our Son will keep them watered well whilst we are away.
1 of those just picked is nearly a complete circle! Looks like there will be 3 more in a few days, they just need to colour up.
On and I counted the pumpkins too - 12 in all that I can see. So far they are 4-6" long and getting their ribbed skin.
Of my wartermelon and rockmelons I have 3 of 1 variety and 1 of the other - not sure which is which so it will be surprising when they get big enough to flower and then fruit. Lost 2 along the sideway fence - darn birds digging for worms dug these ones out. Hopefully our Son will keep them watered well whilst we are away.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Zucchini
I picked 1 zucchini on Friday - slugs/snails were eating the bulbish area where the seeds would be - the zucchinis are TROMBONCINI variety. We ate it with dinner on Saturday night - quite nice lightly steamed, no seeds to worry about.
We've had a bit of rain over the past couple of days, so I have not had to water. The poppies are doing well and flowering lots.
We've had a bit of rain over the past couple of days, so I have not had to water. The poppies are doing well and flowering lots.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Veges
Hubby whipper snipped around the garden beds Sunday - I lost part of a zucchini plant. He asked our son who was helping him "can I glue this back on?" .
In having a good look at the veges I have around 5 pumpkins, but they are long not round; lots of zucchini - most are curling around themselves; my capsicums look like tomatoes; the broccoli is a failure (or maybe that's just me not having a green thumb). I have planted yet more peas - this is what I picked from what I had in to start with.
That's 3 plants worth of peas - they tasted nice and sweet, pod and all. Maybe they don't like being in pots.
We have decided to get rid of our front lawn totally and turn it into a car park. Our youngest daughter has her own car now and the driveway is not big enough for 3 cars - we need to put 1 on the lawn. Putting down a stone/concrete mix will mean a lot of work, but be worth it in the end when the other 2 kids get cars (assuming they do that before leaving home). We will have to redo some of the front garden bed to get the car onto the lawn easier.
In having a good look at the veges I have around 5 pumpkins, but they are long not round; lots of zucchini - most are curling around themselves; my capsicums look like tomatoes; the broccoli is a failure (or maybe that's just me not having a green thumb). I have planted yet more peas - this is what I picked from what I had in to start with.
We have decided to get rid of our front lawn totally and turn it into a car park. Our youngest daughter has her own car now and the driveway is not big enough for 3 cars - we need to put 1 on the lawn. Putting down a stone/concrete mix will mean a lot of work, but be worth it in the end when the other 2 kids get cars (assuming they do that before leaving home). We will have to redo some of the front garden bed to get the car onto the lawn easier.
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