In October I took some photos to document the progress of our crops, but Neil - being the professional photographer ;-) - used my camera for a job and formatted the SD card. So, that week is documented just in my memory...;-)
It is very exciting to get up to the bach now. The first thing I do is look how the veggies are doing. And they are growing like mad!
the veggie bed with my new ingenious watering system...
close-up of the watering system
the tomato-bed (and some basil)
I missed most of the daffodils and tulips flowering, but at least caught this one
The red currant does very well. It seems like no bugs and/or snails are liking it!
(still green) red currants
pumpkin plants
strawberries
next time we went up and hoped we could harvest the first few strawberries,
but they were all gone. Suspects: Snails/slugs!
I saw this technique in a few gardening books. I put pumpkin plants in there,
but last week they were all gone. Suspects again: Snails or slugs
Like any decent garden, ours has two gnomes. Still without names.
I will post a naming contest on Facebook!
The small red flaxes I planted early last year didn't do very well. I almost ripped them out because they were totally dry and dead. To my amazement they came back and are doing pretty well now!
At the local dairy in Paparoa I got a bunch of buxes really cheap, so I planted a few (more are ready to be planted) to grow a small hedge, which will hopefully help sheltering from the wind a bit
Two weeks later - mid-November...
The water lily is doing pretty well this year, too.
You can even see Louie in the photo - or is it Dewey? Or Huey?
Our first dwarf cauliflower!!!
dwarf cauliflower and broccoli
and peas - lots of peas! I love them!
Already picked a few for immediate consumption, hehe!
Before I left for China I sowed some rhubarb, and when I got back they were out - yay!
I LOVE rhubarb!
We almost fainted when we saw the tomato-bed!!!
the red currents are slowly turning red...
tons and tons of buttercups everywhere!
