Yummy Garden

The sun came out yesterday! Finally! Though it wasn't terribly warm - in fact, it was a mere 12 degrees in the morning, but it warmed up considerably in the afternoon. We noticed that there were some fresh raspberries that had ripened and were ready to be picked. So off to the garden we went. Bibou absoluately adores raspberries now (she didn't like them last year) and loves eating them especially off the vine! Daddy noticed that the tomato plants were growing all over the place, as with the raspberries plant, so while Bibou and I were picking the fruits, Daddy did some gardening; tidying those unruly plants. This year, we planted tomatoes, cabbage, salad (lettuce), broccoli, parsnips and kongkong's hard work - corn (he planted them himself). So far, only the lettuce has been ready to be harvested and we've been eating them very regularly (since end of June!). They are delicious and really handy. If we discovered time had flown by and a meal hadn't been prepared, we'd pop into the garden to get some lettuce leaves and have a yummy salad. We've discovered a way to pick the lettuce so that it would continue to 'grow' - our neighbour had taught us not to pull up the whole head of lettuce (which is really a waste as we wouldn't be able to finish the whole head and of course once you pull it out, it's dead and we won't have anymore). Instead, we just pluck off a leaf or two from each head every time. This way, each head can and does continue to grow. Our broccoli doesn't seem to be thriving this year (we'll see), but everything else is doing great! Can't wait for the corn and parnsips and of course the zuchinnis. Next, we still have our berries patch - raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and tayberries. Oh, almost forgot our apple tree - which has grown a lot more apples this year! Our herb patch is also thriving : rosemary, lavendar, spring onions, mint, chives, parsley, thyme and chilli. It's just great to have our own vegetable patch! We get to eat fresh food!