It's July, the middle of a mild winter, and there's been some unseasonal rain. As a result there's been some signs of growth in the garden.
I've just harvested some turmeric and discovered how messy it is to process. I have so much of it as well. Originally one plant was put in, then that multiplied into about 10 and you can see the rhizomes and fingers are aplenty.
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| Turmeric ... heaps of it |
The strawberry patch is responding well. I started with a couple of runners from the neighbour and voila.... A bandicoot has discovered them as well so will have to set about keeping the little critter out!
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| Strawberry patch |
My Feijoa tree which will probably only ring a bell with Kiwis. In Oz it's not well known.
It's two years old and quite a healthy specimen. I can't wait for it to fruit!
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| Feijoa tree |
Garlic plants. It's my first attempt at growing garlic and they must be pretty hardy cause I've done little in their growth and they are coming along nicely.
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| A row of Garlic and there are pineapples planted below. |
The sweet potato patch is mainly Dave's efforts. He has carefully gone along and buried the stems, fertilized, watered etc. He also knows where the tubers have grown and harvests them. Unfortunately they lack a really strong flavor so something must be deficient in the soil. In the meantime the bandicoots have discovered them and are having many midnight feasts.
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| Sweet potatoes |
