Well! Autumn has well and truly hit! Which is exciting really, because it means its time to get rid of the old summer crops in the garden and get along with the autumn/winter crops!
Here's what my garden looks like at the moment..
So green, but a lot of that green is just grass. I really need to get in there and pull everything out. And then put the rabbit on top to kill all the rest of it and poop all over the soil so that some more nitrogen can get fixed into it.
There's chinese spinach in the background, that just came out of the compost, I was astounded! I thought I'd lost our last crop of that. Its seeding nicely so I'll have to collect the seeds soon (and compost the rest - I'm not arguing with such a winning formula).
I'm in the process of salvageing as much herb life as possible for the winter.
This is my basil hanging up all along the side wall of the kitchen so it will dry. Once its all dried out I'll grind it down with my mortar and pestle and store it to season with during the winter. Unfortunately dried herbs are nowhere near as tasy as the fresh stuff, but they are ok I guess.
Individual leaves drying out, more to be added on top once these are all crispy and dry.
I'm yet to get to this plant, its seeding so nicely I'm just waiting for that to finish before I collect everything off it. When I collect the seeds I just put them in a ziplock bag and store them till next spring. The seeds have been a little more sucessful every year so I have high hopes for this next crop. Also there's lemonbalm and catnip in that pot as well.
I also have some carrots and garlic ready to harvest, I wonder how they're doing all underground. And of course my lovely potatoes. They just breed endlessly in the backyard and almost every time I dig a hole I find some more of them! They taste wonderful too.. but everything I grow myself tastes wonderful. That's the beauty of organic farming!
Next season's crop waiting to go in. I'm really excited about the beans and the peas and the spinach. Mm, yum! That's my to-do list as well. SO MUCH WEEDING!
And finally, because she can't resist the camera...
MEOW!
ps: just got a letter from the bank about insurance. I ripped up their form into tiny little pieces and re-sealed it into their handy postage paid envelope. Hahaa
Here's what my garden looks like at the moment..
So green, but a lot of that green is just grass. I really need to get in there and pull everything out. And then put the rabbit on top to kill all the rest of it and poop all over the soil so that some more nitrogen can get fixed into it.
There's chinese spinach in the background, that just came out of the compost, I was astounded! I thought I'd lost our last crop of that. Its seeding nicely so I'll have to collect the seeds soon (and compost the rest - I'm not arguing with such a winning formula).
I'm in the process of salvageing as much herb life as possible for the winter.
This is my basil hanging up all along the side wall of the kitchen so it will dry. Once its all dried out I'll grind it down with my mortar and pestle and store it to season with during the winter. Unfortunately dried herbs are nowhere near as tasy as the fresh stuff, but they are ok I guess.
Individual leaves drying out, more to be added on top once these are all crispy and dry.
I'm yet to get to this plant, its seeding so nicely I'm just waiting for that to finish before I collect everything off it. When I collect the seeds I just put them in a ziplock bag and store them till next spring. The seeds have been a little more sucessful every year so I have high hopes for this next crop. Also there's lemonbalm and catnip in that pot as well.
I also have some carrots and garlic ready to harvest, I wonder how they're doing all underground. And of course my lovely potatoes. They just breed endlessly in the backyard and almost every time I dig a hole I find some more of them! They taste wonderful too.. but everything I grow myself tastes wonderful. That's the beauty of organic farming!
Next season's crop waiting to go in. I'm really excited about the beans and the peas and the spinach. Mm, yum! That's my to-do list as well. SO MUCH WEEDING!
And finally, because she can't resist the camera...
MEOW!
ps: just got a letter from the bank about insurance. I ripped up their form into tiny little pieces and re-sealed it into their handy postage paid envelope. Hahaa
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trevallion:
Is there a trick to organic farming? I was thinking about giving it a try this summer but I'll probably have to use planters because the yard where I'm renting has really rocky dirt.
meow:
Thanks for commenting on me & Bunni's member review set! 
