in the garden

The weather's still a bit chilly, but we've been getting

stuck into the vegie garden none the less.  Last week we 

planted out onions (red and gold), leeks, carrots, beets,

spring onions, tomatoes, more salad varieties and beans. 

We collected and stored beans from last Summers crop and I'm 

planting some new varieties too this year, including soy beans 

(we are big fans of edamame round here).  I think the scarlet 

runners are my favourite though. The flowers are very pretty (in 

amongst all that green) the dried beans are a lovely shade of 

blush pink, and fresh from the garden, they taste divine!

I've planted out some radishes, rainbow chard, and early Spring 

varieties of cauliflower, brocolli and cabbage too. I'm hoping 

we'll get a late crop of brassicas before Summer hits us.

And, this year it looks like we'll have apricots as well as plums!

The apple tree is in full blossom, but coddling moth destroyed

last year's crop, so I'm not sure we'll have apples. The raspberries 

and strawberries are thriving in their new patches though (we 

transplanted them this year) and we planted blueberries and 

non-suckering blackberries, though they won't fruit yet.

Our herb garden is well stocked and also coming along nicely.

Ah, it's all so exciting!  It's our 2nd year with a big garden, after 

years of inner-city living. I am loving teaching Ari how to grow 

his own food and learning more about the art myself. 

If you live in Australia and you're keen to get a garden going this 

Spring, I'd recommend this book. And if you live in Melbourne, a trip 

to CERES is definitely in order!  We get most of our seedlings there

and our seeds from Greenpatch, Eden Seeds or The Diggers Club.