A garden with a website, a website with a garden. A lot of the ingredients of our recipes are coming directly from our organic allotment garden, which is a small bike ride away from our house. The allotment garden is 100 m2 (120 square yards) large and has a small hut. We are using in total 5 compost bins to downcycle our organic household and garden waste to enrich the soil and we can collect about 200 liters of rain water to water the garden.
So far this year we are growing green peas, lollo rosso, leaks, yellow bell peppers, parsley, celery, celeriac, kale, basil, red chard, pumpkin, beats, sugar snap peas, pok choi, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, various zucchinis, green beans, wax beans, onions, tomatoes, rhubarb, black and red currants, gooseberries, raspberries and of course strawberries.
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Wow! I am super jealous of your garden and all of the goodies you are growing! YUM! I so wish I had a garden…I will have to rely on the farmers market instead…
Courtney
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 3:47 am
That is just incredible…. I could barely squeeze two strawberries and a handful of snowpeas out of my miserable little garden out back, and yours looks like paradise in comparison! Really, I’m so impressed and more than a little bit jealous.
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 9:45 am
You-all are very sweet
thank you.
and my husband made the sign for the garden, I was really happy to have it… This week the peas come out, and the favas, and I’ll plant some more beets for the fall, and will work on starting some romanesco, and argula (rucola). We do garden for the Vegalicious website and fans, planting fruits and veg that will be healthy and useful, for us as well as others so it’s nice to get your feedback. Thanks again, Chris
It’s been a lot of work…and there are still many weeds..we just didn’t take the photos of them…and…there are problems with the fava beans..the aphids have been attacking them big time….and I have really had a battle with the slugs attacking the pumpkins…it does seem that cayenne pepper deters the slugs, along with coffee grounds around the area…but this has been the best garden so far….It was a mega weedpatch in March and April and temps still around freezing then I dreaded working there…but decided if I would make it really pretty..with little butterfly things and other decorative things so that I enjoyed being out there…I’d stay longer and work..which has done the trick
on Jun 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Try crushed oyster shell in a ring around the pumpkins…tears up the slugs, so they will not cross it, but it is harmless to soil, plants, pets, people, etc. I buy mine at my local grain and feed store. It normally gets mixed in with poultry feed to help the chickens grind up their food. A 50 pound bag costs about $11 and lasts for a long time.
on Aug 11th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I see that you are growing rhubarb. I love rhubarb in pies, do you have any other suggestions for rhubarb recipes other than deserts? Thanks! Looks like a great garden!
on Aug 11th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Yes, the Curried Lentils with Rhubarb and Sweet Potatoes recipe is really yummy.