Fresh green herbs bust the immune system in winter
First Green to bust your immune system
Blackberry and Sorbet
A few years ago a wild blackberry moved into the yard. First it played hide and seek and grew in other bushes. We argued for a few years about the proper place. The blackberry offered its fruits to convince me that it was worthwhile to have a place for it. I had enough fruits... Continue Reading →
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Abandon flowers from mass production
Flowers are beautiful. In early spring flower blossoms are a source of joy. After an always too long and dark winter the first colorful buts are welcomed by everyone. People buy flowers for gardens and balconies. And they buy cheap as now there are so many offers of blooming flowers for a few cents. In the... Continue Reading →
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Late New Year resolution and inventory
Iventory The winter hit us very hard this year. All is covered with show and the temperature are unusually fierce. Even at sunny day we do not reach temperatures above freezing point. The winter greens such as kale are gone by now and my always reliable Burnett is under the snow. Luckily the forecast was... Continue Reading →
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Harvesting – a virtual Thanksgiving
The first gardening year is almost at its end. Let's celebrate a virtual thanksgiving! This year encouraged me to convert more of the grassland into a vegetable garden. Just going outside to pick something for dinner is a great satisfying feeling. And I get spoiled, by the taste of it. I had a gorgeous harvest... Continue Reading →
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Potatoes, your friendly soil support
With my gardening project I am converting grassland back into gardening beds. I have tested organic methods that needs to be easy and do not involve digging. I like the idea that what is good for me also is good for the garden and follow the concept of permaculture. Potatoes are supposed to to a... Continue Reading →
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Summer Berries
I am a happy gardener, now this is the time of the year where I can harvest the crop. First are all sorts of berries, raspberry, red and black currant and gooseberry, followed by cherries and later blackberries. Most berries get ripe so convenient that I can pick only a handful for the morning musli.... Continue Reading →
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Recap of my veggie seeds
Mid of April, time to do a little recap. How am I doing with my plans to grow own veggies? Most of my seeds is planted in soil expect a few very late ones waiting for May to come. I have some good results but also some unsatisfactory. Well, my broccoli is doing well. But I... Continue Reading →
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Eco Footprint
Have you thought of your environmental footprint recently? Here also size matters but in an reverse direction. Small is beautiful! I can not help, but I feel that our ancestors did it right. Well the old ones did not had much choice. They had no machinery, shopping malls and planes available to them. But how convenient... Continue Reading →
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Onions, carrots and snail
After some digging into the back corner of the outside storage i found the covers I was looking for. Originally I brought them to protect against the snail attracts. But they did not work as the snails manage to squeeze in everywhere. Anyhow now I am using them for my carrots and parsnips, the little spouts... Continue Reading →
