I am intensely proud of this garden. I love this garden. Sometimes I'll go stand on our deck just to take a quick peek at it and survey its beauty. I weed it daily and carefully water each plant.
I love that we're able to grow and enjoy our own food! It's 100% organic and pesticide free, which sounds way cooler and more intentional than we meant it to be. I just haven't sprayed it with anything. I don't plan to either out of laziness. And because I can wash bugs off. That said, there aren't tons of bugs. So maybe that's why I haven't done anything about it.
I love checking its progress everyday. I'm always finding something new! The beans have finally reached and climbed through the gutter, brand new baby banana peppers, tiny little green tomatoes (that are taking way too long to ripen for my liking), insane amounts of lettuce no matter how much we pick (anyone want any lettuce?), beautiful new cucumbers growing faster and faster.
I love this garden. It's so peaceful. And so alive.
How does your garden grow?
Oh i love your garden!!
ReplyDeleteWe are currently living in Brisbane, Queensland and struggle to grow anything. It is so hot and I frequently kill my herb garden!
My hubby used to have such an amazing garden back in NZ. There is nothing quite like freshly picked veges.
My favourite summer time memory is of my youngest daughter and her Poppa (my Dad) sneaking down to his garden and hiding behind the peas and eating them together!
my uncles in Sydney, he loves rhubarb but it really struggles in the heat.. hes totally jealous of our plants!
Deleteooo we have a vege garden too.. I have a post showing it off all ready to go.
ReplyDeleteTomatoes rhubarb silverbeet are flourishing at the moment. You are not lazy we do not spray either x
Looks beautiful Tal! And yummy.
ReplyDeleteJess!! Do you need any lettuce? We're inundated over here! Salads every night.
DeleteI've always wondered about having lettuce in a garden. In my mind, once you pick the 'head' of lettuce that you want, that's it! But by the sounds of what you're saying, they keep on growing? We don't have any outside access at our current apt, but someday I hope to (even a balcony!) have some and make a little garden there. :) (All of this to say - you can tell I don't know anything about gardening. :) )
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! There are all different kinds of lettuce. We probably have 6+ varieties in our garden? Only one of our varieties hearts up, but the others you can just pick the outer leaves and it will grow new leaves from the center. It's pretty fabulous!
Delete!! That's so cool. Thanks for teaching me, Talia! :) If we were neighbors, I'd totally come by and take some of that salad of of your hand. I'd totally trade you a cake for it. ;)
DeleteI am insanely jealous right now, Talia - your garden is beautiful! So much lovely vege! I relate to Leonie though, we can't get much to grow up here in Toowoomba either - the heat is killing everything we plant, no matter how often we water it...all that has lasted is a pot of chives. So chives in everything!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a lovely week.
Sar x
Your garden is so lovely. There is something so rewarding about growing your own vege's. I am often in ours, a few times a day sometimes, seeing what can be picked and what is nearly ready. Our tomatoes aren't too far away, and we've been enjoying plenty of roasted beetroot. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love our veggie Arden! I agree it's so nice to be able to like things from out garden and cook with them,
ReplyDeleteTheraputic neglect! Sometimes gardens grow better without too much interference-yours looks very healthy. We stopped using anything on our garden 3 year ago when iur wee girl was born and weve had a huge patch of wild strawberries emerge out of nowhere and all manner of flowers we never planted x
ReplyDeleteTHIS is extremely impressive!! I am totally floored by these photos...but then I remember that you live in one of the most lush places in the world, and I realized I could probably do that if I lived there too :p my corn always did grow better than yours. heheheh just throw seed on the ground, duh!
ReplyDeleteyou know who this is. and I'm kidding, I think this is hard work's reward. just beautiful :)
Hi sorry! I don't know who this is. And I'm terrible at guessing :\
DeleteYou're right though! Gardening is really easy here!! I love it.
"my corn always did grow better than yours."
Deleteo_O YOU DON"T know who you gardened with as a child, whose corn grew really well when I tossed it all over the garden, while you and dad measured out your nicely space holes?!??
I know you...
I have to say with my black thumb I am mighty impressed and just a little bit jealous..heck who am I kidding..a lot jealous of your glorious garden!! It's truly gorgeous! Nice job.
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Oh it's so nice to see some fresh green plants again. It's winter around here in Germany and that means next week temperature will be around -20°C /-4°F.
ReplyDeleteIt's a welcome change to see your beautiful garden and the nice plants. Thanks for that :)
Garden envy right here. It looks healthy and well kept. :)
ReplyDeleteNice Job in the garden, I'm waiting for the season to come back here in Seattle so I can start planting again. I've been pickling the items in my garden to keep them. What do you do with your extras?
ReplyDeleteThanks! We usually end up giving away our excess. Nothing like being given fresh homegrown goodies! Yes. I try and bribe my way into friendships. ;)
DeleteThis is what i am looking for ........really you made my day.keep it up..........thanks.
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