Weekends are for...

...Gardening, playing, fixing things, spending time together as a family, and sometimes fish and chips*.
















I love this time of year.

How do you spend your weekends?

*Ahem.... this was two weekends ago. This last weekend me and Phil played a show at Walton Street with Avalanche City and Luke Thompson.

Garden Planning

With the weather hinting and teasing at the coming of Spring I can't help but dream of our veggie garden this year. We're planning a big garden with lots of homegrown veggies and a lush herb garden. I can't wait. Seriously can't wait. Bring it on!

Are you planning a veggie garden this year? What do you usually grow? I'm feeling stumped, like I left something out.

Our Garden

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?

Spring Onions: Regrow, Reuse

Did you know that you can regrow the spring onions (also known as green onions) you buy in the store? You can re-use them! How's that for being green? I learned this trick from my good friend, Inti, who was sprouting some in her kitchen when I came to visit.

Here's how:

1. When you use your spring onions, save the white bit at the ends with the roots. You'll want to save an inch or so.



2. Put the ends roots down in some water. After a few days the chopped bulbs will begin to re-sprout!



3. Now you're ready to plant! Find a bit of soil and pop them into the dirt spaced a few inches apart. Give them a little love and some water, and they'll be sweet! ;)


4. Let them grow and mature into the desired length. Don't forget to water!

Brilliant! I love this new trick. I now have a sturdy little crop of regrown spring onions.

How does your garden grow? Are you gardening this season?

xoxo
Talia Garduna

Edit:

Inti (the most brilliant person I know. actually.) commented this after reading the post:

actually tal, i just thought once you plant them, why not just cut them and leave the root in?! then you can just keep cutting and regrowing! Also, they can be called scallions, as i'm sure as an american you know ;)

SO BRILLIANT!