The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!

...finally! I planted the first tomatoes today. I managed to squeeze in 10 plants per bed. They may be a bit close together, but let's...

The raspberries, youngberries, silvanberries, tayberries, etc. are flowering madly. The paths are getting narrower and narrower. Flowe...

The berry patch looks stunning. Soon we will have all kinds of berries to pick. We made a few new strawberry beds this year. This one i...

...when you finally brushcut in the orchard. The gooseberries have fruit on them! Wow. Now I better protect them from the birds. :)

We picked the first broad beans today. They are still quite small, but that's how I like them. This way you don't have to shell them...

The bees are having a field day. The days have warmed up since the snowfall. We had temperatures in the mid twenties and lots of sun. Everyt...

Just for the record. It's spring.  And we don't get snow in winter normally either.  So. This is today's weather. 11...

This is for you, Sue, so that you can check the colour of the caulie when cooked. :) Purple caulie broken up into florets and stems cut in...

Yes, I know. I have been writing about this a few times before. But it's such a stunning vegetable, I can't help it. We had a ver...

...for our tomato seedlings. They are now basking in the sun and enjoying this marvellous Spring day. As soon as it gets cooler this afte...

We had this gorgeous organic, free-range chook the other night. Just rub on a mixture of your favourite spices. Stuff it with herbs, spices,...

The lemon tree is looking fantastic. This is the first year we actually had a lot of lemons on this tree. The first plum tree has started...

Now that we are in the midst of repotting all the germinated tomatoes, the hard bit starts. Where to put them? Especially over night, when t...

They are rapidly growing up. It's always amazing. Here they are just a few days ago. Various tomato seedlings. And here they are, al...

The beetroot patch is starting to get slightly feral. Time to thin it out and use the beetroot. So..what to do with the beetroot? What's...