We’ve had a very wet summer in Sydney!
As a result of the regular soakings, the garden is gorgeously green, but not nearly as productive as it might have been with a few more sunny days. Having said that, the dwarf beans (photo above) are still going strong and providing us with a colander full every couple of days.
Below is my pride and joy – after several attempts, I’m finally growing bishop’s crown chillies. The seeds for this variety are notoriously fickle – it took me four attempts to get one to germinate, and then even longer for it to get to fruiting stage. But it will be worth the effort, as these are my favourite fresh chillies in the whole world, and I’ll harvest them soon…
We have a few beetroot growing…
…and our latest cucumbers – apple variety this time – started out promising, but are now struggling with the lack of sun…
We’ve planted pumpkins for the first time – baby golden nugget ones – and are thrilled with how quickly they seem to be growing…
All three plants are laden with fruit, but the wet weather is causing powdery mildew problems in all the curcubits…
A brand new variety of basil which I found at Enfield Produce – this limelight basil has attractive crinkly leaves…
The eggplants have just started to fruit…
We originally purchased three Davidson’s plums with the intention of planting them on a shady side of the house. That hasn’t happened yet, but the potted plants are busily fruiting nonetheless. Pete thinks they’ll make an interesting jam if we’re able to pick enough…
Our spearmint was recently pruned to the ground by Big Boy, and is now growing back vigorously…
Our perennial leeks continue to thrive and reproduce in almost all conditions. They ensure there’s always something green to put on the dinner table…
Mini cauliflower seeds were very expensive – 15 seeds for $3.50 – and of those, only two grew. This is the only one in the garden, and it’s about 10cm (4″) in diameter at the moment. Charming, but I doubt we’ll grow them again given the cost and poor germination rate…
The rain let up for long enough today for us to plant out another bed – this one has a serrano chilli, another mini cauli, broccoli, kale, onions, carrots, kohlrabi, rocket and loose leaf lettuce…
And finally, a photo of the one and only lemon on our young tree. I was very chuffed with the soft greens of this photo, particularly with the fern-like asparagus in the background…
Anything exciting happening in your garden at the moment?
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