Check-Up Time
2018 was an incredibly busy year: huge work projects, the unforeseen move out of our rented...
Category Archives: Vegetable Patch
Fall At The Vegetable Patch
My new home is 38 km away from the secret garden where I lease my beloved...
Summer Beans
I sowed beans next to purslane, in the row that was previously occupied by the Aloha peas. This the...
Reseeding
The two rows of carrots seeds did not take… again… sigh. Neither did the carrots in the...
Borage
This year I am trying out borage for the first time. It is not a herb...
Dots And Lines
I placed each pea, variety “Aloha”, carefully with the required distance (3 to 5 centimeters or...
Young Raspberry Leaves
Although the background is also mostly green, I amazed how strongly the crisp young raspberry leaves...
Apple Mint
Apple mint grows abundantly at the vegetable patch and is a summer favorite to add to...
Salad Up Close
A close-up of the still small winter salad in April, I like its structure and the little...
Blooming Onion
As a kid I learned to never let vegetables blossom, because the development of the flowers...
Friend Of Bees
Phacelia is a cover crop that is good for supressing weeds. In Germany it is commonly...
Daffodils (Narcissus)
Pictured above: Double daffodil with full double flowers and corona. Daffodils, or narcissus as they...
