The biggest moments that are filling my soul, is having my nieces and nephews wanting to come and hang out with me, ages ranging from 4 to 18, whether it’s in the Garden or the Kitchen.
Start small, master one bed and move on to the next. (which is hypercritical of me to say as I keep on creating more and more beds)
I always have seeds stashed away somewhere, so we make it a task, have a look at our Hungry Gardener poster to see what seeds we should be planting in what month and get our hands dirty.
However, some seeds can take up to 6 weeks to start to sprout.
And if you want to get your little ones or teenage ones or even yourself in the garden, grab seedlings from nurseries for a quicker result.
Create signs for your seeds, so you don’t forget what you plant or where. ( I forget all the time and we’ve had so much rain that the writing has washed off the signs.) Use paddle pop sticks, create an aerial map and mark with icons what is planted where.
Radishes are bloody fantastic, they are quick to grow and the leaves can be used in salads. We have far too many at the moment, and I think the girls (chooks) are over them, so they’re heading into the compost.
Three weeks ago, Xave and I planted more seeds, corn, turnips, roquette, and climbing beans. When he came up last week, he checked the garden and noticed that our roquette seeds had started to sprout. We went inside and looked through some Veggie cookbooks to find some recipes we can make with the produce.
