I started the seeds in March, and now the first flower has burst out 😍 very exciting times in the garden right now.
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Cosmos is here
growing
It’s strawberry time
It’s starting to look summer, the 1st June has brought ripe strawberries to start the bounty from the garden. Only two so far, but hoping for little bits here and there, the wild strawberries should be soon as well 🍓
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Edible garden
I have found in the last couple of years there are many things you can eat that grow in the garden as ‘weeds’ and are seen as a pest. Turns out not, as with much these days. So thought it might be nice to list a few things you can grow, and throw in a few things that will work their own way in, i’ll share the link to a further posts about the item, if I have one.
Hairy Bittercress – leaves can be used for salads
Dandelions – edible, and useful in many ways and one of the main offenders for being called a pest. Apart from the flower stem, the rest of the plant can be used. The leaves and petals can be used in salads, and the roots for tea and herbal remedies.
Rosemary – this is known to be edible, but i didn’t realise the flowers were edible too. A super sweet rosemary taste that is again lovely on salads.
Sheep sorrel – discovered today as its surrounded my blueberry plant. Before I tidied it as a weed, I checked and of course its edible too! The leaves have a slightly sour taste but nice, again one for salads.
Strawberries – these are super easy to grow. A domesticated variety in a pot now looking plentiful and I have wild ones taking over a planter, with potatoes as well in there so the competition for space is on.
Wood Avens / St benedicts Herb – the root of this plant is the useful bit, once washed and dried, it smells like cloves and can be used as a milder tasting spice when ground, or for toothaches as well they say.
Creeping Wood Sorrel – I didn’t realise this was edible (the whole plant is), when I did my previous post, but the little seed pods I mention, apparently they have a slight lemony flavour and can be added to, you guessed it, salads.
I also have lots of herbs growing and other fruits, and have now started some salad and vegetables, it’s amazing what you can get to grow in a restricted space, and once it’s there, other things will find their way in…
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Peppers flowering
The peppers have started flowering 😍 things are coming along nicely.
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April growing
Despite the cold and overcast days, the berries are coming along. Sprouting and budding a plenty now.
There is lots going on and I’m getting better at the whole process of it all. Hopefully there will be tasty things at the end of it 😁
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Daisies
After a walk and a forage of freshly opened daisies, we have a new salve on the horizon. Wasn’t expecting to find anything so a nice surprise. Was just reading yesterday how good daisies are for the skin, so I will look forward to that one being ready in a couple of weeks 😁
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Hairy bittercress
This is a new find for me, although not new to my eyes or garden. It’s other name is Cardamine hirsuta, and is edible it turns out. It’s appeared as it does in spring but this year before clearing it all away as a weed, I thought I’d leave it as it has very pretty little white flowers and isn’t doing any harm. Then I thought maybe I should find out what it is.
The leaves are the tasty bit, a bit peppery but not too much like rocket. Just had a salad with some and it was nice. But the star of the show was the little rosemary flowers I picked to go with it. Having only looked them up the other day (as it’s flowering), and turns out they are edible too! Super sweet little bursts of rosemary, just super 👌
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Sprouting #2
It’s getting busy now. Many I haven’t tried growing before so we’ll see how it goes.
Not sure I have enough room for it all, but I’ll make do and there maybe a few losses along the way.
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Sprouting
There’s going to be a lot of gardening posts this year. The cosmos have started sprouting, and yesterday morning I noticed the spinach poking through. It’s getting very exciting.
Turns out that in one day the spinach shot up and is now transferred to another tray. Above is first thing in the morning, below is by lunchtime 😀
Same with the cosmos, above is morning, and below afternoon.
More things are starting to pop up so will have to keep a close eye on everything to make sure I give it the best chance of making it and learn as I go.
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Growing season March 2022 #2
More seeds sown today, new plants in the garden and the other morning I decided to build another pond! Will do a post for that in the next few days. Growing things and nature gives a good feeling, and am hoping to cater for more wildlife this year. Extra flowers, herbs and plants so lots for everyone.
The window sill pots are in use again with new seeds.
The broccoli made it through last years caterpillars, lets see if it can this year and actually turn into broccoli 🥦
New flowers are taking well, and hopfully all the other bulbs and seeds will come up too, hope there is room for it all.
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