They are looking pretty delicious though.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
vege garden cont..........the brothers and sisters
This is just a short chilli update to show off my chilli's new brothers and sisters. They are all growing nicely. No sign of turning red yet...it is a very impatient waiting period!!
They are looking pretty delicious though.
They are looking pretty delicious though.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
vege garden cont....... Chilli Palooza!!!!
Good news from the world of chillies !!
I now have 8 chilli fruit growing on my little chilli bushes....fantastic to see and really satisfying.
The first chilli is getting bigger and bigger. The small chilli plant that I removed from the ground and transferred back into a pot is now thriving. He is doing so well that I gave him away to a friend to grow and enjoy.
small chilli plants with big dreams
my pride and joy.....the first born chilli
chilli previously struggling in the ground....now thriving and off to a new home.
Elsewhere things are looking much better and seem to be improving more and more. The cos lettuce is producing well and is now a regular 'guest' for lunch.
The pak choi is still struggling a bit but the spring onions are finally big enough to start using. I picked the tops off some today to use with my fried rice this evening.
pak choi and spring onions
The coriander seeds continue to slowly turn brown and ready to pick.
Just for those interested I also have some curry tree seeds coming on. I think they are a very attractive looking seed so I included a photo.
Last but not least an old peach tree is fruiting as well. Looking forward to it even though the harvest is usually very minimal.
I now have 8 chilli fruit growing on my little chilli bushes....fantastic to see and really satisfying.
The first chilli is getting bigger and bigger. The small chilli plant that I removed from the ground and transferred back into a pot is now thriving. He is doing so well that I gave him away to a friend to grow and enjoy.
small chilli plants with big dreams
my pride and joy.....the first born chilli
chilli previously struggling in the ground....now thriving and off to a new home.
Elsewhere things are looking much better and seem to be improving more and more. The cos lettuce is producing well and is now a regular 'guest' for lunch.
The pak choi is still struggling a bit but the spring onions are finally big enough to start using. I picked the tops off some today to use with my fried rice this evening.
pak choi and spring onions
The coriander seeds continue to slowly turn brown and ready to pick.
Just for those interested I also have some curry tree seeds coming on. I think they are a very attractive looking seed so I included a photo.
Last but not least an old peach tree is fruiting as well. Looking forward to it even though the harvest is usually very minimal.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
vege garden cont.......chilli fruit and limes
The small chilli fruit has grown in size and is starting to turn purple. Many new flowers have developed and more small fruit are starting to show where previous flowers have dropped their petals.
I was also very happy to see new growth on my kaffir lime. It is developing new leaves and flowers as well.
More to come......
I was also very happy to see new growth on my kaffir lime. It is developing new leaves and flowers as well.
More to come......
fishing in Brisbane....I think I need a boat
Well I went fishing again the other day just to get out of the house for a while into the fresh air and sunshine and possibly catch something on the side.
Unfortunately I did not even get a bite.
This trip I decided to try the waters behind the Manly Boat Harbour, accessed via a side road that takes you to an area with a strip of sandy beach with a rock wall at one end and a very small rock outcrop near the end of the roadway. The rock wall has been signed as 'prohibited to public access' because of the unsteady nature of the rocks, so I decided to not bother with that location, not knowing the danger factor or even if it was just an advisory sign or a finable offence.
Google Earth images of fishing spot
So I tried the rocks on the other end near the end of the roadway.
Despite the lack of bites or nibbles it was still nice to be out there in the sunshine as this trip was less about fishing and more about getting outdoors.
the small rocky outcrop
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where are you fishies?
I am running out of options, it seems, for fishing off the shoreline at a location that is close and not a long drive away, something I am trying to avoid, especially with the fuel prices these days.
I still have a few places left to try but I am starting to wonder if anyone has any luck in any of these areas or are they just going to 'get out of the house' for a while and not expecting to catch anything at all.
Unfortunately I did not even get a bite.
This trip I decided to try the waters behind the Manly Boat Harbour, accessed via a side road that takes you to an area with a strip of sandy beach with a rock wall at one end and a very small rock outcrop near the end of the roadway. The rock wall has been signed as 'prohibited to public access' because of the unsteady nature of the rocks, so I decided to not bother with that location, not knowing the danger factor or even if it was just an advisory sign or a finable offence.
Google Earth images of fishing spot
So I tried the rocks on the other end near the end of the roadway.
Despite the lack of bites or nibbles it was still nice to be out there in the sunshine as this trip was less about fishing and more about getting outdoors.
the small rocky outcrop
view01
view02
view03
where are you fishies?
I am running out of options, it seems, for fishing off the shoreline at a location that is close and not a long drive away, something I am trying to avoid, especially with the fuel prices these days.
I still have a few places left to try but I am starting to wonder if anyone has any luck in any of these areas or are they just going to 'get out of the house' for a while and not expecting to catch anything at all.
Monday, June 23, 2008
vege garden cont....... spring onions, leeks, coriander and pak choi
The spring onions are growing so slowly that sometimes I wonder if they are even moving. The same can be said for the leeks. I am wondering if I have bought a variety of leeks that are aware that they will be eaten when large enough and therefore simply refuse to grow for self preservation. I will be a shoo-in for winner at any produce fair if they have a category for Smartest Plant.
Slowly but surely?...I hope so
I am waiting patiently for the coriander seeds to turn brown and ready to pick. It will be a good harvest when the time comes. Very large and nice looking seeds.
coriander seeds
The newly planted rows of pak choi are growing nicely after the soil revamping I gave the garden. This should lead to a great supply of pak choi in a few weeks time. I can see some delicious stir fries coming in the future and the possibility of creating a new recipe with a pak choi basis.
little pak choi
Slowly but surely?...I hope so
I am waiting patiently for the coriander seeds to turn brown and ready to pick. It will be a good harvest when the time comes. Very large and nice looking seeds.
coriander seeds
The newly planted rows of pak choi are growing nicely after the soil revamping I gave the garden. This should lead to a great supply of pak choi in a few weeks time. I can see some delicious stir fries coming in the future and the possibility of creating a new recipe with a pak choi basis.
little pak choi
vege garden cont....... chilli update
A quick update on the chillies.
The flower petals have dropped off the first flower and now the first fruit is starting to show.
It is green at the moment but the colour will change over time into a nice shade of purple as the chilli grows. I can't wait to try the first chilli.
I will be keeping an eye on it as it grows.
Chilli Fruit
The flower petals have dropped off the first flower and now the first fruit is starting to show.
It is green at the moment but the colour will change over time into a nice shade of purple as the chilli grows. I can't wait to try the first chilli.
I will be keeping an eye on it as it grows.
Chilli Fruit
vege garden cont....... almost a salad?
Well it seems I am finally getting some results in the garden. The cos lettuce is ready to harvest!! Today I enjoyed my first pickings on a sandwich for lunch. I have to tell you that the satisfaction of having grown them from seed and the struggle to get them to grow seem to make them taste even better.
The buttercrunch lettuce is also getting larger finally. It will be time to enjoy one of those soon as well. Now that it seems I have overcome the problems in the garden, that previously held up the growth, it will be much more enjoyable and successful to plant seeds in the future.
Now I know it's not quite a salad but one day........one day
Cos Lettuce finally big enough to pick
Buttercrunch almost ready
The buttercrunch lettuce is also getting larger finally. It will be time to enjoy one of those soon as well. Now that it seems I have overcome the problems in the garden, that previously held up the growth, it will be much more enjoyable and successful to plant seeds in the future.
Now I know it's not quite a salad but one day........one day
Cos Lettuce finally big enough to pick
Buttercrunch almost ready
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
vege garden cont....... the chilli flower has opened!!
I posted some photos of the chilli flower bud which I knew could open at any time. Well it seems that time is right now! I checked the garden this afternoon and there it was, a nice purple open chilli flower.
Purple Tiger Chilli flower
I noticed some other goings on in the garden as well. The recent rain has made the Cos Lettuce leap into action and the Buttercrunch is getting bigger as well.
Cos Lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce
On a stranger and rather unfortunate note, the Pak Choi, although still too small to really bother picking, has decided to go to seed already. I guess it is not happy in it's current location and has decided it's life is done and it's time to flower and spread it's seeds. I feel it is only suitable to give it an honorable death and eat it for lunch.
Pak Choi starting to flower and seed
I also noticed some lawn mushrooms growing. I will NOT eat them of course because I do not know what they are and don't particularly want to die but I thought they were attractive enough to take a photo of and display it here.
purple mushrooms
Purple Tiger Chilli flower
I noticed some other goings on in the garden as well. The recent rain has made the Cos Lettuce leap into action and the Buttercrunch is getting bigger as well.
Cos Lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce
On a stranger and rather unfortunate note, the Pak Choi, although still too small to really bother picking, has decided to go to seed already. I guess it is not happy in it's current location and has decided it's life is done and it's time to flower and spread it's seeds. I feel it is only suitable to give it an honorable death and eat it for lunch.
Pak Choi starting to flower and seed
I also noticed some lawn mushrooms growing. I will NOT eat them of course because I do not know what they are and don't particularly want to die but I thought they were attractive enough to take a photo of and display it here.
purple mushrooms
Monday, June 9, 2008
vege garden cont........ good things in small packages
This is just a quick update due to some new developments in the garden.
A very long time ago I took a cutting from a Kaffir Lime tree and grafted it onto an old Mandarin tree to see if it would 'take'. It has been about a year since that experiment began and the graft slowly took on some life of it's own.
I have noticed over that period of time that new leaves were starting to show, which I took as a good indication that the graft would survive and hopefully thrive.
Well just a few days ago I saw something I had missed. It was so obvious I can't believe I didn't notice it earlier. A very tiny lime fruit is developing on the grafted branch of the lime. It is very exciting and I really hope this means a bright future for the lime cutting. I know Kaffir Limes are not the juiciest limes on earth, but the zest would be nice to have. If it grows successfully I will grate the zest and see how well it freezes for future use.
Small lime fruit
My Purple Tiger Chillies are still quite small but to my surprise are so keen to be seen that they are producing flowers already. The flowers are a lovely purple shade and have just started to appear on the plant. I am looking forward to them opening and taking some photos to show them in bloom.
Chilli flower bulb. Very nice shade of purple
The last of my updates is the coriander with some lovely fat seeds. In a couple of weeks they should be ready to pick and help repopulate my coriander seed stores.
Nice big coriander seeds
A very long time ago I took a cutting from a Kaffir Lime tree and grafted it onto an old Mandarin tree to see if it would 'take'. It has been about a year since that experiment began and the graft slowly took on some life of it's own.
I have noticed over that period of time that new leaves were starting to show, which I took as a good indication that the graft would survive and hopefully thrive.
Well just a few days ago I saw something I had missed. It was so obvious I can't believe I didn't notice it earlier. A very tiny lime fruit is developing on the grafted branch of the lime. It is very exciting and I really hope this means a bright future for the lime cutting. I know Kaffir Limes are not the juiciest limes on earth, but the zest would be nice to have. If it grows successfully I will grate the zest and see how well it freezes for future use.
Small lime fruit
My Purple Tiger Chillies are still quite small but to my surprise are so keen to be seen that they are producing flowers already. The flowers are a lovely purple shade and have just started to appear on the plant. I am looking forward to them opening and taking some photos to show them in bloom.
Chilli flower bulb. Very nice shade of purple
The last of my updates is the coriander with some lovely fat seeds. In a couple of weeks they should be ready to pick and help repopulate my coriander seed stores.
Nice big coriander seeds
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