Small Offerings

I just got my first ripening Habanero Chilli.
It is only small but still packs a big punch !!! HOT HOT HOT!!!


I also harvested this ENORMOUS apple :p
Anyone for Apple Pie?

Nasturtium Flower Fried Rice

One of my great pleasures in life is cooking. It helps me relax after a day of work.

I like to use things I grow and try new ideas with them. One of these ideas was to add some Nasturtium Flowers to a dish of fried rice. The nasturtium flowers have a kind of pepper like heat to them and I think the idea worked quite well. I was happy with the result.

A Few Garden Visitors

Just a few random photos of some visitors to the garden.

Chrysanthemums

In May the Chrysanthemums burst into flower for the first time. The plant is only small and the flowers were very little as well. Still looked good though.

Moon Cactus

I thought I would share some photos of my moon cactus in flower. I really like the look of these flowers. For those who don't know, the flowers come out at night and only have a short life.
It is also the home of Dragonfruit.

A Very Chilli Birthday

It was my birthday not long ago and I received some chilli plants as a gift.

One is called Black Pearl and the other is the hot, hot ,hot Habanero variety.

They have both been flowering and now are bearing fruit. I can't wait for them to ripen and feel the burn!!


habanero



black pearl


black pearl in flower

The Tomato Bag Experiment

I have been trying to grow tomatoes and the pesky fruit flies have been going crazy over them and ruining as many as they can. So I decided to try an idea. I made some protective bags out of cloth kitchen wipes as the cost was far less than buying the commercial fruit fly bags.

The aim was to use something that spends it's life getting wet so that it would hold up in the rain and not fall apart after getting wet over and over.



They worked great at protecting my entire crop of tomatoes and lasted for the life of the tomato plant. The only trouble was they did not stand up to the sunlight very well and they became brittle and started to rip easily after all that time in the sun.

So for now it is back to the drawing board and next time I will try a different material.

Native Australian Lime and Blueberry shrub

About 6 months ago I bought a Native Australian Finger Lime and a Blueberry shrub.

native lime


blueberry


The Blueberry is starting to flower now, so I am hoping for even a small amount of blueberry fruit just for the satisfaction of eating a few, even though the plant is still small.

Nice flowers too.

A Rather Unfortunate Fishing Experience

I bought a fishing lure quite a while ago and noticed it carried a promise of a rather uncomfortable fishing experience.

OUCH!!!!!

Mini Tomato Sandwich - Just For Fun

I was in the garden checking on my vegetables when I came across these two rather small examples of farm produce. A tiny tomato and a tiny chilli.


So what do you do with such a small tomato? Make the world's smallest tomato sandwich of course !!











YUM!!!!!!

Shoe Repair ...... I Hope pt 2

I decided to leave the boots for longer than 48 hrs because the weather has been damp here lately and the Shoo Goo pack suggested a longer drying time.

So today it was time to take off the twine and see if the Goo did it's job. I have to say that it seems to be fine. Time will tell of course. Shall see how long they last.

So here are the boots with the soles back in place. The glue did leave a few messy bits around the join but I am sure those will wear off in no time. If I could be bothered I could clean up that extra glue myself but not really worth it for a pair of 'knock around' boots. Just wanted the soles back on mainly.



To finish the job it was time to put the laces back in and give the old guys a bit of a clean and polish, to help prolong their life even longer. Not looking too bad for a pair of old faithful boots that have done quite a few Klms over the years.

Shoe Repair ...... I Hope

I discovered recently that the soles on both my boots were starting to fall off.
The price for using a shoe repair shop seemed a little high in my opinion. In fact if I was going to pay what they were asking, I might as well just buy new shoes.

So after some Internet searching I decided to try a product that a lot of people seemed to think works pretty well. It is called Shoo Goo.

After I applied the Goo I bound the boots with twine, hoping that it will do a nice job of holding the soles in place while the Goo dries properly. It looks a bit funny.....but fingers crossed for a good result. I am going to leave them for 48 hrs and then see if it worked.