Of course for much of my life, I go by the calendar year, but in the garden, I travel by season. And when it comes down to it, really, I travel day by day, because every day, every season is different. Today might be the last day of 2012, and tomorrow the first day of 2013, but what difference does make to the zucchini? The plants want watering, the chooks want free-ranging, the bees want to do what bees do. Seasonal living makes sense to me, making the most of the day in front of you, and preserve what you can for a day when you won't have any. You can plan in the garden, to some extent, but the escapism aspect that I find {I seek} in our garden is probably from accepting that the garden will do what it wants to. Nature doesn't care for your calendar. In nature, I cannot control everything, as I want to, try to, in the rest of my life. I can look, and listen, and feel what is in front of me, and go from there. Of course, I have plans and projects, and we got a few done this year, like putting up a greenhouse, getting bees, sorting the chicken run... but for every job that got done, for every plant that grew where we wanted, and every harvest that we made, well, there were jobs that didn't, weeds that did, and disappointments to be had. Such is life. Such is nature in the hands {and minds} of humans!
Tomatillo, a purple variety. First time I am growing it, to make salsa verde (well, not so green in our case) and because it grows well. So interesting!
Zucchini season, yes it is! Fritters, vege bake, pizza topping, pickles, salsa, stuffed, sliced & BBQ'd. I seem to have about 7 (maybe more) zucchini plants this year, which is about 5 too many. I have yellow button squash, greenskin, golden, and black beauty varieties. Always a strong performer, but I like to put in a few extra seeds/ seedlings, just in case, and then they ALL grow. And then they all produce. Then we resort to giving them away!
Hello little flower. This, I believe, is called a Celpar. Combination of celery and parsley. Thanks Sarah for that one!
Dill. I love dill. My husband doesn't. I sneak it into dishes, see if he notices! I also grow it for the seed, to use in pickling recipes.
Potatoes from the grow bags. Ruby Lou, and Toolangi Delights. Not a huge harvest, but double, maybe triple, what I put in, so shouldn't complain. Maybe the large potato patch of Dutch Creams will do better. Carrots are fun to pull up!
Santa brought me a macro lens for my Sony Nex-5N camera. Really need to learn how to use my camera better. Maybe that is my new year resolution?
I am still very excited that we finally have bees. They seem to be doing OK. I have a couple of posts to catch up on about the bees. They really do need their own posts.
Did someone mention zucchini?
Our wicking worm garden beds are turning into jungles again!
Lots of this going on, but no ripe tomatoes yet.
And various types of chillies too. I feel there may be a lot of salsa in my future!
What do you see in your future? Abundances and disappointments? Projects accomplished, and plans shelved? Acceptance and determination? Gratitude and attitude?
