One bittermelon for dinner at my friend's house. Her mum commented that it was very pretty.
Loads of green chillies harvested for pickled chillies. And two melons.
Welcome! I am a stay at home mum of two gorgeous boys, proud owner of an online handmade store and an avid gardener. This blog records most of my gardening journey over a few properties. We have recently moved to a new permanent property and it's time to start gardening again! I enjoy time-out in my home garden looking at and photographing birds, insects and plants. It is also a haven for my sons and golden retriever. May you enjoy your visits here. :)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Bitter Melon, Chilli Fire Harvests.
Another pride and joy this season, besides my cucumbers, eggplant, lemongrass, strawberries, chillies, sweet potatoes, is my bittermelon. Several of them harvested and several to come. What a sense of satisfaction!
One bittermelon for dinner at my friend's house. Her mum commented that it was very pretty.
Loads of green chillies harvested for pickled chillies. And two melons.
One bittermelon for dinner at my friend's house. Her mum commented that it was very pretty.
Loads of green chillies harvested for pickled chillies. And two melons.
Strawberry Delight
My pride and joy....my strawberry plants!!! Even the tradesman who came the other day commented that my strawberry plants were gorgeous and wondered how I grew them so well. His are dying.
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These few are the fruit of one baby plant which I have propagated successfully. I did not even notice the huge strawberries dangling from the pot until they were this big and red. 
Many smaller ones which I had picked.
Such dainty little flowers.
Strawberries dangling out of the planter where my two baby strawberry plants were growing.
I think growing strawberries have bought my heart over. They do not take lots of space, are easy to grow, produce yummy strawberries and truly are an extremely pretty sight. I was never a strawberry lover but now I am really in love. :)
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These few are the fruit of one baby plant which I have propagated successfully. I did not even notice the huge strawberries dangling from the pot until they were this big and red. 
Many smaller ones which I had picked.
Such dainty little flowers.
Strawberries dangling out of the planter where my two baby strawberry plants were growing.
I think growing strawberries have bought my heart over. They do not take lots of space, are easy to grow, produce yummy strawberries and truly are an extremely pretty sight. I was never a strawberry lover but now I am really in love. :)Eggplant Supreme Harvest
I harvested at least 10 good sized eggplants so far.
Eggplants #9 & 10
Eggplants #7 & 8
Eggplants #5 & 6
Eggplants #3 & 4
Eggplant #2
Eggplants #9 & 10
Eggplants #7 & 8
Eggplants #5 & 6
Eggplants #3 & 4
Eggplant #2
Garden Update
Lots of harvesting to be done. The olive tree is one but I am not doing so as I am not keen to do any pickling :
Been harvesting these ripening hot chillies. They are really hot stuff.
My beautiful protea pink ice in bloom in its pot.
Gorgeous aloe vera. Harvested for some steamed dessert with sugar.
Been harvesting these ripening hot chillies. They are really hot stuff.
My beautiful protea pink ice in bloom in its pot.
Gorgeous aloe vera. Harvested for some steamed dessert with sugar.
Woo Hoo! Sweet Potatoes!
I have not written any entry for a long while. This is because my internet has been slow as a snail. There is so much to update. My sweet potatoe vines are doing so well. Besides harvesting its young shoots several times for stir fry, I have started to harvest the tubers too.
A look at the beautiful yummy leaves.
The tubers have exploded out of the ground.
I am feeling very excited though I was not really planting sweet potatoes for their tubers but more for their leaves.
My first harvest! I gave some away and used some for pork porridge.
My second harvest! I have used it for an Asian dessert called bo bo cha cha.
A look at the beautiful yummy leaves.
The tubers have exploded out of the ground.
I am feeling very excited though I was not really planting sweet potatoes for their tubers but more for their leaves.
My first harvest! I gave some away and used some for pork porridge.
My second harvest! I have used it for an Asian dessert called bo bo cha cha.
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