Onion bed

"Stuttgarter Riesen" and "Hercules"

Sowing

Gezaaid/sown (inside):

  • Courgette/zuchini “White Volunteer”
  • Courgette/zuchini “Ronde de Nice”
  • Pompoen/pumpkin “Uchiki Kuri”
  • Quinoa
  • Artichokes
  • Komkommer/cucumber “Burpless Tasty Green”
  • Stokbonen/Climbing bean “Blue Lake”
  • Stambomen/bushy bean “Processor”

Strawberries to be

Lambada

Zaailog / Sowing

Gisteren/Yesterday:

Geplant / Planted out:

  • Perpetual spinach
  • White beetroot
  • Lettuce (purchased)
  • Red lettuce (purchased)

Vandaag / Today:

Gezaaid/Sown:

  • Winter squash Harlequin
  • Spagetti pumpkin
  • Okra Clemson Spneless

Mara’s cottage

We’ve had a lovely week in Portugal, staying at Mara’s cottage. From the roads you can see many veg gardens with olives, citrus trees and grapes. I felt right at home.

The weather was gorgeous, our hosts were hospitable (and English speaking) and could tell us about nice places to visit and the cottage had everything we needed. It was a lovely vacation.

Figueiró dos Vinhos

 

Foz d'Alge

viola in flower

Nectarine blossom

Plum blossom

What is in flower: magnolia stellata

Bluetit in magnolia

This morning I spotted a bluetit seaching for insects in our magnolia stellata. Such a cheerful sight I wanted to post the picture, even if it isn’t that wonderful (small bird, big distance, average zoom lens).

 

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