未分類 We harvested our first cucumber!
Our cucumbers are growing well. Yesterday we harvested our first cucumber of the year. This year we have grown three dif...
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未分類 Harvesting leafy vegetables: the more you harvest, the more they grow!
This is probably the first year for us to grow so many different leafy greens. We have only grown Shanghai choy and arug...
未分類 There is no “right” way of gardening for everyone
A few days ago, I wrote an article "Making good use of weeds" in Japanese (and also in English). I've been sharing posts...
未分類 Making good use of weeds
Weeds are often thought of as a gardeners’ enemy. In our vegetable garden we usually remove the weeds as soon as possibl...
未分類 We harvested some leaf amaranth
Amaranthus may be better known as an ornamental plant or as one of grains, but the leaves are also edible. We've grown o...
未分類 Zucchini (Courgette) had double headed flowers
The zucchini have started to flower, but there is something a little curious: two of our zucchini plants have double hea...
未分類 Petunias grown from seed have flowered!
The petunias which we grew from the seeds that we had taken last year have finally flowered. We sowed them on 11 April. ...
未分類 Flowers of Vegetables
The vegetables are starting to flower one after another. Summer has finally arrived here. Tomato flowers. This is a cour...
未分類 Developing our farmland
We have been expanding our vegetable garden and flower beds every year. This year, we've built a new raised bed and we'r...
未分類 Eddo had eyes, so we planted them
Eddo is a type of taro which originated in southeast Asia. Eddos are called Satoimo in Japan and are commonly eaten. We ...