Lately, I’ve spent all my free moments pottering around in the garden. I’ve been busy with our first vegetables, weeding and planting, then excitedly watching their progress and warily keeping an eye out for pests.
The tomatoes and beetroots settled into their new homes quite nicely but our cabbages got over excited (I think they were in their planter pots for too long) and bolted to flower. I was lucky enough to cut them back just in time and they are now forming three heads of cabbage on each plant!
I’ve also cleared more beds for planting vegetables in. I have put lettuce and herbs in one and another is reserved for cucumbers, zucchini, and pumpkins.
(Before)
(After)
I was a bit scared while clearing this section as the lavender was buzzing with bee activity all day, but I didn’t get stung. The bees seemed to like my brightly coloured shirt but weren’t interested in the rest of me. When I was done, I transplanted some Japanese climbing cucumbers I picked up at the Farmer’s Market.
My most exciting news though, is that after a week or so of watching and waiting… Our Snow Peas have finally sprouted! I grew snow peas while we were in Sydney but with poor results, as our balcony got very little sun. Now I have a whole section put aside for peas and beans and this makes me so happy!
I am so thankful for our little patch of earth. I longed for this while we were in Sydney and our time living in an apartment really made me appreciate all that we have now. There is nothing like the sense of accomplishment you gain from making things grow with your own two hands.
Wow, it certainly looks like you have been busy! You are making me feel guilty for not getting out and sorting my garden out. I loved it in the spring and summer watching everything sprout and grow but now it’s Autumn in the uk it all needs cutting back which is not nearly as much fun!
I look forward to seeing more pic’s of the fruits of your labours!
No, cutting back isn’t as fun… Though I do always feel a real sense of accomplishment after I’ve cleared a big patch!
Nothing beats picking fresh fruit and vege’s from your garden….yours are given lots of love and hopefully lots of meals…..love this post and the pics….xox Jo
I can’t wait to see updates as the season progresses!
I’ve kind of said this before, but I love reading about how you feel about your garden as a man. I can see it’s pretty much how my husband feels, but has never put into words. It makes me a bit more tolerant of his garden obsession, to be honest!
Haha! Well I’m glad to hear that. I think sometimes Katie finds it hard to be patient when I spend so much time talking about the garden, but I know she’ll think it’s all been worthwhile when we finally have homegrown vegetables to eat
Reading about your new garden is great – I’m a student in the UK and so not only has most of the garden stuff slowing down at home (my parents like growing lots of things) I’m in a flat with no garden in term time! Thank you for bringing some green into my life
Ah there’s nothing like veg from your very own garden! My parents have a huge vegetable patch and this summer the highlights were definitely the peas and beans. YUM YUM YUM! i can’t wait to grow my own things one day soon when I don’t live in London anymore (although I did manage an impressive crop of tomatoes on my windowsill last summer!) Looking forward to seeing everything grow
x
That’s so fantastic you grew tomatoes on your windowsill! I grew a few tomatoes on our balcony when we were living in Sydney but never had much of a harvest from them.
Even seeing these photos makes me feel more relaxed. You’ve got the green thumb, lady!
Well I don’t, but my boy does! Sadly, I actually have very, very un-green thumbs. I have managed to kill every pot plant I have ever owned, so I’m very grateful Reubs is better with plants. Our veg patch is strictly his domain
How lovely to see your little garden grow! Oh, how I long for a patch of my very own….
Speaking of bees, have you ever thought of having your own hive? What fun to make your own honey!
Maria xx
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We HAVE thought about it! We dream of owning an acreage where we can have a huge veg patch, some chickens and bees, but at the moment our tiny, tiny little yard is no where big enough for such things. One day. For now we are just squeazing our veggies in where we can, and dreaming
oh I am envious that your growing season is just beginning, whereas mine is coming to an end
I love to grow my own fruits and vegetables.
Yay, gardens!
I can’t *wait* to make a little garden patch next year (our new place is in a home, so we have a yard!) – it’s so exciting, watching little seeds grow, isn’t it? 
It looks so lovely! We’ve just planted some lovely no plants in our garden, can’t wait till they flower
Haylz x
You are doing such a great job in your garden! Happy to hear you saved the cabbages:)
Whenever I see a Pansy now in my adult life, all I can think of is how many times I watched Alice In Wonderland when I was a child… and to be honest with you, I cannot recall if it was 3940284932 times or 920381293810923… hehehe!