Spring Time Growth Spurts

Spring time!! Woohoo!! Babies!!!

look how much the tomatoes grew since 6 Oct. blog !

first cycle tomatoes on right, second cycle seedlings on left inside coke bottles for protection from harsh coastal winds; we've planted some gooseberry seeds very near the new seedlings - let's see if they come up!

little baby basils growing with the tomatoes

we've lined the top pathways with flat stones collected from the beach in order to stop run-off of rain water - every trip to the beach these days comes back with a backpack full of stones

spinach seedlings under coke bottles; daisy is picking up, and in the front two circles I've planted young oregano and marjoram propagations; the blue flowers that are dotted around the garden in these photos are wild and seeding themselves

spinach and nasturtiums are companions, very happily so in our garden!

evening walks in the garden to settle the first stones in the pathway

Current Growth

succulent bed with young aloe ferox, spekboom, pig's ear, moneymakers etc.

bed in foreground just sown with beans, squash, marigold, coriander growing in bottom right corner; beds in middle with swirly stands - gem squash, butternut, mung bean and runner beans with nasturtium and marigold

wild mint and rocket growing at the bottom of the garden, with lavender propagations

bulbonella and young guava tree with wild flowers in background

pathway forming at bottom of garden with rocket, coriander, sage and assorted flower seed planted to form a hedge

first cycle of beet and onion showing with parsley - all seem to really like it in this spot!

head gardener Steph got stuck in too and sprinkled some rocket, chives, bush beans, spinach and lettuce seeds - all poking their heads up now!

tree propagation nursery on our little balcony - paw-paw, num-num, peach, fig, gooseberry, and two types of mulberry

Seedlings & New Beds

first tomato seedlings planted out (foreground) with stakes and string to encourage vertical growth

the sunken depression at the bottom of the garden has become a potato pit

new bed with second cycle of roots - carrot, radish, beet and onion with borders of marigold, coriander, parsley, chives, rocket and lemongrass planted

view of terraces forming

first root bed starting to sprout, with nasturtiums and spinach plugged into one corner; in the foreground are flowers that have been seeding themselves on the site before we arrived, as well as an indigenous daisy I transplanted