For the love of Mexican food!

There are a few things that really get my tastebuds all fired up. I love love love coriander and I love love mild chillies - Supe…

No much to do in the garden.

Besides for planting some carrot and baby spinach seeds there was not a lot to do in the garden. Therefore the kids and I tackled…

Friends are always friends

Mid 2009 was a tearful time for my family as we said goodbye to two families that have been our closest friends for many years. T…

Preserving Chillies

Today I pickled our chillies. We had about 100 of them and last year I felt so bad as we didn't get to eating them all fresh …

Seed saving and other happenings

We had a good session in the garden this morning and I am glad to have started early as it was very very hot here today. We picke…

Early in the morning....

With summer in full swing we have to work in the garden early in the morning to avoid the heat. At 6 a.m. the garden has its fres…

Pick everyday

I have been mentaly calculating how many hours I spend working in the garden each week. This is watering, feeding, planting, weed…

Mundane Jobs

There are some very mundane jobs that have to happen in the garden. The first is dealing with the garden shed. Another is tidying…