The first of our fruit has ripened! Beautiful ripe, juicy Nectarines are hanging on our tree. We also have peaches and plums, not yet ripe but they are still growing nicely and our apricots are turning yellow. Our raspberries are also fruiting at the moment and the children love running down to the bottom of the garden and searching for the bright red berries amongst the green leaves.
The new fruit trees that we have planted recently are naartjies, litchis, pomegranate and pears. The litchis are already growing on the trees and I am so excited to see if they grow into wonderful fruit, this being their first year of fruiting. We have also been re-doing our compost heaps, we have built 3 large heaps for now and will continue adding grass cuttings and straw from the chicken and rabbit enclosures and veggie scraps. I was also wondering about diatomaceous earth for the compost heap, I have never added this before, but now I am considering it. Any information would be greatly appreciated:)
Our worms are also doing really well, and I must dilute the worm tea and add it to our new seedlings of tomatoes (Bella Rosa and Coeur de Boeuf) and a new lettuce mix, all organic. We are also saving seeds this year for next years planting.
The rain has been pouring down finally after weeks of really hot weather, our garden is GREEN! So wonderful to see at last...
I am filled with gratitude for our vegetable garden and fruit trees...
Take care
Linda
The nectarines look delicious!
ReplyDeleteHow Yummy!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet pleasure to read about your lush green gardens and fruit!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by dear Jen:)
ReplyDeletexo
Linda
YUM!!!I love stonefruit season!! My kids have delighted in apricot the last 2 weeks, though sadly not homegrown. THelitte knitted sweater from your last post is sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, to have all that delicious, fresh fruit right in your own backyard!
ReplyDeleteLove reading your post - a contrast of seasons.
ReplyDeleteI printed out your gingerbread man directions - but all I got was blank pages. Is that supposed to happen - a copyright protection of some sort?
Just wondering. I have my computer and my crafts on different floors...
Many blessings, Nicole
Oh it looks amazing! Wish we could grow fruit like that in our backyard. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love nectarines. They're an absolute delight to eat. Especially when the come from your own backyard. Thanks For Sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh what gorgeous fruit my friend. Can't believe that yours are ripe already!! We had such a lovely rain storm yesterday afternoon. Isn't it wonderful!! :)
ReplyDeleteDear Nicole,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much:)
I will look into the printing, not sure why it is doing that.
xo
Linda
Hi Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI have just tried to print out the gingerbread man and it printed out perfectly. All seems fine.
xo
While you are picking nectarines, I've just finished the last of the apples. It's so fun to share contrasting seasons.
ReplyDeleteLinda that fruit looks wonderful! Do you have problems with fruit fly at your place??
ReplyDeleteDear Jenni,
ReplyDeleteNo fruit fly this year so far:)
xo
Oh yay for fruit trees! It is always so surprising to hear of your seasonal shifts...because they are opposite mine. I loved your recycled cardboard sewing card idea. Something to do where the kids can make drawings and then take it a step furthur. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDelete:)Lisa
homegrown fruit! you lucky thing :)
ReplyDeleteThe nectarines look especially lovey in that basket.
With all that fruit are you going to do any preserving?
Hmmm, I'm getting the sense that you are NOT in the same hemisphere as me. ;) I hope you have a lovely spring!
ReplyDeleteIt always sends me for a loop when our seasons are so obviously different like in this post. Today, I had the wood stove going as sleet pummeled my windows!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that I am 19 posts behind. I save you for last because I want to relax and refresh myself at your table. Which I will do. I'm sure I will. Like Rachel, the seasons thing is an education for me every time I read you. I love this kind of activity for children. It's so good for the small motor skills. And I think your designs would weave even more love of nature's details into a child's world view.
ReplyDeleteSigh. Noon, now. I have to eat breakfast.
Oh, dang. This was the wrong post. I was looking at the acorns. Now I have to say - gardens????? In the middle of all this snow and mud? How do you do it, really? I love a garden but am not a gardener. I think you are magical. Now you have to count that other comment on the next post. Pretty please?
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