ByCrystal
My butternut squash vines are taking over!
They are overflowing from their beds:
Climbing onto the pool net:
Creeping onto the paving:
And taking over the pathways:
And with even more hiding under all the leaves, we will soon be eating a whole bunch of butternut. Can’t wait!
Autumn is my favourite season. The weather is mild and the garden just loves it.Here is Durban autumn and winter are actually our biggest growing season as many of the veggies I love to grow find the summers too long, hot and humid.I think I was a bit late with the planting this season, but…
I have been wanting to link up to the VeggieGobblers Thursday garden gobbles for a few weeks now, but I keep forgetting to take pictures of what I cook. But yesterday I remembered! I got this recipe from Two Men and a Little Farm quite a while back and I have been using it constantly….
I decided that it was time for the butternut vines to come out. They have produced very well and given us lots of food, but now the vines were looking empty and sad. So yesterday we pulled out all the vines, weeded and gently turned the garden beds. I almost forgot how much space I…
This is the first year that I have grown broccoli and it has gone so well. I decided to plant the sprouting variety because I wanted a plant that would continue to provide even after the first harvest. I am not sure if it was the right choice as the heads are so much small…
Since I started growing vegetables I have had very little success with tomatoes and Zucchini (and most other squashes). They would always get terrible powdery mildew which would devastate the entire plant, eventually killing it. Also my squash were not getting pollinated and the babies would just rot. I had almost given up. With the…
I seem to have an abundance of turnips that are at picking size so I decided to search the web looking for interesting ways to use them. I tried steaming them and didn’t like that very much, then tried caramelizing them and didn’t like that either.So I ended up pickling a jar and I am…
They do tend to take over, but as you say, well worth it!
We had a very similar incident with a pumpkin a while back. Unfortunately, it wasn't as productive as yours!
They just grow so fast. Evey time I look they seem to have grown so much more. Hoping to pick the big one this week.
It's never nice when the vines do so well, but the fruit doesn't set.
I am very interesting to work in my garden and trying new recipes.
fantastic Home invasion