Growing Food in Cottage Gardens

It’s a perfect day for being in the garden, with just the right amount of sun and shade as the voluminous clouds drift overhead, sun shines full in between and there’s just a promise of rain!

The roses on the veranda are hanging so low that one has to limbo-dance under them to get in and out of the cottage.

In doing this manoeuvre, one gets smothered in the most heavenly scent.

My friend, Terri brought lots of cardboard and seaweed from Connemara and I laid the cardboard down in the new orchard yesterday.

The seaweed is being spread on the Potager beds much to the disdain of the slugs…but they will move out, deeper into the gardens, where their voracious appetites will be welcomed!

Peas are podding…these are an Irish heritage variety and seeds will be saved!

The bees work hard here at Bealtaine Cottage to make sure I have harvests of abundance every year!

Kale and Broccoli are thriving in between herbs and flowers.

Garlic stands ready to be harvested.

Onions are thriving and Pumpkins are finally rooting in and beginning to grow.

Cara, who now has Gloria, is delighted to report that the aforementioned hen adores slugs and eats 20-30 daily.

Raspberries are coming into fruit.

Sweet Joe Pye…food for the eye…soon to be in flower!

Salads are continually harvested from the tunnel…mixed with much herbs and very tasty!

Blackcurrants ripen towards a promise of Cordial, Wine, Jam and Chutney.

Mother Earth knows no austerity!

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