Here, at 5.15pm on the shortest day of winter it is 9C. Sunrise was at 7.47 this morning and the sun recently set at 4.58pm. There has been some wind and light rain is expected overnight.
Last winter I tried growing cauliflower and broccoli without any success. This year I have spinach and rainbow chard happily supplying me with luscious leaves.
My biggest joy and suprise is the broad beans. You see, I was a month late sowing their seeds. After their sitting under the soil in a huff for several weeks I now have 17 little bean shoots, each a couple of inches tall. Every single seed has sprouted!
While the worst of our winter is yet to come - dampness, rain and winds from the Antarctic that endeavour to slice thorough you - I have glorious broad beans (fava beans) to look forward to come spring.Zebby is snuggled under his quilty on the bed - his place of security and peace. He is loudly purrrrrumbling away to himself in happiness.
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Nice :)
I like broad beans too but haven't planted any yet. Will have to look into that....
viv
Happy first day of summer! Hope you enjoy it!
Our longest day, high summer. It's cold and raining!!
Our longest day! I always hate it when that is past but we have a long way to go yet.
I expect you are glad your shortest is over.
Zebby cat under his quilt again. He has an easy life!
Maggie X
Nuts in May
I think Zebby's got the right idea when it comes to winter :-) Dxx
I am still awaiting my spring fava beans to harvest. Funny how we are in different parts, but using the same seasonal vegetable. Happy cooking!
We were thinking of you, and Thor told me Zebby would be snuggling under his quilt for the winter. Your shortest days are a wee bit longer than ours, with our sunrise around 7:30 and sunset at 4:20 in late December. Have a lovely weekend!
Huggles,
Marjie, Thor
and the rest of the gang.
San Francisco is wonderful - not too hot, not too cold...though temperatures are 20 degrees higher only twenty miles away. It's nic being on the coast.
Just managing to catch up with reading all the blogs I missed while we were away basking in the warm tropical sunshine of Darwin.
Funny that....all the Darwinites were rugged up because of the cold and here we were in tshirts.
I missed this post with visitors here, sorry. Wow those broad beans are amazing. We are sweltering here with a drought while you are (I hope) wrapped up warm! Take care Diane
Hi Mickle and Zebby! We hope yoo are enjoying your cosy winter! We have just been released from the slammer and it's quite warm and rainy here right now. Love Oliber and Ruby XXXXX
Purring away is an excellent way to pass a windy winter day. Love your photo of the fava beans. They look like pretty little green jewels.
Sam
When you harvest the broad beans, don't pull the plants out. Just cut them off level with the ground and then the nitrogen that's affixed to the roots will stay in the round where you want it. Plus, as the roots decompose, they aerate the soil.
Are you ok, Mickle? Long time since the last post.
They look like they would be delicious. I have never tasted them. Sweet cats you have. Deb=^..^=x4 Ontario, Canada
So interesting how days can be so much shorter around the world. Beautiful photo of fava beans - love them, but I don't like peeling them!
Hi Zebby,
Just wanted to say hello and thank you for your lovely comment on my blog!! My humans have been to Wellington a few times - they said it is so windy that landing there in a Big Flying Machine is an awfully scary experience! :-)
Hope to see another picture of you soon!
Slobbers,
Honey the Great Dane
you've managed to make these beans looks very sexy - how's the garden these days?
Hi Michelle, are you still using the same email address? I have written a couple of times. Just wondering how you are doing, how the laptop is doing?
Mitchell
This is an amazing picture!
Oh, I have already joined your site. Silly me!
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