Monthly Archives: June 2013

Lavendar, the French and English…

Posted on June 24, 2013 by

Some flowers from my suweeto haato’s herb patch… The lavender above was given by a neighbor… Am not sure of its name… My missus says it is French lavender but I prefer to name it ‘rabbit ear’ lavender… Again, am not sure of the name… … Continue reading →

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Pear flowers…

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

Took this shot some time ago… The size of the fruit is about the size of a man’s thumb now… Hope it will grow bigger but then, knowing my farming ‘skills’… Anyway, pear trees botanically belong to the rose family… … Continue reading →

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Strawberries not that bountiful…

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Grew three strawberry plants last autumn… Species are ‘Toyo no ka’, ‘Aska ruby’, and ‘Summer ruby’… (Summer ruby is supposed to fruit all year round… let’s see…) Had been harvesting them bit by bit since April… They come in ones … Continue reading →

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Rocket flowers…

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

This is one vegetable that does not really concur with my taste buds… My missus likes it very much though… I am growing the rocket for her, so to say… And what does one do when the rocket bolts and … Continue reading →

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Borage flowers…

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

One of the ‘resident-flowers’ in our potager… We bought just one plant years ago… And thereafter, the plant self-seeded year after year… The bees love them… and the flowers certainly make a very pretty subject for my photo shoots…

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