Garlic!
It has been a long time since I showed photos of our garden, because I’ve been crazy busy with full time work. But it’s time to show off the garlic harvest!
The garlic bulbs this year were smaller, and we decided not to replant any next autumn — we’ll get new bulbs from an organic supplier to freshen up our seed stock.
The leaves on the garlic plants were also really stinky. We fertilised with fish emulsion two weeks before harvest, and there was no rain at all! I decided not to plait up the leaves this year, as a result. Hopefully they will store well like this, once the stems fully dry out.
Here’s where we’ve been drying the garlic over the last week:
Isn’t this a dreamy space? We actually had Spring this year in Sydney — usually we charge straight into humid Summer in September. This year we’re surrounded by colour and bloom. 🌸 🌺
Hydrangeas flower from pink to purple 
Repurposing old gumboots 
Our alpine strawberries thrive alongside Thyme in this hanging planter
As for vegetable gardening, now that my husband is able to spend more time in the garden, things are looking way more organised!
Our climbing beans are shooting well in the Legumes bed 
The zucchinis are already flowering! 
Legumes on the left, Cucurbits on the right. 
The tomatoes have some flower friends this year. 
The tomato plants are not yet tall, but this one has started flowering anyway.
Our youngest daughter is mad for flowers and has influenced us to plant marigolds in the front of the tomato bed. Such a cheerful addition!
I’ll leave you with two last photos — these ones promise good things over summer!
Bright pink strawberry flower!! Variety “Strawberry Delight” 
Small olives are swelling on the tree. Mmmmm.
Simple Crafty Life 