For the last few months I've been doing "meal prep". What that means in simple terms is that for at least 5 days of the week, when I'm not "away", two of my daily meals are prepped in advance. I prefer to mix things up a bit when it comes to my evening meal, but being fairly consistent about breakfast and lunch makes things quite a bit simpler. So most mornings breakfast … [Read more...] about Fresh Salads With Ingredients From my Garden
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Enjoying the Harvest From my Garden Already
It's the end of April, which isn't exactly peak harvest season. However I'm already being able to enjoy at least some of the harvest from the garden. First off there's things like herbs - the rosemary finally found a space it seems to like and is thriving. Freshly cut rosemary goes well with so many things and the you really cannot compare fresh herbs with their dry cousins. … [Read more...] about Enjoying the Harvest From my Garden Already
A Glut of Cucumbers
So far this year my greenhouse is going fairly well. I've got two raised beds down one side of it which hold tomato plants, some strawberries and my cucumber plant. The tomato plants are relatively well supported this year and though I did let them get out of control I've hopefully been able to tame them in time. I'll know for sure if and when they start producing any … [Read more...] about A Glut of Cucumbers
Growing my own Salad Ingredients
Last year I planted a few lettuce quite late in the season and managed to get a bit off them, but they never really looked that healthy or happy. This year, however I setup one of the raised beds with a couple of different types of lettuce. I try to eat a salad of some kind for lunch most days during the working week, so being able to grow my own salad ingredients is a huge … [Read more...] about Growing my own Salad Ingredients
Getting the Greenhouse Irrigation Sorted
Having a greenhouse is great. It's definitely worth the investment if you're anyway serious about growing any fruit or vegetables. However greenhouses need watering. They get hot and whatever you're growing will not be very happy if it's not kept watered. Last year that meant I'd water the greenhouse once or twice a day when I was at home, but when I was away for a few days … [Read more...] about Getting the Greenhouse Irrigation Sorted