A couple of years ago we lived in a townhouse with a tiled courtyard and raised flower beds. For the first time since eating from my grand parent’s garden we were able to grow a delicious crop of rhubarb and lettuces.
Encouraged by our success when we moved to a house with a small garden, I planted basil seeds in pots and took more care of the potted fruit trees my partner had been giving me over the years.
This Summer we have been enjoying mint, basil, rosemary, bay leaf, thyme, oregano and marjoram. As the Autumn chill has crept into the mornings we have been harvesting. The olives will be ready on 9th May, the lemons and limes are ripening nicely and my partner has made basil pesto. I can’t find the right words to describe the deeply seated inner satisfaction of being able to grow, eat and share some of our food.
All you need is a bit of space, a little time and a sprinkle of patience to reap the benefits. Have a go!
Inspiration:
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I had my own little “farm” for a few years…herbs, berries, veggies, eggs. For two years straight I was able to eat something that I grew every single day. Yes, great satisfaction! Pesto looks delicious!
I can confirm the pesto is delicious, we had some with pasta last night, thank you for your comment 🙂
Nice!
Where ever we’ve lived, we have always grown what food we can. Sounds like you’ve got a good selection to choose from, happy continuing harvest.
Thank you Sean 🙂
My mother was an avid gardener and we were fed organic before it was “in”. I remember the satisfaction of being able to eat what we had grown ourselves. Enjoy 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Oooohh; it’s nearly time to enjoy those olives – Yum!
Thank you for reminding……day after tomorrow 🙂
Yum??????
They’re not quite ready, still a little bitter, given them another week 😦