Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Broccoli 2

I've never had much success with broccoli, cauilflower or cabbage...I must admit the few times I've tried have not been in sink with the cabbage moth, really de-caterpillaring them, getting the right season or keeping our goat out.
RIP Billy but he did come along and eat the middle out of each plant one year.
Also my children and their little mates often walk through my garden collecting things for their 'soup'...a few florets ended up as play soup off of this plant. "ohh its a bit spicy" we were told afterwards.

Some people ask why I bother. 
1. Knowing I can...sooo important to me. All the little parts of growing from seed, right seed, right time, right care.
2. Also since reading Kay Baxter from Koanga gardens write up on nutrient dence food has really sparked my intrest.
3. Since eating more paleo type foods I've more intrest in these plants where as before I'd buy one and it would die slowly in our fridge...now we rip through 1-2 a week.
4. I know what's on it...just rain.

Learning cobbling together ideas from square foot gardening and Gia's garden (I could of spelt all that wrong at the moment as head is not good). I've started to understand different layers of planting. Very cool.

So while I've got a little ways this season I hope to do better next season.  

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