I've been going through my garden photos today. I have a garden diary where I record the dates of things planted, harvests made, flowers blooming, etc. Then at the end of each year I print out my photos from each month and stick them in. I realised I have a good record of potager photos from this year. The potager was only properly finished in November 2010, so this has been it's first full year. And what a year it's been, full of crazy nature hijinks... There's not quite one photo for every month, but almost.
So, let's proceed...
January 2011
It was the summer of the potato in my garden. I grew Swift, Desiree, Heather and Karuparere.
February 2011
A lot of the back yard was swamped with sand and water after our mag 6.3 quake. Luckily there was no permanent damage to the potager.
March 2011
Most of the mud has been cleaned up, but dried on dust still coats the paths.
April 2011
All the spuds are gone and the beds are cleared out ready for winter crops.
June 2011
Frost rims the leaves, but the chillis stand tall and proud.
July 2011
The first of two freak snowstorms. Amazingly all the plants survived.
October 2011
The beds are now planted with summer crops. Everything is so green and lush and tidy!
November 2011
The salad greens are doing really well, and the last of the brassicas need picking to make way for heat loving summer plants.
December 2011
On a rainy summer's day, everything is starting to look a little overblown. Soon the potatoes will be flopping over the path, the tomatoes will be crowding out the beans, and the zucchinis and peppers will be duking it out. I feel a harvest coming on!
(You can read my post about the creation of the potager here)
(You can read my post about the creation of the potager here)