Welcome to the weekend coffee share. It is raining and it is not that warm. You’ll need some good outdoor clothing and shoes if you’d like to have a coffee with me in the garden.
It is time to prepare for the garlic that will be planted within the next two weeks.
I weeded, and buried organic matter and compost in the garden beds earlier today. I will add some type of fertiliser as well before planting. I’ll see what I can find locally. Garlic requires a lot of fertilising, both during planting time, and then again several times in the spring/summer.
This weather made me crave a good soup this weekend so I harvested some Jerusalem artichokes. I’d be happy to share some with you. There’s an abundance of Jerusalem artichokes, I can point you in the right direction if you’d like to harvest some yourself. I found a recipe for a soup that I want to try. I have never tried this particular recipe before, but the recipe itself made my mouth water and I am going to give it a try tomorrow. I have grown all the ingredients in this soup at my allotment this year (Jerusalem artichokes, onions, garlic and celery,) it is as if they are waiting to be turned into this soup. Have you tried Jerusalem artichokes? If you have, did you like them? I most often bake them in the oven with other root vegetables, but sometimes I make soup, shred them and use them when I bake bread, or make chips out of them. It is one of the easiest vegetables to grow, and if you accidentally forget one in the ground you will have a dozen next year. The spread very easily and I like to grow them in raised beds, or large pots. One large pot is suitable to plant one Jerusalem artichoke in, it will be crowded! They don’t require much attention at all from planting to harvest. I have never given them extra water, but if you live in a very dry climate you might want to do that. The only fertiliser I give them is grass clippings in the spring and early summer.
I don’t think I’m going to do more in the garden today. Let’s have a refill of our hot beverages before we part.
How is your week? What are you up to this weekend? Thank you Natalie for hosting the weekend coffee share.
Maria
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