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Planting Rhubarb in this Mediterranean garden turned out to be a successful experiment. In August 2022 I planted a “Frambozen Rood” in half-shade. Despite regular watering it did suffer a lot from the heat. During the garden re-ordering in December…
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The Orchard 2024
It’s been a year since the last orchard “status report” in February of 2024. Time for an update: The pear tree bore a bumper crop of wonderfully juicy and aromatic pears – yellow with reddish cheeks, probably “Clapp’s Favorite”. What…
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Goji – the Berry from Hell
It’s very difficult to cultivate small soft berry fruit here – too hot, too dry. Goji berries however aren’t scared of anything. Heat? Drought? No problem. Along with their dainty little flowers and pretty berries, they have the personality of…
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Tropaeolum
Since Tropaeolum majus stems from rather more humid and/or mountainous places in South America it’s easy to see that this is not really a Mediterranean or rather a drought-resistant plant. That said it will work in late spring and early…
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Garden to Table: Fermented Hot Sauce
It’s January and it’s cold outside – even here. This week we’ve had several nights with -4 degrees. The days are sunny but cold and gardening is no fun and no use in these temperatures – the garden is at…
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Spilling the Beans…
It was surprisingly hard to find the kind of beans or peas that will really work for us in this mediterranean garden. Broad Beans / Vicia faba Broad Beans at first seemed a really good idea. Especially because they can…