Nature’s Bounty

We have been blessed with some of the first produce from our terrace garden! We had a healthy harvest of fava beans (we made a delicious soup) followed by spinach (which was starting to ‘bolt’). Next was the first our potato plants to be harvested, yielding two beautiful yellow potatoes. Of course, we are still regularly harvesting the collard leaves and they are delicious as ever.

Looking at the first photo (taken from atop our bathroom roof) one can see the four levels of the terraces: squash and a transplanted tree fern on the uppermost; tomatoes and favas on the next down; potatoes, leeks, and newly planted black-eyed peas on the next; and carrots, beets, and collards on the lowest. The last two photos are of the morning sun on the ‘high bridge’ over our stream and looking back at our house and the rock wall along our driveway.

New Arrivals

We planted a passionfruit vine at the base of the newly-trimmed cherry tree and are looking forward to it climbing and producing egg-shaped fruit. Behind that we created a small round garden bed and planted watermelon seeds (already sprouting well) and behind that we planted a mango tree! Our single hydrangea bush has really taken off after the trimming we gave it last summer – the flowers are just starting to open. And lastly, many thanks to Lukus’ mom and dad for the lovely wind chimes now hanging in the araçal tree above the herb garden (just mint and oregano thus far).