Japanese Wineberries

Japanese wineberrys are a relatively new joy I look forward to each year.

I didn't realise how much the kids look forward to them each year as well until today.

Permaculture Soft Fruit?

I've been toying with an idea in my head for a few years now and wanted to experiment.

I garden with many different methods and never really stick to one, but if you're into organic gardening then sooner or later you're going to come across permaculture.

The wikipidia definition of permaculture is:-
"Permaculture is a set of design principles centered around whole systems thinking simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. It uses these principles in a growing number of fields from regenerative agriculture, rewilding, community, and organizational design and development."

Early July Harvests

Things are picking up pace in the garden at the moment, lots of things are ready or nearly ready to harvest.

 Lots of berries, potatoes and beans at the moment - all very healthy! There's raspberries as well but we always eat them in the garden! 

Pretty sure the picture above is how I started out. Hulling gooseberries and currents was always a family job. I remember doing it as a child as a job to help, but I always remember my sister being so much faster than me at it (even though she's six years younger)! 

There's lots of nasturtiums and marigolds growing as well which always makes the garden look nice and they bring their own set of benefits to the area as well. A bonus is they're all self set as well. I tend to plant some every few years to add to the gene pool but otherwise they're left to their own devices! 

What are you eating out of the garden at the moment?