25 February 2012

Garden Love: Photo a week challenge

So we are nearly packed up and heading out to Rotorua for the weekend when I realize I haven't even considered my blog, let alone pictures for my blog!  Unfortunately, my camera is out of batteries (stupid thing seems to chew through them sometimes! Need to buy some decent rechargeables someday).  Apparently Dave has even packed his camera for the trip (thanks to our slowly becoming organized for these weekend trips to the bach.....and the list we made to check off each time).  I considered using some photos I've got saved from last week of another bay I visited and meant to post, but that seems a little like cheating.  I'm supposed to post a photo I've taken THIS week.  So, I grabbed my phone and headed to the back garden.

I apologize that the photos aren't very good quality.  Between a smaller camera, few focus/zoom controls, and a bright morning sun on half the top half of the garden the pictures aren't amazing.  But you get the gist of our overgrown, but productive space.  Corn, tomoatoes, an eggplant between the ridiculously large unused spring onion (are they even edible after they become leek size?), and a very large Jamaican pepper plant.

25 February: Dohner/Milner garden. Bright yellow marigolds give color
to the tomatoes that are slowly ripening. Leftovers from semi-shucked
corn that will be dinner tonight litters the grounds.

25 February: Jamaican Pepper Plant. Supposedly the "wings"
will be sweet, the heart will be spicy.


Note, due to time constraints (i.e. we are leaving in 10 minutes) I cannot google my Jamaican plant.  I'll look a the label on Monday and give you the scientific name and a google link :)

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