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RE: Mid September Garden Journal - Old Place
Would you mind sharing your beet pickle recipe? That sounds rather delicious...
The iris that I have in the garden is an unkillable beast. Had a few bulbs in a bag for a around 3 months, they didn't care at all. Just started sprouting a little after I planted them. I was told though that it's better to cut off 2/3 of the leaves, so they just have leaf stumps left, more or less 15cn high. That's supposed to help with rooting. Mine didn't care, either way they just took over.
My artichoke didn't make it. I think I don't have the right soil. There are many plants at Lily's school, so I'll read up on it and try again. I really have to get into studying soil again...
Hope the house sells quickly! From what I see, it is indeed very likely that the garden is the main point of selling. Maybe you should change focus, and market is as "Garden for sale! House included."
Haha I like that!!!! The problem with our home is that it was built as a kit home. It's been modernized and renovated by us but it doesn't appeal to people who love their massive huge new builds. So we just have to wait for the right person.
I never intended to grow irises but after I experienced the joy of one I was hooked! They are very easy to grow. All that energy in the bulb. And I forget what colour I planted where so Spring is always a surprise!
You'd think artichokes would grow in anything... They are thistles after all! But yes soil health is everything. You just have to use bioactivators... Anything that encourages microbes and bacteria. Milk, even. Compost. Fertilser tea... Get a bucket and chuck water, handfuls of cow or horse manure, compost, broadleaf weeds .. water that into the soil.
Pickle recipe... Just standard half vinegar half water (I always add extra vinegar as I like it). For the beetroot one, I roast the beetroot with olive oil first. As it's roasting I fill the bottom of my jars with herbs eg garlic, chilli, oregano, thyme, garlic chives, peppercorns, coriander seeds. I heat the vinegar mix. Then the roast beetroot including juice goes in the jar with the vinegar mix. I keep in fridge, don't eat for a few weeks so flavour deepens. So good.
Thank you! That sounds like a really good mix of spices for beets, I'll try it out as soon as the situation here is resolved and I can order jars again 😅
I'll give the artichokes another try. The good thing is that there are more than enough at the school, and they're happy if I take one away from time to time as they spread very well.
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