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The Taste and Scent of Summer

Posted on June 14, 2015 by A Bahamian In Austria

This weekend was AWESOME! I got to enjoy one of my favorite late spring/early summer activities with one of my favorite persons – Hub’s Oma. Nothing holds the taste and scent of summer more intensely as strawberries and no berry … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden, My Kitchen | Tagged balcony gardening, gardening, growing carrots, growing tomatoes, Nasturtium, natural food, Preserving strawberries, square foot gardening, Sternjasmin, Zucchini | 5 Comments

The Wonder that Seven Days Wrought

Posted on May 12, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

The rain started at about 9 am Sunday morning and never stopped. As a gardner(-in-training), I was overjoyed; until I ran out of watering cans, buckets, and unused decorative plant pots to store water in, lol. That was when I strongly … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, Fuchsia, gardening, growing chard, growing Okra, growing radishes, growing sweet potatoes, growing tomatoes, Hibiscus, Peonies | 9 Comments

April Showers bring May Flowers

Posted on May 3, 2014 by A Bahamian In Austria

The last time you got to see the garden was in March. A lot of prep was completed – repositioning the highbed and the herb garden, updating the ‘Stachelbeeren’ (gooseberries) and ‘Sternjasmin’ (Star Jasmine) homes and placing them in a better spot, repotting last year’s … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, expat experience, gooseberry bush, growing artichokes, growing Chili, growing Okra, growing rhubarb, growing spinach, growing sweet peppers, growing tomatoes, keeping cats out of garden, Peonies, seed-starting | 8 Comments

The Ups and Downs of August – Garden Update

Posted on September 1, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

August has been a pretty emotional month in the garden. First, there was lots of hot, sunny days; then, unexpectedly, the temperatures dove and to accompany the shock, the rains came and stayed for about 5 or so days. When … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged Fall Equinox, gardening, German Gold, Green Zebra, growing sweet peppers, growing sweet potatoes, growing tomatoes, Jani, Kosovo, natural food | 2 Comments

Bolting spinach, Slug pubs, and Ripening tomatoes

Posted on July 9, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

Remember when I mentioned how it went from a wonderful spring directly into summer in only two weeks? Well my spinach certainly does and they do not approve! Turns out, spinach is not a fan of heat and will ‘bolt’ … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged Babyleaf mixed lettuce, bolting spinach, growing tomatoes, Monnopa spinach, Romaine lettuce, slug pub | Leave a comment

They’re Still Alive (garden update)

Posted on June 30, 2013 by A Bahamian In Austria

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve had periods of intense sun & heat, followed by days of rain – not ideal for young plants and, honestly to say, a young gardener. Keeping up with the plants needs requires consistent … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged buchsbaum, Fuchsia, gardening, growing rhubarb, growing sunflowers, growing sweet peppers, growing sweet potatoes, growing tomatoes, Hakuro-nishiki, Netty's Pride Lily, variegated willow | 2 Comments

Unglaublich (German for unbelievable)!

Posted on October 23, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

My garden continues to teach and amaze me. Given that its been 1°C /34°F at night and barely getting up to 12°C/54°F in the day with limited sun, hubby and I had given up on them. Well, despite losing leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, basil, chives, gardening, growing tomatoes, jalapeno, oregano, rosemary, thyme, winter | 3 Comments

Current state (September 2011)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

I’m a little worried about my garden today; things are not looking as prosperous. Recently, the temperatures have dropped drastically; seems fall is upon us. My sweet peppers have not budded since they gave up their fruit and the leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in My Garden | Tagged balcony gardening, basil, chives, gardening, growing sweet peppers, growing tomatoes, jalapeno, lavender, oregano, rosemary, sweet peppers, thyme, tomato | Leave a comment

First tomato harvest (August 2011)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by A Bahamian In Austria

I was very excited about my first tomato harvest. It seemed to take forever for the flowers to bud and the buds to grow and ripen but here they are! They were extremely sweet which strengthened my belief in the … Continue reading →