Mahli’s Musing

Green, green, and more green. I’m seeing so many different shades of green. It’s a sign of a flourishing garden. Notable for this week: The snap peas have started to fruit, and I expect to harvest the first ones in a few days time. Almost all tomato varieties have produced flower buds, and some have [...]

I just ate my first ever home grown alpine strawberry. It’s the Gartenfreude variety. Picked it up a day too early I reckon (still learning ;D), but still it was very fruity. The size is just bigger than my finger nail, but it packed a lot of punch. Quite interesting because usually the first year’s [...]

Today was a good day. The botanical garden held a plant market. I managed to snap a thai basil, a sweet basil and an “Alpine Yellow” (a.k.a. “White Delight” according to Brigitte Wachsmuth) alpine strawberry plants for 4€. Not a shabby haul, not to mention the quality of the plant is excellent, with almost no [...]

One month, a generous help from Dasha and Viktor, plenty of care, some hard work transporting soil, sawing bamboo stalks and transplanting seedlings (especially with an injured left hand), and a bit of sun, this year’s garden is shaping up. There are still around a few more pots to be setup for growing lemon cucumbers [...]