Curious me strikes again. A month ago, I bought a few lemons from the supermarket. If I remember correctly, they were Turkish lemons, with a nice, soft skin. The supermarket had the usual offer – buy one for this price, and a … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Since our month-long drought has been wreaking havoc on the edible plants that I usually talk about, I thought I’d swing the focus onto our ornamental plants that have been in full bloom. I wasn’t referring to cacti when I … Continue reading
…and plants everywhere are suffering. In January, I was going to moan about the change of the monsoon winds that not only stripped moisture from the air and soil, but also blew so strongly that even big, strong trees were … Continue reading
Ah, the things we do to ensure a harvest… When I spoke about our upcoming mulberry crop two weeks ago, it looked like it was going to be really bountiful. However, I’d forgotten about the birds. They happily started pecking … Continue reading