While in the Northern Hemisphere people are getting excited with the arrival of Spring and the new gardening season, down here Autumn has replaced Summer with a lot of rainy days. Back in the UK, my wife and I always loved Autumn as it is always colorful, but in our region of Australia, Autumn is more synonymous with rain and storms... But I'm not complaining, we still get enough sunlight and I don't have to water the plants š¤£ And on top of that, it's probably the best fishing season too.
Left photo: In one of my turmeric grow bag was this plant that went un-noticed because its leaves looks like turmeric leaves if not looked at carefully But once the red flower turned up, I realised it was a Canna indica aka Indian shot which from what I've read produces edible roots.
Right photo: my wife planted these beans but we are not sure of their name, it looks like Lablab but the beans are green, not purple, so I'm not totally sure. I will have to double check because Lablab are toxic if not cooked properly.
I've planted two old Chokos and they have overpowered the passion fruit. Hopefully the flowers will give us some fruits soon.
The HoĆ n Ngį»c has grown nicely and it's time for upgrading its pot.
Our Aloe Vera have propagated so much we are now splitting them into pots and will try to sell them locally. We've been eating them in Vietnamese desserts all year long, it's a pleasure.
This Frangipani cutting almost died last winter, the root has rotted but luckily the top survived so I just repotted it deeper into the potting mix. I will keep it in drier condition this autumn/winter.
I dug up this Jewels of Opar aka False Ginseng plant from the side of the road at the beginning of the year and it has very well adapted to life in a pot, it is now flowering like mad and are giving little seeds that look like jewels, hence the name of the plant. This plant has very similar health properties like the real Ginseng and the leaves can be eaten just like the Malabar Spinach with which it shares some similarities.
The Tahitian lime is the king of my garden. It feels like this dwarf variety does not care what season it is and keeps giving fruits, however, they take a long time to mature.
One of this year discoveries for us was this red variety of Okras. They look amazing and we eat them raw and they taste great. Recently they have been victims of caterpillars and have lost almost all their leaves but they are tough and kept giving fruits and new leaves are coming back. But with the cold weather not far away, they will soon die off. On the second photo you can see an old woody fruit that I will have to collect soon for the seeds.
The Malabar Spinach are crazily invasive but we love eating the leaves in soup, I will have to remove most of the flowers and fruits because a single plant is enough to build up a wall like seen in this photo.
We've also been enjoying some green capsicum my wife has planted. But often they have been rotting on the plant because we don't notice them under the foliage and I keep forgetting about them.
I took tiny cuttings of some Portulacaria afra (Elephant bush or mini jade plant) and two of them have thrived in their small pots. It's also time for them to get transpotted in their final position somewhere in the frontyard.
The moringa tree has been a bit neglected this year. I should upgrade its grow bag but I have been a bit lazy lol. Despite the situation, it has still grow a bit and has given flowers.
The Sunshine chili has given us so much fruit this year and it's still kicking! But as it is coming to an end soon it's now the turn of the Black Prince Chili to thrive.
This is my wall of Turmeric and Black Turmeric. They are obstructing the access to the BBQ area but they will die off soon with the winter coming. They should double their height soon and then die off and it will be time to harvest them and store them somewhere dry.
After the rainy days, I will have to spend some time preparing the backyard for an end of season sleep by covering the surface with some leaves and horse manure and let the worms do their magic during the cold days.
Previously on my blog:
- Enjoying the outdoor on a fishing kayak
- Plastic welding a crack in a peg hole from a Hobie Revolution 11 Kayak
- Fishing the flats at The Entrance, NSW
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