Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[Wonder]

they look amazing Chookie. I can see you spending many hours out there.

[Cuilidh]

I have veggie garden envy Chookie! They look fabulous!

The garden looks wonderful, Chookie.  I had been wondering how it was all going.  You and Ral (and the helpful chooks!) must be so very pleased.

[thermilover]

That garden looks beautifullll Chookie!! Another garden envy here
We have few plants in our backyard, basil, tomato, lemon, strawberries but due to the cold weather, I have totally ignored that and every morning
I look at them, I feel so guilty
Hubby has placed an automatic watering system but its been long since I have properly pruned any, need to push myself...
With an active toddler, it is even more difficult, but I will get there..

[achookwoman]

Thermalover, active toddlers always come first.

[thermilover]

Absolutely Chookie, my little darling always comes first!
Motherhood has surely changed me as a person, every day when ever I look at her, I realize how much I am in love with her

[cookie1]

Thermilover, motherhood changes many things about us. I could list several. Possibly the most pronounced is I am much more compassionate. (and I drink coffee now, couldn't stand it before I became pregnant)

[achookwoman]

We have had an early and very cold winter. 3 lots of snow , so far. The the gardeners who have been building our veggie garden have had to stop as the ground is too wet to bring in a big truck with a load of gravel.
However I am amazed at how things are growing. 14 of the 44 garlic bulbs are showing green shoots, Rhubarb plants are shooting and the Wasabi plants are looking good with lots of leaves. yesterday I picked a bowl of greens for a salad.
We have pruned the 5 apple trees that are around the house and made chips of the prunings.
The Curry bush looks very sad but the Vietnamise mint bush looks good.
We are continuing to eat something from the garden each day.
Roll on Spring!!

[achookwoman]

[Cuilidh]

Those salad greens look so lush and vibrant.  Your garden is sounding great, I would love to be able to put something like that down in our place ... perhaps one day!  We'll be needing updated photos soon now that things are starting to grow.

[cookie1]

The garden sounds so lush Chookie. When the cold finishes it will be really rushing ahead.

[Katj]

Chookie, well done on the greens! So rewarding to pick  your home grown produce  I'm sure.

[Cornish Cream]

What a great variety of salad greens Chookie.

[achookwoman]

Wasabi, bit denuded as I picked some leaves. Mostly you use the tuba but I am waiting for it to multiply.
Horseradish is the yellowish bits. The long scrappy leaves die down in Autumn. They shoot again in spring.

[Katj]

Nice pics Chookie, I have never thought about how Wasabi grows, interesting.
I can tell you love your new garden, spring time can't come fast enough for you I'm sure.

[achookwoman]

Kat, yes I do love the garden. The Wasabi that you buy in Tubes or powder is mostly Horseradish dyed green.