Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[cookie1]

Monsanto are wicked Marina. They retain the right to all their GM modified seed. So if a farmer is growing a GM modified crop (not sure why they would) they must buy their seed fresh from Monsanto each year. I have heard a few nasty stories about them. I'm not sure if they are true or not, but you never know.

[Cuilidh]

I agree with you, Cookie,  I could go on at length about what I think about this company but I won't .. I'll only get angry!

[achookwoman]

We have stopped using Roundup as it does nasty things to the bees.  We have never used it in the veggie garden.  No sure how you stop these very big companies. 
This morning we did a tour of the kitchen garden at the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld.  Will post some photos. Amazing.  Totally organic.

[cookie1]

We picked another pineapple last week. It was beautiful and sweet. We have pulled out nearly all the plants we had as they take up to 2 years to fruit and ripen.

[achookwoman]

We have stopped using Roundup as it does nasty things to the bees.  We have never used it in the veggie garden.  No sure how you stop these very big companies. 
This morning we did a tour of the kitchen garden at the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld.  Will post some photos. Amazing.  Totally organic.

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[achookwoman]

We have stopped using Roundup as it does nasty things to the bees.  We have never used it in the veggie garden.  No sure how you stop these very big companies. 
This morning we did a tour of the kitchen garden at the Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld.  Will post some photos. Amazing.  Totally organic.

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They grow some of their Strawberries in these wooden pallets.
Quince tree in blossom.



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[cookie1]

What a lovely garden. I love the pallets used for strawberries, I think I may have to show DH.

[judydawn]

Exactly what I was going to say cookie, about the pallets that is. 
I’ve never seen a quince tree, what a lovely dense tree it is Chookie.
Did they give you anything out of the kitchen garden?

[achookwoman]

Judy, they had several of these Quince trees around the garden. Lovely.
My photos don’t do justice to what was there.
During our stay we ate several things from the garden with our meals and could taste herbs as we went.  They couldn’t afford to offer cuttings or plants as the size of the groups is so large at the weekends they have  to be limited. There were only 6 in our group but 30 at the weekends.

[cookie1]

It sounds really lovely. My brother had a quince tree at his tree change house but he pulled it out. [emoji22]


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[achookwoman]

Cookie, that is lovely.

[judydawn]

A nice specimen cookie, was it worth the 2 year wait?

[cookie1]

Yes Judy. Just like the pineapples in Qld, really sweet. If we buy them over here they aren't so nice.

[Cornish Cream]

Your garden is beautiful Cookie.

The pineapple is magnificent Cookie. I’ve never seen one growing.Only bought them from the supermarket.

[cookie1]

I hadn't seen them growing either until I went to Queensland.