tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post6574467011022635113..comments2023-09-24T15:08:49.680+02:00Comments on olives and artichokes - a Mediterranean garden: Spring planningchaiselonguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-64639583670605641632010-02-09T23:08:26.508+01:002010-02-09T23:08:26.508+01:00easygardener: it's similar here - a lovely spr...easygardener: it's similar here - a lovely spring day on Sunday, cold and wet today, but improving slowly!<br /><br />Jane/Mulchmaid: the chard needs a bit more cooking than spinach - we simmer it in a little water for about 5-10 minutes.<br /><br />Kate: We sow broad beans in autumn, then another sowing in spring so we get two crops. The same with peas and mangetout peas. I don't sow runner beans as I don't like them much, but you wouldn't sow these here until March or April, I think.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-87442443252834841302010-02-09T22:39:52.710+01:002010-02-09T22:39:52.710+01:00Autumn-sown beans? What did you sow C-L? In South ...Autumn-sown beans? What did you sow C-L? In South Australia we sow peas in autumn but beans in spring / summer....maybe you mean scarlet runner beans? Or broad beans? Interesting.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-38747486718250120812010-02-09T19:49:59.281+01:002010-02-09T19:49:59.281+01:00I wish we could begin working our soil. It's j...I wish we could begin working our soil. It's just a bit early in this wet climate: I don't want to compact my already clay-y soil.<br />The butterfly is lovely and lunch looks delicious! Do you add the chard to the pasta so it just wilts?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-55080440811900875502010-02-09T17:14:17.057+01:002010-02-09T17:14:17.057+01:00Please send some sun over here. Our weather keeps ...Please send some sun over here. Our weather keeps going all warm and then cold - it's exasperating.easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-20609158339191680112010-02-08T11:14:31.291+01:002010-02-08T11:14:31.291+01:00No bulbs here yet, but I planted them a bit late r...No bulbs here yet, but I planted them a bit late really so it's not surprising. I do a similar dish with the chard... in fact that would be perfect tonight for after our Catalan lesson, so I'd better go and pick!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-57894325768131861032010-02-07T17:53:44.988+01:002010-02-07T17:53:44.988+01:00It's lovely to see the spring flowers begin to...It's lovely to see the spring flowers begin to open. It will be a while yet here, I fear. That pasta is making me want pasta... Looks yummy!impoftheyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809983969842330840noreply@blogger.com