The Autumn Garden

It's autumn. The change in season brings rain and with it, new life to our garden. The summer heat wave almost killed our plants, some of them never really revived, like the strawberries. However, some, like the lillies, which had withered after spring, are beginning to sprout up again.

Jalepenos

The gardening experience is something new to us urbanites, and I must say it can be very rewarding too. My favourite part - reaping the fruits of our labour! I enjoy going to the tomato plant and pluck out those tomatoes that are ripening. And the herbs! When I need some basil for pasta, thyme for mushroom soup or sage and rosemary for marinating lamb chops, I simply walk out to the garden with a pair of scissors and snip, snip! Fresh, convenient and free! We even have spring onion and parsley for garnishings.

Tomatoes - S, M, L size

Since my mum came, she has been having fun in our garden too, clearing the weeds and sowing new seeds. She's added rock melon, cucumber and egg plant seeds to the soil and some of them have already started to grow shoots. Not sure how successful it'll be, given that we're all inexperienced at being vegetable farmers, but we'll wait and see.

Shallots - at the end of the spring onions' lifespan