Sunday, 8 February 2015

February Garden Share Collective

This month has been a very fruitful time indeed.


Grapes, figs, peaches, nectarines, blackberries, strawberries, dragon fruit, papaya, watermelon, rock melon, persimmon, pomegranate,bananas and pears.  

On the vegetable side there are tomatoes, lettuce, zucchini, eggplant x varieties, chillies, jalapenos, shallots, corn, broccoli, beans, snake beans, capsicum, lemons, limes, kale and beetroot.



There has been an abundance of elderflowers.  


The papaya finally produced red fruit.


The chipotle bushes have produced hundreds of welcome chipotles.
I have dried, smoked, pickled and frozen them for future use.


Delicious black grapes bursting with flavour.


Thompson Seedless and Pink Iona grapes both do well in our sub tropical climate.


These are Black Genoa Figs and we have picked a few Brown Turkey figs as well.
Hubby found a hole in the back of the net where the birds where feasting so hopefully we will get most of them now.


Our dragon fruit thrives on neglect.  It is so easy to grow from cuttings and never needs watering.

These are the highlights of my February garden, I have focused on the fruit because we have had an abundance of summer fruit, perfectly ripened and bursting with flavour.
This Garden Share Collective is hosted by Liz and you can see all of the other garden share collective gardens to see the variety which can be grown during February.

Boun appetito, enjoy, Merryn xx
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13 comments:

  1. Tandy | Lavender and Lime8 February 2015 at 20:00

    What bounty! You have truly been blessed with abundance :)

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:18

      Yes Tandy the variety this summer is simply amazing :)

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  2. meandmr.com8 February 2015 at 20:40

    Yum, that looks amazing!
    Melanie @ meandmr.com

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:18

      Thanks Melanie and it all does taste amazing too :D

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  3. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella9 February 2015 at 01:55

    I was just thinking how lucky we are to have all of this wonderful harvest and yours would be super fresh! :D

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:19

      We certainly are blessed in Australia with all that we can grow. You definitely can't beat picking the fruit off the vines for freshness :)

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  4. Rachel (Rachel's Kitchen NZ)9 February 2015 at 10:21

    Oh, Merryn another fabulous bounty of produce from your lovely garden - so looking forward to having a garden again - soon hopefully:)

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:20

      You will enjoy it indeed Rachel, you have such a large variety on offer where you live too :D

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  5. Jan (a gluttonous wife)10 February 2015 at 11:41

    Great array of produce there!!! Isn't it just wonderful to grow and pick and cook your own! cheers Jan x

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:21

      Definitely Jan there is very little better than growing your own produce :D

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  6. Kitchen Riffs11 February 2015 at 14:52

    What a load of good stuff! So much you can do with it. We're deep in winter here, so our fresh bounty is, well, not bountiful. One of these days we'll be in clover, though! Fun post -- thanks.

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    1. Merryn11 February 2015 at 16:22

      Oh John, you will enthrall us all with fabulous summer produce when we are reaching for our slow cookers. We need winter to spring and summer can produce well :)

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  7. africanaussie19 February 2015 at 19:42

    Ohmigosh you have a huge variety - it all looks so yummy too. You are just on the edge of each area - lucky you, can grow both dragonfruit and grapes!

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