Chestnuts are specially rewarding to glean from public trees. No ladder needed, they fall to the ground when ripe. It’s important not to get confused with the non-edible type of chestnut.
Coloured Giant Beans
Such a beautiful pink & black pattern. I bought the seeds at the market in Greece.
Weed bouquet
Goldenrod yellow blooms are loved by bees & other pollinators. Later they turn pale and fluffy, perfect for a delicate bouquet.
Cucamelons
They look like tiny watermelons and taste like cucumber with a hint of lime. They are also very easy to grow.
Purple harvests
Plums and black bean pods. I really enjoy the color of the pods and these bush beans also have purple flowers.
Bolted radish = flowers and seeds
The radish flowers are becoming plump pods which will give me seeds for next year. The trick is to let more than one plant go to seed.
Tomato choices
Black truffle and star plum were the new sorts I tried this year on the balcony. My “tradition” is to buy one as seedling, and plant one from seed from a tomato I ate and found especially yummy.
Preserving cherries
A big tree means a big harvest, and one of the tastier ways to make it last is to preserve them with alcohol – boozy cherries!
Plant ID app that works
I grew up in a whole different climate and continent. The local wild plants here are foreigners to me.
June brings strawberries
These are big but we also have lots of tiny wild strawberries. They taste a bit like raspberries and make an excellent ground cover.
Chives: tasty perennial herbs
The flowers are edible too. Pretty pink and taste like… chives.
From ground to table
Morel mushroom. I’m lucky to have them growing in my new garden allotment.