Blackberry Flowers and Bouquet of Carrots

This post, 'Blackberry Flowers & Bouquet of Carrots' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden. Blooms and Harvest in Tyra's Garden - JulyI don't think I have really looked properly at the flower of the Blackberry bush before but this morning I did and to my surprice I found that they in fact very beautiful. and for this weeks Blooming Friday a bouquet of a slighty

What happens when you don't eat your CABBAGE?

This post, 'What happens when you don't eat your cabbage? was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/ ......well it blooms!......I found this in my fridge a few days ago, a bit embarrassing! I mean it must have been growing in the root vegetable box for several days…Still I’m amazed over it and I think it looks great. I have saved it and when

From King Edward to Pommes duchesse

This post, 'From King Edward to Pommes Duchesse' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/From dear friend King Edward to Pommes Duchesse, do pop over into The Greenhouse and read what is cookin' in this week ABC post about a 'Tater' King.Det är ABC Wednesday och denna veckas bokstav är K, välkommen in till The Greenhouse och läs mer om

A 'Slipper Walk' - I just had to catch that light.

This post, A' Slipper Walk'..., was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/When I woke up this morning it was freezing cold outside -6 C, the sky was heavenly blue, the light was pale pink and so beautiful. Time was tight, I just had to catch that light, it lasts for just a few minutes. I'm off, time for a 'slipper walk'. I jumped into my

Philatelic NEWS for a veggie geek.

Harvest stamps from Sweden. New Swedish stamps on my stones from Jaipur. Look what I found in the Post office yesterday! Absolutely perfect for a veggie geek like me. Now I can have 'my own' very personal stamps on my letters. Isn’t that just great? Precis lagom till skördetiden ger posten ut dessa underbara små skönheterna. Jag blev så glad när jag såg dom, de blir ju alldeles perfekt för mina

Powerfood

The Brassica - true Powerfood. They are beautiful and so good for you. .Brassica vegetables are highly regarded for their nutritional value. We should probably eat some Brassica each day. This is a huge vegetable family and they really do come in different shapes, structures and sizes. They provide high amounts of vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer

Dahlia 'Harvest' - tubers and seeds

It's late September and the frost can come any night now, that means that I have to dig up all my Dahlia plants, it’s so sad that indicates that the summer has definitely ended and the autumn takes giant leaps towards the winter. Time to dig in! On with the Wellington boots and ‘armed’ with a garden fork and my favourite secateurs I spend the whole day digging. Tough work…I store my Dahlia tubers

Blackberries and Gherkins - September

September in the garden time to harvest the last tomatoes, the Mexican gherkins, peppers and chillies. The Mexican sour Gherkins (above on the right) are a true favorite of mine, if you haven't tried them before I really recommend that you to have a go with them. The greenhouse in SeptemberRecept på Björnbärsmarmelad med apelsin 1 liter björnbär, tunnt skal från en ekologiskt odlad apelsin och

Potager in Africa

If you’re interested in growing your own veggies look at these absolutely wonderful pictures from Louis. The picture are taken in Koudougou and that is in Burkina Faso. I just love these pictures with beautiful people and there Potager, there enthusiasm really shows. I wish I could be there and share the joy. Meet Marie Thérèse, Marie Riene, Innocent, Yannick, Ousmane and Sylvain and there work

Veggies from the Botanical Garden of Uppsala

I just wanted to show you som more pictures a took on my visit to the 'Harvest exhibition' at the Botanical Garden of the University of Uppsala. Lovely veggies! Solanum tuberosum. The potatoes, they are the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop in terms of fresh produce, that is after rice, wheat, and maize. I grew french 'Almond' this year and they are delicious

Squash and Pumpkin Parade

CLICK TO ENLARGE!Cucurbita maxima Duchesne 'Blue Hubbard' and 'Marina di Chioggia' are the green ones at the bottom. The yellow/orange one I think really looks like a how pumpkin should look like, it's a Pumpkin Racer F1. The rest are just small one's that I grow purely for decorations. Blue Hubbard has got this wonderful bright orange flesh, good for cooking.More about 'Blue Hubbard' in Swedish.

Margerita is the Latin word for pearl.

En liten bit av Mexico i Tyras Trädgård.T.G.I Friday and the weekend is coming up. I love Mexico, mexican food and mexican drinks. One of my absolute favorite is the Margerita cocktail. There are a lot of recipes how to make the perfect Margerita (not as many as the perfect Dry Martini of course) This is how I make it.1 lime - 1 Tequila - 1 Triple secEasy enough? 1 part is about 5 cl/person. Now

Yin & Yang in Tyra's Garden

Unity of opposites. The dual concepts of yin and yang – or the single concept Yin-Yang – originate in ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, which describe two primal opposing but complementary principles or cosmic forces said to be found in all non-static objects and processes in the universe. The concept is the cornerstone for Taoism and TCM.Yin is often symbolized by water and earth,

Nu hänger mina lökar!

Harvest, onions hanging on my fence.This is an other fantastic time of the gardeners year. Harvest. Each day you can harvest something from your garden, to choose from all the wonderful berries, fruits or vegetables. All the work and love you have put into the garden finally pays off. Wonderful time.Tänk så underbart att få skörda. Skördetiden var nog mer av en fest förr i tiden då man fick

Rhubarbs, books and tulips....a perfect weekend

Weekend at Åkerby, the summerhouse.I had a wonderful weekend in Åkerby. The tulips were in full bloom and I harvest the first Rhubarbs for the year. In the "summerhouse" there isn´t much to do, that is the point with it. You go there, just to have a peaceful and quiet weekend. The profound silence is rare to find these days but in Åkerby you have it. We use say that when you go there it takes at

Cynara scolymus L.

KRONÄRTSKOCKAArtichoke, Carciofi, Cynara Scolymus, Al- Karshuuf خرشوفةKronärtskockan är bra för våra nyttiga tarmbakterierHjärtat av kronärtskocka innehåller ämnet inulin. Inulin är rena dopningsmedlet för våra nyttiga tarmbakterier som växer till sig i antal. Kronärtskocka stimulerar matsmältningenKronärtskockans blad som kan köpas som te stimulerar matsmältningen. Kronärtskocka är

Three sisters.

När jag igår träffade på three sisters igen så var det inte Three sisters bergen i Oregon i närheten av Crater lake som jag besökte en gång på -90 talet. Inte heller var det Three Sisters "the echopoint" i Blue montains .........Australien, Blue Mountains, Three Sisters........De här systrarna är en samplanteringsmetod.THE AZTEC THREE SISTERS. Stora syster Majs, mellansyster Böna och lillasyster

Blue Hubbard

Nyhet för i år i Tyras TrädgårdIdag satte jag kniven i Blue Hubbard. Blue Hubbard är en vintersquash med silverskimrande skal och ett vackert orangefärgat kött. Rå smakar den som en mix av honungsmelon och gurka. Blue Hubbard sår du sent på våren, börja gärna inomhus i kruka. Sätt ett par frön i varje kruka, när plantorna tittar upp tar du det spar det starkaste exemplaret och planterar sedan ut

Tyras Trädgård skall vara vild och levande!mellanVild och vacker...tralalala...vild och vaaacker! Vem var det som sjöng den?Tyras trädgård Resarö Tyras Trädgård, Echinacea purpurea- Rudbeckia purpurea Magnus tyras trädgårdIsop och brännässlor är bra exempel på vad som är bra att odla om man vill ha fjärilar, humlor och bin i trädgården och det vill jag. Man måste ha lite djur också för att göra

Några bilder när växthuset och trädgården fortfarande är i färg, för snart inträder det "stora grå". Jag har höststädat växthuset och tagit bort alla tomatplanter etc. sedan har jag bäddat till mina pumpor och vintersquash, de har fått en bädd av halm. Det doftar gott i växthuset, lök, örter och frön mm... ljuvligt.Lite pynt ute på trappen, det är kardon som syns i bakrunden och en släkting