The Return of the Gardening Bore!


Despite popular demand, it is time for the Gardening Bore to make its 2025 debut. Only one artichoke has survived from last year, but it seems to be doing well in its new location. 

The peas I planted are coming along quite well and Irena's tomatoes are thriving. Recently she has added some long poles, to support them when they start producing their fruit. (Yes, fruit. Tomatoes are not really vegetables, believe it on not.)

As for the asparagus, that has been doing very well this year. With a glass (or two) of Bulgarian Chardonnay and some of my dear wife's homemade mayonnaise, asparagus is absolutely delicious. Yes, we have had it for lunch several times, but it is also good for breakfast with some scrambled eggs.

Our soil is clay and so I suppose that it is a minor miracle that we can have any veggies at all. In the summer, the ground is like concrete. We now have four compost bins, but they never seem to make enough compost. Maybe we are doing something wrong. 

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