First of all, a salad of rocket leaves and roasted butternut is not weird, it's perfect.
Oh yes! There is just something to that combination (I also add candied sunflower seeds; basically sunflower seed brittle).
Secondly, DAMN YOU FOWL OF ANY KIND.
Especially when they dig out seedlings and new plants. And the squirrels as well. Damn you squirrels for stealing all of my gooseberries and strawberries and peaches, damn you! (I can also get personal on your comment 🤣.)
Wicking beds are the best for summer greens,
I have been wanting to do this for so long, especially in our drought-ridden area. Or what I wanted to do is to capture all of the water again and re-use it either on the same plants or elsewhere. A concept very close to this one.
spiraled zucchini, fennel fronds, fennel flowers, cucumber, tomato, lettuce
This sounds fantastic really. I have a whole bed of fennel growing well now, so guess who is getting an overload of fennel this autumn. I hope they grow nice and strong so I can harvest them in the winter for some lovely soups.
And so much basil!
One can never have enough basil! I love it. A quick pesto on some pasta is the best.
Thanks for the visit! Always lovely to hear the stories from that side of the pond.
Oooh yes fennel in soup is good. Last season: leftover roast potato with fennel and leek tops .. cooked and pureed.. a bit of fetta and black onion seeds on top... Yum.
Oh my, that sounds like heaven! I am shamelessly going to write this down and make it this winter. Thanks for sharing this!