Six Word Saturday - May 14th, 2011

Magic Harvest babies in the garden. 

I am excited to be part of the second batch of Magic Harvest participants. Magic Harvest is a program which encourages people to grow their own vegetables at home and increase both their gardening and cooking skills. Last week I attended a workshop where we received seedlings and compost. Yesterday I planted the baby seedlings in the garden. It will be interesting to see how they go. There is broccoli, cabbage, spring onions, lettuce and others. I have been gardening for around a year now and have enjoyed some success but am particularly looking forward to the sharing of ideas and experiences with others as part of the Magic Harvest Program. I think I will particularly benefit from the cooking workshops later. It's always possible to learn from reading books and from the internet but there is something great about being with other people and learning together. Cooking is not really a strong point of mine so I'm hoping for some ideas and motivation.

Here's the babies as well as some carrots in the front.

I have already learnt a lot from my involvement in the program. One thing we talked about was a way to discourage white cabbage moths from laying their eggs on the plants. Their was some debate about whether it actually worked but I figure it can't hurt to try. It was suggested to make pretend butterflies and put them near the plants. As the moths are territorial creatures it is suggested that they will not land on the plants as they will think another moth is already there. I thought I might tie some white material to sticks so they will flutter in the breeze. Can't hurt to try. I think it is the white moth caterpillars that have been enjoying quite a feast recently. 

Something has been feasting!