The Veggie Patch!

Ok, so I had not grow any produce for many years, but when I received a selection of herb plants (mint, coriander, thyme, fennel, oregano and parsley) as a birthday present, we (myself, plus the children) were motivated to attempt our first veggie garden. My children helped me dig up an old bamboo plant (which took hours!), and prepared the soil with compost.



Once the soil was ready we planted the herb plants, along with; broccoli, onions and potatoes. Once the potatoes began to shoot it was important to bank up the soil (so that it completely buried the leaves), this encourages the potatoes to grow and must be repeated when new shoots appear.The herbs grew very well, and we have used them in several different dishes, the fennel and parsley work well together with sea bass, the thyme is wonderful when roasted with a chicken. We have also been lucky enough to make an abundance of mint sauce (chopped mint, vinegar and sugar).

As well as the herbs, we have had a super crop of potatoes, onions and broccoli!! A great first attempt, we were all delighted and will definitely be growing more very soon.