shiukopuppy's Profile

I enjoy organic gardening and am trying to reduce my ecological footprint by growing some of my own food. I originally became interested in gardening when I had to grow herbs and veggies that were unavailable at the shops. My boyfriend and I started by growing Japanese and Thai herbs/vegetables. I also grew lettuces for my chickens.

After awhile, I started to expand to grow more fruit, veg and herbs. I like the look of ornamental vegetable gardens. Now I grow chicken forage and some fruit trees as well. I'm trying to grow aubergines and tomatoes at the moment.

My ideal garden would be tropical - where I could grow my own papaya, bananas, mangoes, peanuts and lychees. I'd also like to be able to grow date palms, coconuts and coffee. Unfortunately I live in the wrong climate for that! But if Bob Flowerdew can grow some of them in the UK, it's worth a try!

Getting ready for spring
Hi all, it's been a long time! I've planted some seeds for upcoming spring. They're growing inside on a heat pad.. So far the Pomodoro cherry tomatoes and Super Sioux tomatoes have sprouted. The  varieties I have sown are plants that need to be sown ...

Eating my greens
It's been a while since I posted as it is winter and not much going on..! I don't like posting a blog without photos which has hindered my writing - and unfortunately I still have no photos! Lately, gardening has solely been the process of raking lea...

Only one week until winter..
It's been cold and gloomy but we are still growing plants. The strawberries I have only seem to produce during winter and spring so we have lots of young strawberries! We ate our green mangoes and they were delicious! And we still have some limes to...

pictures from japan
This is a garden surrounding a temple that we visited - the gardens have been there for centuries. This photo was taken on an overcast day in spring. We were unlucky on our sightseeing days because we had light rain and clouds. Here is the wikipedia ...

Fruit & veg that i'd like to grow
I started gardening to grow vegetables that were unavailable. There used to be an Asian grocery store in the neighbourhood that sold a small selection of fresh vegetables unavailable anywhere else. Since it closed, we have had a drought of these ve...