Yesterday I went to collect the little solar powered pond pump from the post office. Today was supposed to be my day in the garden but it has rained and rained and rained so much that today changed from being a garden day, to a computer day. It did stop raining for a short while and I ventured out into the garden but it was so wet I had to come back again.
I noticed my rhubarb has another new leaf unfurling,
And the first of the periwinkle has flowered,
And my lovely little patch of dandelions have returned,
And I have a new arrival, not sure what it is though.
(photos taken yesterday when it wasn't raining)
the last one looks like it might be candytuft. iberis sempervirens? not sure of the spelling, LOL. looks like it's all coming along nicely.
ReplyDeletelooks like a cress of some sort...don't think it is woodruff but cant see the leaves...the pics wont get bigger
ReplyDeleteSorry about that..............seems to be a problem with using Multiply and IE, if I post pictures using firefox there is no problem, but for some weird reason I can't figure out, firefox isn't behaving very well at the moment. Maybe I'll just open in firefox and see if I can repost. The leaves of this plant are waxy, I think its something that grows wild alongside the beach here.
ReplyDeleteyep i have seen it on the bank of the severn i know what you mean...when got time i will look it up in my book.....do you get sanfire[samfire?] on your beach...? that's great eating g...great pickled...its not that and some of the sea cresses are poisonous/not edible...hehe supper time is coming up i cant talk without linking to food lol
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned columbine a bit ago and I discovered on the way to looking something else up that I can send them to the UK, if you would like I can send you some. They are biennial so won't bloom for a year. I agree that the bottom may be candytuft but would like to see them bigger.
ReplyDeletejust reposted that last picture using firefox instead of IE and now it does enlarge if clicked on
ReplyDeleteam going to try and repost all the pictures so you can enlarge them
ReplyDeleteYou'll be having some rhubarb crumble!
ReplyDeleteUpclose it does not look like candytuft. It looks like a member of the mustard family.
ReplyDeletedoes this mean i can eat it??.................always looking to extend the amount of edibles in the garden :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda.......rhubarb isn't every ones cup of tea but personally I love it. And the good thing is it spreads like wildfire so hopefully very soon I will have a HUGE patch of rhubarb
ReplyDeleteRhubarb is not grown in Spain. I miss Marks and Spencer's for their rhubarb crumble.
ReplyDeletedo you mean it CAN'T grow because of the climate or something, or just that no one DOES grow it?? cos if it would grow there must be some way og getting you some, it grows like a weed here.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen it here and can't think of any reason why it wouldn't grow here.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. The last one is, I believe, candytuft, thlaspi, iberis sempervirens.
ReplyDeleteWell, one way to test would be to break a stem off and taste it. But what if it has strychnine? I would have killed you with my advice. Oh nooooooooooooo......
ReplyDeletehttp://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm
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well it is a brassica, dj but iberis has more slender pointed leaves that are not succulent....it is in my opinion a scurvy grass.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.first-nature.com/flowers/cochlearia_officinalis.php
if it is which i am pretty sure it is then it contains vitamin c in its leaves...they may well taste sharp and may be an addition to salads such as french sorrel which adds the sharp note in a mix of leaves...
who can say whether it is agreeable but sailors thought it helped with scurvy..
yes am 100 persent sure...and here are some recipes
ReplyDeletehttp://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/ancient/wild-food-entry.php?term=Common%20Scurvy-grass
Thanks for that link, artimisia. :-)
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