All in all, quite a successful year for me

[bussinspain]

I am feeling quite proud of my kitchen garden this year . After nearly 6 years of improving a patch of soil on land that only grows olive and almond trees, all the hard work is now paying off. I had an abundance of tomatoes, potatoes and sweet peppers. And in the middle of November I still have available for harvesting - sweet peppers, carrots (no fly damage this year), cabbages, Italian black kale, brussel sprouts, swede, parsnips, celery, parsley, thyme, rhubarb (grown from seed January 2014). Looking at my kitchen garden in the November sunshine is just a wonderful sight - so many different shades of green - very pleasing to the eyes I am now in the process of creating an orchard. I have a navel orange tree which has 7 big fat oranges on it, a lemon and a cherry tree. I am now thinking of a pear tree and a crispy juicy apple tree to add to my collection. I LOVE GARDENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And also my flower sowing/growing is fab too. Just pricked out 80 Sweet Williams, loads of delphiniums and larkspurs which will give me lots of colour early next year, both in the flower gardens near the house and on the veggie garden. As I have said "I LOVE GARDENING"!!!!!!!

[vixylix]

Congratulations! Sounds like you've done an excellent job!

[Lisasbolt]

Sounds great, i have the same soil here and it takes time, i ended up building raised beds which have worked great this year.
Hoe next year is just as good or better

[Small pumpkin]

That sounds amazing, very well done! We want photos , we like photos.
I wish could grow half that lot in June. Never mind November!

[bussinspain]

That sounds amazing, very well done! We want photos , we like photos.
I wish could grow half that lot in June. Never mind November!

Will get some photos of my kitchen garden later today for you all. Got inter-cambio session this morning and also taking the dog the "hair-dressers"!!!!

[bussinspain]

Photos as promised

Here are the promised photos taken just a few mins ago (apologies for the abundant sunshine!!!!!!!!!!)

[Lisasbolt]

Lovely garden, mine is such a mess. When did you start off your leeks?

[skeggijon]

It's all looking wonderful!

[bussinspain]

Lovely garden, mine is such a mess. When did you start off your leeks?

I planted them out in May.

[bussinspain]

I planted them out in May. But next year I plan to have leeks planted out every month of the year. Well, that's what it says on the Spanish seed packets Parsnips are the same here - sow every month of the year apparently.

[Small pumpkin]

Very nice garden, you've done a brilliant job. Now if you could send some of that sun shine stuff over this way
Is the pepper a long sweet or a chilli ? What variety?

[bussinspain]

Very nice garden, you've done a brilliant job. Now if you could send some of that sun shine stuff over this way
Is the pepper a long sweet or a chilli ? What variety?

The peppers are a Bull Horn pepper. We can buy them green in the supermarkets and they are usually roasted. Just rub your hands in oil and then rub over the pepper and sprinkle with salt, roast in the oven for about 10 mins. Delightfully sweet. But when they are red they are even better

[Small pumpkin]

They sound lovely........................ SP runs off to interweb bull horn peppers . whilst muttering, must find seeds.

[bussinspain]

They sound lovely........................ SP runs off to interweb bull horn peppers . whilst muttering, must find seeds.

If you would like, I can PM you my email address, you give me your postal address and I can post some off to you when they are next in the shops.

[Small pumpkin]

If you would like, I can PM you my email address, you give me your postal address and I can post some off to you when they are next in the shops.

That's very sweet of you , but I've already ordered some thank you