As I mentioned before, rainy season
always arrives with a series of bangs – huge thunderstorms with
angry winds that rumble over our corrugated iron roof! I'm glad to
say that the roof of our extension has stood up to the assault, and
the worst of the storms are now behind us. A bit more rain would be
welcome, say the farmers here.
After two or three rains there is a
transformation, as bare earth changes in a matter of days into a
green lawn … and after a few weeks into a wild jungle! Hélène,
the pastor's wife, who works for us, got busy as usual this year
planting things in our vegetable plot – with a little help from our
boys and some evening watering from Marc.
As you can see, things are sprouting!
Some of our aubergines are already
ready to eat, and the corn, okra and carrots are showing their first
shoots. Apparently the cucumbers didn't « take », which
will be a disappointment for Benjy, who is a big fan. Here is one of
the larger aubergines:
And here is a moringa plant. This is an
amazing plant whose leaves can either be cooked or put into salad. It
is packed full of vitamins (look it up on wikipedia!).
1 comment:
Wow, you have a HUGE garden plot! :) Hope it produces lots of tasty veggies for you, my little veggie garden is just now starting to sprout - it needs more sun & less rain!
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