Every year I try to grow
something new amongst all the usual stuff that I grow in my garden. So, this
Spring/Summer garden season, I'm growing snow peas and tomatillos. For my kiwi
peeps, tomatillos are a small (cherry sized) green tomato that grow in a husk.
They originated in Mexico and are a staple in that country. Tomatillos are most
used for a green sauce called "salsa verde". Being here in New Zealand, I'm
missing my salsa verde and have put matters into my own hands- I'm growing my
own this year!
The photo below is an image
from the internet of what they look like when picked from the
vine.
My plant is only a foot tall
at this point and have just been transplanted from starter pots to the actual
tomato garden. Yes, I have an actual separate garden bed for tomatoes. My
handsome, handy-hubby builds me anything I want.
(The lower red circle is the
actual tomatillo plant and the red circle above is a sunflower that will tower
over my tomatoes in a couple of months)
On to my cute baby snow
peas..............
I planted my snow peas the
first weekend in October. Photo below.
I only knew that they would
climb up the trellis and be low maintinance. Well, they did grow up the trellis
and have proven to be low maintinance BUT, really?
I think Jack (from Jack and
the Beanstalk) will be climbing up my snow peas. They are all out of room to
climb and some vines have made a U-turn and are heading back down. Look out
below......
The photo below is of my
strawberries, spinach, and beetroot.
