Yesterday Derek was working over towards Dargaville and took these pics of the little township of Kaihu. It had a population of approx 500 people in the 1890s when Kauri milling and the gumfields were operating, but now it is a quiet little village.
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| Tutamoe in the background |
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| The Kaihu Hotel - still operating |
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| Rustic shed, beautiful mid-winter's day |
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| Kaihu Church and cemetery |
Trouble in the Garden
We don't yet have enough on our young trees to share with the wildlife...look what the possums have done in our trees!
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| Possum-eaten avocado |
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| And here is the culprit |
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| Possum fur duster for the keyboard |
I always thought you needed running water to grow watercress - but read recently that it can be grown in very wet ground. I have just the spot in the old fridge we painted up for a drinks cooler for our party. Yesterday I bought a bag of it, and am going to try growing it from that as there are lots of little white roots on it.
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| watercress |
Watercress is extremely nutritional, with more iron than spinach, more vitamin c than an orange and more calcium than milk.
It is useful cooked as a steamed vegetable or in soup or raw in salads and sandwiches.
I hope it keeps growing....watch this space for updates.
I hope you've enjoyed today's little snippet of New Zealand life.
I've grown watercress in a small tub from seed. I love it.
ReplyDeleteHere it is rabbits eating my beans, carrot tops, beets, and chard. I know how you feel about the possums! Every time someone says rabbits are so cute, I want to scream!
I love the scene with the mountains in the background.
Thanks for your comments Cynthia, if my watercress doesn't work like this I will try from seed.
ReplyDeleteMy first visit to your site, and I'll be back!
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