Barkeep Mixologist
The Garden.
Birds eye chilli or Thai chilli as its known is mostly grown in south east asia and africa.
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A hot version which I really enjoyed growing, easy to grow too.
Freshly grown Chives a relative of the onion, shallot, garlic.
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Great in vegetable stock, salads, soups, omelettes & chefs garnishing.
Peppers grown from seed, in the group of sweet & chilli peppers.
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Delicate to grow with known pests, but with care and attention can grow amazing peppers to go in salads, pizzas, stir fry, salsa, sauces.
Tomatoes & baby tomatoes, a challenge to grow but the results at the end are amazing.
The tomatoes pictured where two months away before being ready for harvesting, some still remained green but here is a tip if you ever want to grow tomatoes or currently grow them.
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If they are not all red and ripe do not fear, still harvest them but place the green tomatoes in to your fruit bowl with bananas, why?
TOP TIP!
Because tomatoes create ethylene but also do bananas, so if your tomatoes are green don't fear, harvest them anyway, then just sit them in your fruit bowl at home with a few bananas and watch them ripen, this can take up to ten days.
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Some people will say use the banana skins to help ripen your tomato by placing the skins under the tomato plant, but I feel my method is the simplest!
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Courgette is related to the cucumber and Melon, known as a summer squash.
Great in pasta dishes, baked, salads,pickle.
Bramley Apples a popular UK apple, sour to taste but great when cooked the chefs way.
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Brilliant for apple sauce, pies, crumbles, jellies, they also bake well
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Dill is from the celery family, a herb that is great in salads, seafood, yogurt sauce.
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Used widly in the middle east and Africa.
A big favourite of mine Mint and I prefer it over dried mint.
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Great in sauces, syrups, pesto, ice cream, tea, cocktails,
The lemon plant pictured was grown from seed, and is the only surviving seed from four that where planted, the conditions are crucial and have to be just right I find, any cold or less nutritious soil can affect its growth.
FOR THE POLINATOR
Returing the favour
Like the fruit & veg you see growing, There are many types of flowers growing in the Barkeepers garden too they differ from season to season, year by year but if you look closer they are aimed at the "Honey Bee" this is because the flower heads are easy reach than most flowers, being a big supporter of protecting the honey bee I thought it right to return the favour to nature.
The Sunflower itself is great for the Honey Bee but it is also just as great for birds during the fall & winter as they eat the seeds that remain.