The Rice is In

Twenty-three weeks from seed sowing to harvest and the rice is safely in the house . Now to thresh, winnow and remove the hull (which is probably going to be the most difficult part of the exercise). I am so looking forward to the one meal we will have from this crop.

My homegrown rice

638 grams of lovely grains and something a little different from a backyard garden. The experiment has been interesting and after a few moments thought, I have decided to branch out further with our grain growing. Next to be planted will be oats, rye and spelt. The advantage of living on a small farm is that there is plenty of room to grow our own food without the pressures of relying on the farm for our livelihood.

Not a bad place to work

The weather today is just perfect. Sunny, a slight breeze but a little cool. I wanted to go for a bike ride but my tyre was flat so I decided to work in the garden instead. It really is the best place to be right now. Good things to harvest and still things to plant too. I planted garlic and broadbeans this morning and I really feel like heading back out.

There is still some patience to be exercised. My luffa plant got off to a slow start because of the cool and wet spring and early summer season. It has however decided to put out a solitary fruit. Although it is slightly obscene looking I hope it can hang on long enough to ripen so we have a new sponge and some seeds too.

While I seem to be energised, I will head back to 'work'.

Tracy