I Love The Beach In Summer, But Dread Growing Vegetables
G'Day Folks,
I hate admitting it, but though I love the beach in summer, I dread growing vegetables during the warmer months. I’m really trying hard to get along with nature's unpredictable mood swings this time of year. To be fair she has been quite forgiving so far, but the wet weather has been too much. I can feel the weeds growing around my ears and the almost unstoppable Cluster Caterpillars have arrived like the Spanish Amada during its attempted invasion of England in 1588.
Flea beetles are multiplying faster than the mosquitoes buzzing around our face every time we open the doors. Most of the green leafed veg are looking like they’ve been used for target practice by someone wielding a shotgun.
But here we are and only time will slowly knock sense into us if we are to maximise our time here on this big beautiful planet. And by the way, far from throwing stones at glass houses, I too enjoy a beautiful salad during summer despite how god damn hard it is to grow!
So I’m asking you all a favour for a farmer who wants to reduce the amount of grey hairs on his head this summer and a landscape that’s more than happy to still provide you with delicious green leafed veg.
Give Tatsoi a fair go, cook with it, have it on a sandwich the same way you would Baby Spinach. Yes it’s tougher, yes it has its own flavour. But I’ve come to love this mighty little green leafy vegetable and you probably guessed it by now…..it can handle a fair dose of nature's summer tantrums.
Have a great week legends!
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