
We have company from Slovakia so I'm rather busy and not too available, but here I am, ready to share other tips. You've seen them a lot already on the other participants' blogs, the seeds. It was difficult for me at the beginning, I sowed and let everything die... now I'm trying a little harder. Grocery prices are rising, so I'm going to make the effort to grow vegetables in my garden.

I transplanted my tomatoes, and sowed nasturtium and sweet peas

Here there are flowers... that I took here and there (in parks, from people's gardens if a plant droops out on the road - I don't go into properties to help myself !) Here there are cosmos, lavateras, I also have calendula, nigella, hollyhocks... and I gladly share what I have.

J'ai également des orties que Jean est allé chercher en forêt, et qui sèchent également à la cave.
As for fertilizer, I have comfrey in the garden, that I dry and I bury some at the foot of the plants that will bloom. Last year I had made liquid manure with it, but as it's better to use rain water for this, and it hasn't rained for ages... comfrey powder it will be !
I also have nettles that Jean collected in the woods, and that are also drying in the basement.
I also have nettles that Jean collected in the woods, and that are also drying in the basement.

We took the thriftiness a little further, and we made them into this lovely flashy green soup ! With a little water and some potatoes, we had a very inexpensive basis for an evening meal, and it was delicious ! I know we could have added sorrel, dandelions (and man do we have plenty of them...), (levisticum - couldn't find the English translation for this one) and many other plants or weeds, but we'll experiment further with edible plants and flowers, later. It's one of my projects, and I am getting documented on the subject.

And to finish, here are some pieces remotely connected to the garden. We have unearthed tons of stones and rocks of all sorts from our garden - so many that we used them as much as we could for borders, all around the house, some neighbors came and took many... but now we don't know what to do with them and Jean takes them to the "déchetterie" (instead of getting rid of unwanted things in the woods) and puts them on the rubble pile. And from there he regularly brings back some pots, plates, and little things like those, that people don't want anymore and carefully leave there so others might take them home. He knows I like ceramics and nice dishes so he takes them and I'm delighted !
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We are also growing veg again this year. It is very satisfying when you get fruits (and veg!) from your labour.
How lovely to see your seedlings doing so well. Your soup is the most fantastic shade of green. Did you add stock to it too? Thank you for visiting my blog.
Just having a catch up on thrifty week people - thanks for joining in. Your nettle soup looks yummy and reminded me I have loads on the allotment(!) haven't eaten them since a child (like spinach). Love the smell of tomatos growing too - your's look like they are going to do well. Bettyx
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