Pimientos Padrón Project – Part 2
Click here for Part 1! Status report on the Pimientos Padrón Project: started with 24 seeds altogether – about half of them survived the “kindergarten”. Out of the remaining 12 I have given 6 seedlings to my mum who somehow managed to kill them all in a few days :p I have re-planted my 3-3 … Read more
Pimientos Padrón Project – Part 1
It is that time of the year again! When I get enthusiastic about planting something on my mini balcony. This time I’ll try to be more practical and instead of going with jungle sized tomato and bell pepper plants that simply won’t have enough space to grow, I have planted little Padrón pepper seeds. These … Read more
Oven Baked Chestnuts
There are a couple of things I like cold winter days for, and one of them is chestnut. There is a definite charm buying a bag of chestnuts – freshly roasted in a tub of sizzling coal pebbles from a street vendor, in his funny hat and long cloak - however, doesn’t matter how delicately you try to peel off … Read more
Pepper and Sausage Tagliatelle
This, my Dear Readers, is what should have grown in my balcony garden! Remember these beautiful green plants? While in my “garden” they refuse to grow taller, the ones I gave to my mother have produced amazing green bell peppers already. Well, she has a real garden Technically, I still consider them ‘my’ home-grown success … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project: Part 6
Click here for Part 5. I’m proud to announce that all those months of intensive care and sunshine resulted in beautifully red and sweet baby plum tomatoes. Let the pictures talk for themselves Pretty tomato flowers – unfortunately many of them beaten away by the frequent storms that have hit Hungary recently. Amazing little … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project: Part 5
Click here to see Part 4. There hasn’t been any status report on our garden project for a while now but this does not mean there are issues over there Just take a look at this beauty -tomato number 1: We already have 2 little baby plum tomatoes in the garden – as I am … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project: Part 4
Click here for Part 3. Our little garden is growing like mushrooms as we say it around here, and the first flowers have appeared on the tomato plants! This tiny flower appeared from one minute to the other – totally unexpected surprise! We might be having real tomatoes after all Bell Pepper plants are also … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project: Part 3
Click here for Part 2. Just a fast status report on my balcony garden : ) Oh yes, with the good weather the plants have officially been moved to the balcony. Time to enjoy direct sunlight and some real wind! 2x Bell Peppers, 3x baby plum tomatoes Tomato jungle! Bell Peppers growing nice big leaves … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project: Part 2
Click here for Part 1. It has been less than a month since the last update on the garden project I started in early March, but looking at the pictures the progress my little plants are making is outstanding! Forgive my enthusiasm, this is my first gardening attempt since 4th grade when we had to … Read more
Home Grown Tomato and Bell Pepper Project
So I had this dream to cultivate a little garden on my balcony (and when I say little, I mean a 2×1 m thing) – nothing out of the ordinary, just a few baby plum tomato and bell pepper plants. Bell Pepper you ask? Well, why the hell not? So here we go, let’s see … Read more
