Today I spent some time outside in the sun, getting dirty in the garden.  It always feels good to trim things, plant things and feed the plants and yourself.  

My herbs are one of the easiest things to grow in my garden and some of them were going to seed so I trimmed them back. I collected the basil seeds and picked off the leaves off the trimmed stems.  Some of the leaves from the basil plant were for drying and the rest for pesto. For a quick and easy dinner tonight we ended up having some on some pasta and there's still some left for me to have for lunch tomorrow on crackers, my favourite lunch at the moment.

 I also collected a few bundles from my parsley, thyme and rosemary plants, tied them with twine and hung them on the deck to dry.  I found this website that helped me with my little experiment to make my own organic dried herbs. I'll let you know how I go.

I hope you have a wonderful week.♡

In my garden at the moment things are growing slowly and or being eaten by caterpillars:( with the only exception being the cucumber plant which I seem to have a glut of so I've been sharing them with my neighbours. After reading one of my mother in laws magazines I found a gardening section that had an organic insect spray recipe I thought I'd give a try. The recipe says it's for mites and aphids but after some internet searching I thought it might work for these hungry caterpillars too.


8 chillies
4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon lux flakes
1 litre hot water


Chop the chillies and garlic then add 1 teaspoon of lux flakes and the hot water.  Leave overnight, strain and tip it into a spray bottle ready for use.

I also read that companion planting can help with insect problems so I think I'll be off to Bunnings tomorrow to buy myself some dill or celery or potatoes and some fertilizer to give my plants a bit of boost they seem to need.


How is your garden growing at the moment?  Do you have any handy hints to keep away bugs? I hope you enjoyed your Wednesday. ❤