Nature Love

I started my veggie patch with heirloom veggies as they are supposed to be good for the home garden as they are open-pollinated, growing true to type. In the process, I have fallen in love with some varieties, as you will rarely or never see them in Australian shops, yet they are commonplace in veggie shops in regional France (for example) where they value their old-style local veggies.

One broccoli I saw in France had me gob-smacked - I could not believe Nature could produce something so precise-looking - until I realised it looked just like a fractal, which is found everywhere in nature. This is the Romanesco broccoli I grew this winter - some grew heads more geometrically sharp than others. It tasted tender (less tough) and less bitter than normal broccoli. In short, delicious!



And these golden-podded snow-peas have such beautiful purple-mauve flowers and golden yellow pea pods (instead of the familiar white pea-flowers and green pea pods), they are worth growing just for show! ...




Above (L) regular snow peas next to (R) golden podded snow peas

Mind you they are also juicy, crunchy and yummy! They often don't make it to the kitchen though we did have some on nachos the other night.