In the archaeological site of Zominthos (Psiloritis/Crete) there is a particular hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) which stands at a height of 12 meters. It is really impressive considering that its family usually grows like shrubs or small trees.…
GRAPE VINES
And young vines, ‘neath the shade Of shooting tendrils, tranquilly are growing. Ibycus The next few posts will be automatically published to the site as I am going to take a short break from blogging. In the…
THE GIFTS OF THE GARDEN.
The quality of soil is of prime importance in growing a successful organic vegetable garden. Unfortunately, our Cretan garden has poor, heavy, tightly compacted clay soil. To improve it, we double dig it, amend it with lime, add animal manure, organic minerals and grow plants -like legumes- that add nutrients into …
DO NOT DESPISE THE LOQUATS…
…They are charming, evergreen trees in the garden with juicy fruits whose delicate pear-like flavor certainly deserve our attention. The golden yellow fruits come into the Greek markets along with strawberries. The fully ripe peeled loquats are eaten fresh but Cretans also serve them along with graviera cheese and ice-cold tsikoudia,…
STRAWBERRIES HAVE THE COLOR OF BLOOD
When you buy the red juicy strawberries that flood the market do not forget those who pick them. Because, the fruit that can yield more revenue than any other agricultural product is one of the lowest paid and most labor- intestive crops. To harvest the fragile strawberries, the laborers bent at…