{"id":584,"date":"2010-12-31T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T01:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=584"},"modified":"2019-03-08T20:18:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T09:18:21","slug":"summer-fruit-december-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/summer-fruit-december-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMER FRUIT \u2013 DECEMBER IN THE GARDEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120086.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-hot-compost\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120086.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120095.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-587\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-green-tomato\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120095.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120094.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-588\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-tomato\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120094.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120099.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-589\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-beans\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120099.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120100.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-590\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-bean-leaf\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120100.jpg?resize=660%2C494\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120126.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-591\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-eggs\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120126.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120130.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[584]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-592\" title=\"garden-dec-2010-chickens\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/P1120130.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunflowers germinated in toilet rolls, Dylan made a hot compost, our first tomatoes have shown their shiny sheres and the beans are twining and flowering. The Chookheads as usual are up to no good and gobbling everything in sight. They have set a new record for demolishing an entire bed of Bok Choy in under an hour. They pay their way in delicious eggs though, never been late on a payment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunflowers germinated in toilet rolls, Dylan made a hot compost, our first tomatoes have shown their shiny sheres and the beans are twining and flowering. The Chookheads as usual are up to no good and gobbling everything in sight. 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