{"id":912,"date":"2011-04-30T11:18:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T01:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=912"},"modified":"2012-02-02T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T09:03:09","slug":"april-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/april-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"WEIGHING DOWN THE CLOTHES LINE &#8211; APRIL IN THE GARDEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-artichoke.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-914\" title=\"garden-april-2011-artichoke\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-artichoke.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Globe artichoke leaves\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-beans.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-915\" title=\"garden-april-2011-beans\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-beans.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Beans climbing up a bamboo pole\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-beetroot.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-916\" title=\"garden-april-2011-beetroot\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-beetroot.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Bull's blood beetroot seedling\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-cayenne-peppers.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-917\" title=\"garden-april-2011-cayenne-peppers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-cayenne-peppers.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Ripening cayenne peppers\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-eggplant-flower.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-918\" title=\"garden-april-2011-eggplant-flower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-eggplant-flower.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Eggplant flowers\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-garlic-sprout.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-919\" title=\"garden-april-2011-garlic-sprout\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-garlic-sprout.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Garlic sprout pushing through the mulch\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-marigold.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-920\" title=\"garden-april-2011-marigold\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-marigold.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Red marigold\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-peas.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-921\" title=\"garden-april-2011-peas\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-peas.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Climbing pea\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-pumpkin-flowers.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-922\" title=\"garden-april-2011-zucchini-flowers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-pumpkin-flowers.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Pale yellow zucchini flowers\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-purple-basil.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"garden-april-2011-purple-basil\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-purple-basil.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Purple basil leaves\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-sunflower.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-924\" title=\"garden-april-2011-sunflower\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-sunflower.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Yellow sunflower\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-sunflower-seeds.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-925\" title=\"garden-april-2011-sunflower-seeds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-sunflower-seeds.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Sunflower seeds\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-yellow-marigolds.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-926\" title=\"garden-april-2011-yellow-marigolds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-yellow-marigolds.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Yellow marigold\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-zucchini-tromboncino.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[912]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-927\" title=\"garden-april-2011-zucchini-tromboncino\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/garden-april-2011-zucchini-tromboncino.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Zucchini Tromboncino growing on washing line\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m rather impressed with the size of our Tromboncino Zucchini, our washing line has started to tilt rather alarmingly due to its mass. The rogue sunflowers have been reaching upwards, but none is as impressive as the Digger&#8217;s Club sunflower which is as thick as my wrist and would brush our kitchen ceiling if given half a chance. My garlic has surfaced and the cayenne peppers have turned a delicious colour. They are so much hotter than supermarket chili that Dylan claims that one with the seeds scraped out has the same strength as ten with seeds. My taste-buds tend to be burnt off by looking at a chili so I think I&#8217;ll leave him to experiment with that one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m rather impressed with the size of our Tromboncino Zucchini, our washing line has started to tilt rather alarmingly due to its mass. The rogue sunflowers have been reaching upwards, but none is as impressive as the Digger&#8217;s Club sunflower which is as thick as my wrist and would brush our kitchen ceiling if given [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,55],"tags":[221,220,160,34,134],"class_list":["post-912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden","category-recipes","tag-flemington","tag-flemington-earthbag-garden","tag-flowers","tag-gardening","tag-herbs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4l1F7-eI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=912"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1869,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/912\/revisions\/1869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}