Golden Acres Blog

Well its full steam ahead in the veggie garden, I’m still giving away strawberries and salad leaves and I’ve found some delicious new salad recipes to try – green salad can get a bit boring. I’ve tried adding a sprinkle of freshly chopped oregano to mixed salad leaves which really pepped them up and for some colour I’m enjoying the petals from the flowers of my nasturtiums which I planted to attract aphids away from the main veg beds. Many garden flower petals are edible and really make a salad look pretty. I like Nasturtiums,

violas (in moderation, they can cause a tummy upset in large quantities) marigolds and calendula and borage flowers. These also look really pretty frozen in your ice cubes, easy to do and very effective when entertaining. Just be sure to check that the flowers you use are safe to eat before you go ahead!

At this time of year it’s easy to assume that our feathered friends have plenty of food about so many people stop feeding them. However with babies about and this year’s insect shortage caused by the long cold winter all is not as good for them as it may seem. In towns birds often get quite dependent on the food that we leave for them too so don’t forget to give them a helping hand and keep feeding them.