Since I can remember I’ve always been a fan of plants; especially ones that give me food. When adults asked what I would like in return for doing odd jobs I asked for potted herbs you buy at your local nursery. I simply loved the idea that these living beings have medicinal properties that can help mankind in almost every conceivable way.

My plant fascination grew when I moved to the UK. I learnt a lot from Neil who already planted his own vegetables year after year before I came along. My enthusiasm is palpable as soon as spring starts and out comes a huge range of seeds to plant in containers. It will never cease to amaze me how a tiny seed barely bigger than a salt grain can grow into a big, strong plant with plentiful crop. When the seedlings are big enough they get transplanted to the garden. Now here’s the catch. WEEDING. This is my weakness in the whole process. Thus far I haven’t succeeded in constantly pulling out unwanted invaders on the vegetable plot and at the end of the growing season it’s like a jungle out there.

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