Things Are Looking Up

When it comes to the weather this year, things are looking up compared to last year. It seems a long time since we had a decent Summer. 2012 was terrible, many things in the garden suffered and did not achieve their best with the continuous wet.

It has not been exactly ideal this year, but it is looking up to be reasonable Summer.

Sun through Chive Flowers.

Many plants that were suppressed last year are looking decidedly perkier than last year. The garlic in the garden promises to be very good, no sign of rust on the leaves that had already shown itself by this time last year.

The continuous wet without much in the way of drying out periods encouraged the rust fungus to thrive. It does depress the size of the heads, but at least garlic is tough enough to produce something of worth even with rust on the leaves.

The weather men are promising even warmer weather ahead, and sunshine! Welcome.

Babies and Children Can Learn To Love Vegetables

It is notoriously difficult to get children to eat healthy vegetables, all they want is sweet and fatty foods.

Okay all kids love sweet foods, but not eating vegetables is learned taste as much as eating them influenced by the Mother!

Controversial?

Research has shown that babies can acquire the taste of varied vegetables while still in the womb. What the Mother eats during this time has a great influence on the tastebuds of the unborn child. It learns from the flavours through the amniotic fluid surrounding it. Then once it is born further taste influencing is done through the Mothers milk and what she eats within her own diet.

Strongly flavoured Mustard Green mix.

Eat strong flavours during pregnancy and whilst feeding from the breast helps a child to acquire a more sophisticated taste preference, and with it a much healthier diet during it's life time.