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• 08 Jun 2009
  I see one very pretty red flower! 1 Happy Pomegranate Flowering and Dahab Desert garden
  
  Sunny 35°C / 95°F
• 28 May 2009
  A fig in May 2 2 Happy Fig tree Harvesting
  So, we got one ripe fig! The other two look like they will take a while :)
  Sunny 32°C / 90°F
• 29 May 2009
  Figs in May.... 8 Fig tree and Dahab Desert garden
  So, I’ve made the plunge into my Egyptian life. I bought a one-way ticket, taking Arabic lessons and my boyfriend and I have rented a house in sunny Dahab. He knew the house already, because he had rented and sublet it before, and had also worked on the garden. He’s even talking of cr...
• 17 May 2009
  Tiny apples :) 2
  It looks like we might have apples this year!! Last year it was just blossoms – well, the tree was tiny back then – but this year it looks like some of them are really turning into tiny apples!! I wasn’t really expecting this, because I’ve only got one tree, but there must...
• 09 May 2009
  Looking really well Egyptian onion Budding and On the fence garden
  These are even forming small buds (?) at the top, where the tiny onion bulbs will be..
• 06 May 2009
  Coming back again German Chamomile and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  This is sprouting in various places. I’m trying to transplant them and gather them in one part of the veggie bed, since this needs some filling up
• 06 May 2009
  Not doing well Fennel and Backyard Container Garden garden
  This looks dead to me, but I’ll give it a bit more time..
• 06 May 2009
  Coming back Wild rocket and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  This needs no work at all, it comes back each year all by itself. It’s soooooo tasty!
• 06 May 2009
  Doing it again 1 Apple tree 'James Grieve' and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  This tree has flowered really nicely, I’m hoping for a few apples this year :)
• 06 May 2009
  The only Egyptians that didn't work 1 Beetroot 'Egyptian' and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  Considering my special relationship with the country, I was surprised these didn’t really work out…
• 06 May 2009
  Grown like crazy Winter Purslane and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  This has really gotten out of control – at least I think it’s purslane.. and it has started to flower. I’ll probably get rid of it and try some new summer lettuces there
• 06 May 2009
  Coming back nicely Greek Oregano' and 'Veggie' Raised Bed & Pond garden
  This and the marjoram are looking really great!
• 06 May 2009
  Moved into the veggie bed Lavender cuttings Moved
  Since the veggie bed sowings of March 09 didn’t really work, I moved these into the bed.
• 06 May 2009
  Already in full bloom Lilac and Shady Herb & Shrub garden
  As usual around my birthday (and my grandma’s birthday) this one is in full bloom
• 06 May 2009
  Seems to be working 1 Geranium ''blue' and Shady Herb & Shrub garden
  I was afraid this wasn’t going to survive the transplant, but it looks really good. A nice compact bush with lots of healthy leaves, should be good!