Lost track of time

That’s a basil blooming. Nothing too fancy. I could say that it is one of the most common things to see. With one small detail. It is one of the most common things to see, if you are in the south hemisphere.

But I am not.

I am in the north hemisphere, in the middle of the winter and many of our plants have lost the track of time. I thought that it could happen only to humans, but no. It looks like the plants can loose the track of time too, especially when the weather is a mess. I have written many times that winter is way too late in Greece but this is getting ludicrous.

Ludicrous and concerning.

When we moved to Nafplio, last spring, we brought with us very few plants that we didn't want to leave behind. Either because it would be hard to replace them if we lost them or for sentimental reasons!

One of them was Physalis Angulata. It flourishes in tropical and subtropical regions but it was easily adapted in Greece as part of our summer crops. I read a post from @el-nailul the other day, about the medical use of this plant in Indonesia. Very interesting in my opinion, you can read it here if you wish. Anyway, as I said it is part of our summer crops, blooming in spring and giving fruits all summer.

I checked on that too today and guess what. It is also blooming and bearing fruits!

Another plant that we brought along with us, was a tiny Moringa tree. It is native in India and trying to adapt it here is more of an experiment, that doesn't go very well so far :)

But it is a very resilient plant and although this one looks more like a bonsai than an actual tree, I am not ready to give up on it!

Last but not least a plant that I took with me for sentimental reasons. Dittany is a beloved herb, endemic in Crete and I just couldn't leave the island without, even a small pot of it!

At least this one looks more consistent to the calendar :)

For one more time this is more of a photography post than a gardening one. Since @traisto and myself left Crete and our farm, I don't have many gardening news to share but I wanted to stop by and say hi to the HiveGarden community and to remind you:

I am still around :)