Il mio orto domestico (My kitchen garden)



il girasole

 Gardening is one of my favorite pastimes; growing fruit, vegetables and flowers and herbs to eat is so satisfying to me. This is my prize girasole. It grew over 10 feet tall and the flower head was almost 36 inches.



our organic garden

 

 

Gardening is really universal, but it is so Italian! I hardly know any Italians that don't have an "orto" out in back or right in front of their house instead of silly grass.

 L'orto domestico is the word for  "kitchen garden". L'ortaggio is used to describe the vegetable. With Spring (la primavera) fleeting by and Summer (l'estate) grasping for air (l'aria) and sun (il sole), this month's vocabulary building will focus on the garden (l'orto). Here are some pictures of il mio orto!

i broccoli

i fagiolini






  




i pomodori bio


 



la lattuga



piantare

il seme

  

l'acqua


il terriccio

il sole



piantare semi




Aromatic herbs are divine for cooking! Here are some of my favorites

il rosmarino



il mazzolino d'erbe



il prezzemolo

 


il basilico





la bonta

These are my favorite medicinal herbs for making le tisane (herb teas).

la camomila ungarese

  

la lavanda francese



I love summer and I especially love my garden. Fate una buona estate!