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Monthly Archives: June 2011
June – The Wrap Up
This last week in June has been lovely and mild, a fabulous finish to what has been a bit of a hit and miss month garden wise. I feel like I have learnt a lot this month, mostly simple (and … Continue reading
Arrrgggh slug damage
At the end of April I sowed sugar snap peas seeds, I erect a teepee (three tomato stakes tied together at the top with an old stocking) and then the seeds germinated. Fabulous. A couple of weeks later though and the seedlings had … Continue reading
Pumpkin Everyday – Pumpkin, Orange & Quinoa Salad
My 4 year old is on at me to make more progress through our mound of pumpkins. This despite the fact that she is usually nonplussed when actually served some. In this dish the pumpkin is not that easily recognisable … Continue reading
Growing Fenugreek
The plant: I have a mound of soil which I hope to grow pumpkins on later this year. In order to prepare it for planting I thought I would be a good idea to grow a green manure crop on it. … Continue reading
Using Fenugreek leaves – Aloo Gobi Methi
Fenugreek – How I use it. I really like the slightly curryish taste of fenugreek leaves and I think they work well in both meat and vegetarian dishes. I do tend to prefer them fresh to dried as the flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Brassicas, Herbs, Potatoes, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Fenugreek, Herbs, Potatoes, Recipes
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Preserving – Chillies
It’s mid June and I am still harvesting chillies, YAY! but I don’t think it can last too much longer. I have a few plants with tiny chillies on them but their growth seems to have stalled. Otherwise I am … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Winter Harvesting
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Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli
Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’. I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia - I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading
Herbs – Oooodles of Parsley
OOOOOOh I have a lot of parsley at the moment. It is even doing really well in the bed that gets zero hours sun a day in winter. I think the trick is to get it established there in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Herbs, Parsley, Recipes
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Planning your garden – To raise or not to raise…
Most of the people I know grow veggies in raised beds (with a couple of notable exceptions). My father uses raised beds, my grandfather had raised beds, quite possibly his before him did too, but do you need them? They create … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Planning, Spring Planting, Summer Planting, Winter Planting
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May – The Wrap Up
May was a good month for produce. The capsicums finally ripened, the pumpkin continued on, as did the eggplants and chillies. I have plenty of herbs around and the celery, lettuce and chard all look and taste great. Having said … Continue reading