Monthly Archives: October 2011

Monday Harvest – 24th October 2011

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Liz

It feels like everything in the garden is bolting at once.  First the parsley, then the chervil, the mizuna’s flowering, the lettuce’s headed skyward, the beetroot looked like it wanted to so I ate it, the celery’s started and so … Continue reading →

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Tightly held – Cucumbers

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Liz

Yes this post title is a horrendous pun – you’ll see why later…..sorry in advance. I planted my cucumbers this week (a bit late really they can be planted out from about September onwards in Melbourne), or rather I planted … Continue reading →

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Beetroot & Date Chutney

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Liz

When I was living abroad I came back to visit Australia on a few occasions and every time I would get some of my mum’s chutney (usually tomato) to take back with me.  Fortunately I didn’t ever have any breakages en … Continue reading →

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Chilli’rrific News

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Liz

Hmmm this post title sounded better than it looks……Anyway I’m very excited because all my chilli plants made in through the Melbourne winter.  (For a couple of them it was their second winter.)  YAY!!!!  What is even more exciting is … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – 17th Oct 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Liz

The weather forecast for this week is fabulous so I am a very happy gardener indeed!  Hopefully it will speed along the growth of new and exciting crops.  In the meantime my harvests were more of the same really. Quite a … Continue reading →

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