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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Growing garlic – Hardneck & Softneck varieties
The first of my garlic, sown a week ago is up. Green shoots are emerging through the soil underneath the cages I placed over them to protect them; partially from the blackbirds but mostly from my 2 year old who is a destructive … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Summer Harvesting
Tagged Garlic
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Little Peppers – Cheese stuffed Capsicums
As you may have noticed from my Monday Harvest posts I’m growing a fair few peppers this year. Whilst the capsicums have been horrendously slow – I still haven’t harvested a capsicum from any of the plants planted this season (all my … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Recipes
Tagged Capsicum, Chillis, Recipes
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Top 5: Things to plant in Autumn
The title of this post should probably read – Things to plant in Melbourne in Autumn, as all are well suited to a Melbourne winter. Having said that though, all these crops are frost tolerant and will grow in a broad … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Beans, Brassicas, Top 5
Tagged Broad Beans, Broccoli, Garlic, Onions etc, peas
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Monday Harvest – April 9th 2012
About 2 years ago I planted a lemon tree amongst the Australian natives in the front garden. Since then I have been diligently taking off all the fruit to let the tree concentrate on growing. All the fruit except one … Continue reading
March 2012 – The Wrap Up
March often sees the end of the summer crops for me, and while this was true of cucumbers and to a lesser extent tomatoes, the eggplants are still going strong whilst some of my capsicums are barely getting started. I … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Autumn Planting, Planning
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