Monthly Archives: June 2012

Top 5 – Kitchen Utensils

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Liz

My first ever top 5 post was on the Kitchen Gadgets I thought I might need.  Since writing that in January I have actually acquired 2 of them – a microplane and a salad spinner.  Thank you to everyone who … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – June 10th 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Liz

Today is a public holiday, for the Queen’s birthday no less.  I’ve always found it mildly amusing that we get a day off here, in the colonies, but they don’t in the motherland.  Shame, he he he….  Actually I used to … Continue reading →

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Growing Ginger in Melbourne – Is it worth it?

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Liz

I harvested some more of my ginger today.  One of the plants in the pot was dying back and I was dying to see what lay beneath the soil. So I dug it out, leaving the remaining green plants in the … Continue reading →

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May 2012 – the Wrap Up

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Liz

I’m a bit late with my end of May post, my excuse is that I’m doing quite a bit of paid work from home at the moment and unfortunately it needs to take precedence over blogging.  A sad state of affairs indeed.  … Continue reading →

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Value Space Rating – Autumn Top 5

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Liz

About 3 months ago I wrote a post about the value space rating of my summer crops, you can find it here.  Value Space Rating is basically a way of determining the value of growing a given plant.  If you … Continue reading →

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