Author Archives: Liz

Wordless Wednesday – Happy when it rains

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Top 5: Edibles to add colour to the Garden

My garden is looking a bit flat at the moment, this is partially because its winter and partially because I haven’t really taken as much care as I should have with what I planted where.  This weeks top 5 is … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 2nd July 2012

Hooray for the winter solstice and the beginning of the, ever so slow, return to longer days.  Perhaps now my plants might start growing again.  Even my ever reliable silver beet has had something of a go slow, but I … Continue reading

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Growing Turmeric – Was it Worth It?

Like ginger, turmeric isn’t really that well suited to my climate.  I live in a temperate climate but really it is a tropical plant.  So was it worth growing turmeric in Melbourne?  Well I think the answer is yes, particularly if … Continue reading

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Lemons & Meyer Lemons

I was recently asked to describe a Meyer Lemon.  In the process of attempting to describe it I realised that describing flavours is actually quite difficult, and yet here I am about to have another go. For anyone not familiar … Continue reading

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