Author Archives: Liz

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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Posted in Herbs & Spices, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting | Tagged | 35 Comments

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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Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Winter Planting | 36 Comments

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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Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Top 5 | 23 Comments

Monday Harvest – June 4, 2012

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Liz

Wet and wintery that’s how Melbourne is at the moment.  Fittingly my first harvest is a cold weather one – the first of this years broccoli crop.  Although I could, in theory, grow broccoli pretty much all year round here … Continue reading →

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Roasted Sweet Potato & Parsnip Soup

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Liz

My daughter must be learning about the seasons at school at the moment as she keeps mentioning how tomorrow is the first day of winter.  Personally I think having to run to the shower so as not to lose too … Continue reading →

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Posted in Potatoes, Recipes | Tagged , , | 27 Comments