Author Archives: Liz

Green Dragon & Purple Sprouting Broccoli

I pulled out my remaining mature broccoli plants (with one exception) to make room for the tomatoes I planted last weekend.  Thus it seems an ideal time to pontificate on the varieties I grew this year. Frankly, I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Growing Tomatoes in Melbourne – Part 2 – Planting out

In Melbourne the tradition is that you plant tomatoes on Cup Day.  My dad did it, my grand father, probably his before that and so on.  For the uninitiated Cup Day is the first Tuesday in November and is a public … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 3rd October 2011

It was wet in Melbourne this week, very wet!  We had thunder, lightning, downpours, drizzle, rain and hail – you name it, if it comes from the sky and falls to earth we had it (accept for snow, but then we … Continue reading

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September – The Wrap Up

We had a very wet end to September this year, of the 66mm that fell during the month 55 of those fell in the last couple of days, so basically I went from worried about a lack of rainfall to frankly being … Continue reading

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Beetroot Rasam

I’ve recently started harvesting my latest crop of beetroot.  Partially because its ready and partially to make more room for my purple cabbages which are getting really quite large….. My dad also grows beetroot, and he reckons his current batch is about to bolt.  … Continue reading

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Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Greens - Lettuce, Spinach, Beets, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Summer Harvesting, Winter Harvesting | Tagged | 13 Comments