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Category Archives: Beans
Saturday Spotlight – Majestic Butter Beans
I’ve decided to start a new series of posts, called Saturday (occasionally Sunday) Spotlight (mainly because everyone loves alliteration don’t they?). Each post will highlight a specific variety of produce that I have grown and how it performed in my micro-climate (Melbourne’s Northern suburbs). If anyone else … Continue reading
Top 5 – Flavours that go well with Broad Beans
I think I’ve become slightly obsessed with Broad Beans (Fava Beans). I got about 4 or 5 reasonable harvests from my plants this year and its left me wanting more. I harvested the last of the beans yesterday before pulling … Continue reading
Just a few seasonal ingredients including Broad Beans
Last week I harvested my first handfull of broad beans for the season. I do love broad beans – particularly double shelled broad beans. There are two groups of broad bean eaters in this world, those who double shell and those … Continue reading
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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This Summer’s Beans
I love beans, in some ways they are the quintessential summer vegetable, as they are one of the relatively few veg I really only ever eat at this time of year. I tend to favour rounded dwarf bush bean varieties … Continue reading
