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Category Archives: Brassicas
Penne with Broccoli
A bit of cool weather and the winter crops are starting to perform. Well those at my mum & dad’s are anyway. My brassicas are either very newly planted or in fairly sunless spots and stunted as a result. When I … Continue reading
An Autumn of Salads – Vietnamese Coleslaw
So far for Vegplottings Salad Days posts I have written a variety of recipes which incorporate salad leaves. This is the first though to use a leaf as a primary ingredient, in my previous posts they have been there for flavour and texture. Here … 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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To Pick or Not to Pick – That is the Question!
This cabbage is testing my patience! Actually the 5 others I have growing that have not even reached this stage are more annoying but this one is causing me to have the most self restraint. You see it has a heart … Continue reading
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
Spiced Cauliflower
My brother doesn’t really rate cauliflower, so naturally whenever he comes over for dinner I try to cook some. This is partially to annoy him (he is my brother after all), but mostly because I am trying to convince him of its potential. … Continue reading
Posted in Brassicas, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Recipes
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August – The Wrap Up
I could use this post to show some more gratuitous tomato seedling shots, but I wont……………………………………………………………………………………well perhaps just one. I quite enjoyed August when all is said and planted. I think this is more to do with the comparatively mild … Continue reading
Posted in Brassicas, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Planning, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Planning
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Pumpkin Everyday – Roast Pumpkin & Cauliflower Salad with Lentils
After my weekend of deep frying I felt the need for something a bit healthier so I turned back to my slowly diminishing pumpkin stash and made this wholesome but delicious salad. You will note the presence of my vegetable of the … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Brassicas, Pumpkin, Recipes, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Pumpkin, Recipes
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