Category Archives: Autumn Harvesting

An Autumn of Salads – Nicoise Salad

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Liz

I have had a few issues with my salad leaves this month, not least a 2 year old boy who decided it was fun to pull out entire plants to feed them to the ‘chooks’.  You will note the italics … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – May 21st 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Liz

Its really starting to feel like winter’s coming now, I’m craving soups and the nighttime temps are due to sink to single figures (Celsius that is) by the end of this week.  With that in mind I’m pretty pleased with this … Continue reading →

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Thai (ish) Red Curry Paste

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Liz

I made red curry paste last week.   I intend to make a few batches of it before both; I exhaust my supply of fresh lemongrass and the thai basil packs it in for this year.  I find you can be fairly … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – May 14th 2012

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Liz

Its cold here today (59F/15C) and as a result I don’t know how much longer the summer crops will last.  We are still getting eggplants, a few tomatoes and the never ending chillies. What we are not getting are decent … Continue reading →

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Growing Sweet Potatoes in Melbourne – Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Liz

Look what’s happened to me again.  I say again because exactly the same thing happened last year.  A long forgotten sweet potato decided to shoot while abandoned in the back of my cupboard.  Cool huh?  Like last year I plan … Continue reading →

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