Category Archives: Autumn Harvesting

Monday Harvest – May 7th 2012

I seem to have coloured coded my first few photos this week.  Here we have the reds – still more chillies, a few cherry tomatoes from my Tiny Tim plant which is still going strong in a pot and some … Continue reading

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April 2012 – The Wrap Up

April weather can be quite variable in Melbourne, for most of April this year it was really an extension of summer with temps in the mid 20s.  By the end of the month though you could definitely feel winter coming and … Continue reading

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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

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Monday Harvest – Apr 30th 2012

After being lulled into a false sense of security by about 3 weeks of beautiful weather it now seems that winter has come early.  Its cold, its been wet – not lots of rain but the sort that appears just … Continue reading

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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

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