Category Archives: Summer Harvesting

Monday Harvest – 20th Dec 2011

We got back to Melbourne on Sunday after 2 weeks camping holiday to find the garden thriving but a little on the wild side.  Thanks to my parents for sorting out a few watering issues (it turns out that it is … Continue reading

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November – The Wrap Up

The garden is looking great at the moment – and I’m enjoying it before the hot weather comes and turns it all a bit brown and unsightly.    Fruits are fruiting:  The tamarillo has flowers all over it, some of which … Continue reading

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Almost ready…I think….

I feel a bit like a mother hen clucking over her babies.  I don’t remember being this indecisive about pulling my garlic last year but then perhaps it wasn’t as wet.  Every day I make a decision to let it … Continue reading

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Beware: Can cause cut fingers – Lemongrass

I find Lemongrass grows pretty well during Melbourne’s warmer months.  Over winter it tends to hibernate and if you get frost it may not last the winter.  This is what one of my lemongrass plants looked like last May. It … Continue reading

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Shallots

Ever since I started writing this blog I have become much more aware of what is happening in the garden.  I think that this is a product of both; taking more photos and via that process examining the plants in more … Continue reading

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