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Herbs – Growing Chervil
Sometimes I feel a bit sorry for Chervil; it kind of seems like the poor cousin of the more vibrant Parsley (to which it is related), the dowdier friend of dominant dill and the shy understudy of tremendous tarragon. But … Continue reading
Growing Shallots, Onions and Spring Onions
This post contains: The difference between Shallots, Onions & Spring Onions Growing Onions Growing Shallots Growing Spring Onions Making Crispy Fried Shallots Overview: This (May) is the perfect time of the year to be planting shallots and onions in Melbourne. Spring Onions can … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Summer Harvesting, Winter Planting
Tagged Onions etc
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Growing Garlic
The plant: A friend of mine who saw my blog for the first time recently suggested I should have included some more photos of my garlic planting. Well I can do better than that – a whole post on the … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums - Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Autumn Planting, Summer Harvesting
Tagged Garlic, Onions etc
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Lettuce Sing, fresh fruit and veggies…..
The Plant: Damn those Wiggles, whenever I think of the word lettuce all I can think about is Anthony (the blue Wiggle) singing “Let us sing, Let us sing, Fresh fruit and veggies, let us sing…..” Let us – Lettuce … Continue reading
Is it spinach, is it silver beet, or is it chard?
The plant: This plant was grown from seeds which called it perpetual spinach, which is a type of silver beet and is also known as Chard or even Swiss Chard. Spinach (as opposed to ‘perpetual spinach’ ) is a completely … Continue reading
