Category Archives: Winter Harvesting

Beetroot Rasam

I’ve recently started harvesting my latest crop of beetroot.  Partially because its ready and partially to make more room for my purple cabbages which are getting really quite large….. My dad also grows beetroot, and he reckons his current batch is about to bolt.  … Continue reading

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One Stick at a Time – Growing Celery

There’s not a lot at harvesting stage in my garden at the moment.  The garden looks great - its just that things are either finishing or not ready yet. The shallots are still growing, the broad beans are only just flowering, the cabbages are … Continue reading

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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

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An Insurance Policy – Fritters

When I was a little girl I used to be worried that something would happen to my mum and with her would go her recipe for macaroni cheese.  In retrospect I find this rather odd,  as I love my mother very much … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 19th Sept 2011

Green, Green with a purple hue and a splash of red pretty much covers what I harvested this week.  With this in mind I’m trying to come up with new and exciting ways to photograph green and parsley in particular.  I … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday – 12th Sept 2011

I’ve eaten quite a lot of silverbeet this week.  The plants are bolting so the larger leaves have gone all floppy and needed eating. I’m getting decent amounts of purple sprouting broccoli at the moment which is nice, the only … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 5th Sept 2011

I have to admit that harvest hasn’t really been my focus this week.  This is largely because it was my daughter’s 5th birthday on Wednesday and on Saturday we had a party for her at our house.  What this meant … Continue reading

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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

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Monday Harvest – 29th August 2011

I’m afraid that my harvest this week is meagre, or to be more accurate my photo’s of harvest are meagre.  This week I used quite a lot of parsley but failed to photograph it.  Ate quite a lot of watercress … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 22nd August 2011

In Melbourne its almost getting to that time when the winter crops start to run out and the spring and summer ones are yet to start.  Luckily I still have watercress to go with my Pumpkin & Feta Filo. Broccoli, … Continue reading

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