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Top 5 – Things I enjoyed about Summer this year

As I sit here typing this we are having out 10th day over 30C in a row.  Now I know there are places where that’s a cool period but for us Melbournites it definitely counts as a hot spell.  It … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Summer Frustrations

Summer finishes here on the 28th of February although you wouldn’t know it if you ventured outside.  The last few days have been hot and the forecast going forward is for a week of 30C/86F plus days.  As I look out the … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Fruit and Veg in season in Melbourne in March

The Australian government released its new dietary guidelines this week, a document I was mildly interested in due to occasional paranoia about my health (this paranoia commenced the moment I become a parent and applies to things other than health … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Reasons why we got chickens

Just over a week ago we made the trip from Coburg to Cranbourne South and as well as visiting the fabulous Australia Garden we also stopped in at Craig’s Farm and bought 3 ‘day old’ (well actually they are 4 … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Summer Vegetables to Preserve

For many Australian kitchen gardeners February is the most bountiful month of the growing year.  (If you have any doubt about this check out the Witches Kitchen’s haul, impressive eh?) February is a month in which the volume of produce can start to … Continue reading

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