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Tag Archives: Potatoes
Caldo Verde
The last few weeks have been unseasonably warm here weatherwise. Not hot just lovely, lovely weather. All that is due to come to an end next week with a return to more seasonal averages. With that it seems that my … Continue reading
Potato Experiments – Peter Cundall’s method revisited
Last September I posted on my establishing a new bed in which the first crop was to be potatoes. I decided to employ the method of potato growing detailed by Peter Cundall in that months Organic Gardener magazine. I didn’t … Continue reading
A Summer of Salads – January
When I read about Vegplotting’s 52 week salad challenge, the aim of which is to harvest or forage some salad leaves to eat every week of the year, I have to say I smugly thought no problem. Then I looked … Continue reading
Posted in Greens - Lettuce, Spinach, Beets, Recipes, Summer Harvesting
Tagged Lettuce, Potatoes, Recipes
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Potato Experiments – Kipfler Harvest
I harvested my first Kipfler potatoes this week. They are the first of the 4 different varieties I have planted this year to be ready. They were pot grown ones. I planted them in August and used two different methods for growing them, … Continue reading
Progress on the Potato Experiments
Melbourne’s spring seems to be the perfect climate for growing potatoes (well mine look lovely and healthy anyway!) Previously I have posted on my Peter Cundall inspired no dig potato bed which I planted on 5th September and my potatoes … Continue reading
Peter Cundall & More Potato Experiments
I occasionally buy Organic Gardener magazine. There is an article by Peter Cundall in this months issue about growing beans, carrots, and pivotally for this post, potatoes. I love Peter Cundall – he is definitely one of my heroes. For anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Potatoes, Spring Planting, Summer Planting, Winter Planting
Tagged Potatoes
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Potato Experiments
My seed potatoes finally arrived about a week ago. I ordered 3 varieties this year – Kipfler, Dutch Cream and Pink Fir Apple. I grew Kipfler last year and was so pleased with them I decided to grow them and … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Autumn Planting, Potatoes, Spring Planting, Summer Harvesting, Summer Planting
Tagged Potatoes
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Using Fenugreek leaves – Aloo Gobi Methi
Fenugreek – How I use it. I really like the slightly curryish taste of fenugreek leaves and I think they work well in both meat and vegetarian dishes. I do tend to prefer them fresh to dried as the flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Brassicas, Herbs, Potatoes, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Fenugreek, Herbs, Potatoes, Recipes
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Herbs – Potato Salad with Smoked Trout & a Salsa Verde Dressing
Chervil – How I use it: Chervil, along with parsley, chives and tarragon is a component of the classic French fines herbes, and it is in combination with other herbs that I tend to use it most. Most frequently I … Continue reading