Author Archives: Liz

Top 5 – Most Successful Winter Crops 2013

I feel like I’ve posted on a lot of negative things lately.  The things that have failed, the things that I don’t know and the things that just haven’t worked (the less said about my attempts to grow tomatoes over … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 25th November 2013

Monday seems to come around really quickly at the moment.  Another week gone as we move ever onwards towards the New Year, Summer and hopefully some exciting harvests. Whilst the markets are starting to fill up with new seasons fruit … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Reason’s to shop at Coburg Farmers Market

Now I have been ridiculously specific in the title of this post.  Why Coburg Farmer’s Market?  Why not any Farmer’s Market?  This is for 4 main reasons: It is this Saturday (and indeed the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month).  … Continue reading

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Monday Harvest – 18th November 2013

I would love to tell you how much planting I’ve done recently: lettuce, cucumbers, eggplant & capsicum but I won’t as today is supposed to be about what I’m taking out of the garden rather than what I’m putting in.   … Continue reading

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Saturday Spotlight (On Sunday) – ‘Long Pod’ Broad Beans

I have a large raised bed which is close to the rear of my North facing house.  In summer, when the sun is high in the sky, this bed is my sunniest as it gets shade from next door’s Eucalypts slightly later … Continue reading

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