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Saturday Spotlight – Cylindrica Beetroot
Beetroot is one of those foods which is a strange combination of fashionable and unfashionable, Australian and yet foreign, highly nutritious and yet undervalued. In essence beetroot is a dichotomy. In Australia beetroot is used traditionally in both our ‘burgers with … Continue reading
Monday Harvest – 27th May 2013
What do you do when you have a fractious 3 year old in the garden who is: “bored, bored, bored”. Well, after you have examined all the bugs possible, it seems you dig for sweet potatoes and they calm down … Continue reading
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Saturday Spotlight on Sunday – Kipfler Potatoes
I planted a few Kipfler potatoes this week. I think they are my favourite potato variety to grow (although Dutch Cream comes a very close second). The reasons I love Kipfler are three fold. They are quick – they mature … Continue reading
Protecting the garden from Chickens
Having chooks has been something of a learning curve for me. We always had chickens when I was a kid so I think I thought that I was fairly knowledgeable about them. WRONG. I’ve found them both entertaining, bewildering and just … Continue reading
Monday Harvest – 20th May 2013
I had a slower week this week harvest-wise. The weather has started to feel really wintry with temperatures in the mid to high teens, lots of grey skies and a fair bit of drizzle. Not the best weather for either … Continue reading
