Author Archives: Liz

Thursday Garden Gobbles – Corn and Spring Onions

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Liz

I didn’t plant enough corn this year.  A couple of family meals and its all gone.  We ate the last of it for lunch last weekend.  I boiled it then served it with a lightly curried spring onion and butter … Continue reading →

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Top 5 – Fruit and Veg in Season in Melbourne in April

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Liz

The majority of the vegetables which come out of my garden during April are a continuation of those being harvested for the preceding few months.  Eggplants, beans, Capsicums and chillies are all plentiful but as I’ve highlighted them in previous Top 5 … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – 25th Mar 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Liz

My garden is definitely in transition at the moment – a little bit of summer mixed in with a suggestion of approaching winter and some Autumn crops in between.  The brassicas are growing happily, the tomatoes are pretty much dead … Continue reading →

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Saturday Spotlight – Scotch Bonnet (Bishops Cap) Chillies

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Liz

Names of edible plants can be particularly confusing at times and none more so than these chillies.  Very similar in shape and taste profile to the chillies known as Bishops Hat/Cap/Crown elsewhere in the world these chillies are sold as “Scotch Bonnet” in … Continue reading →

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Top 5 – Signs that it is Autumn

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Liz

Anyone who has read a Melbourne based blog over the past few weeks will know that we have had a particularly warm start to Autumn.  So much so that you could easily be forgiven for thinking that it was still … Continue reading →

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