Category Archives: Greens – Lettuce, Spinach, Beets

Saving Seed

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Liz

I think there’s something very satisfying about producing your own seeds, of actually being able to grow something without having to pay for it at all (of course I am conveniently overlooking the money I spend on potting mix, organic … Continue reading →

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Lettuce Sing, fresh fruit and veggies…..

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Liz

The Plant: Damn those Wiggles, whenever I think of the word lettuce all I can think about is Anthony (the blue Wiggle) singing “Let us sing, Let us sing, Fresh fruit and veggies, let us sing…..”  Let us – Lettuce … Continue reading →

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Is it spinach, is it silver beet, or is it chard?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Liz

The plant: This plant was grown from seeds which called it perpetual spinach, which is a type of silver beet and is also known as Chard or even Swiss Chard.   Spinach (as opposed to ‘perpetual spinach’ ) is a completely … Continue reading →

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