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Radishes
Radishes are one of those things that I think it can be quite hard to get truly passionate about. Tomatoes – well the ‘love apple’ moniker says it all, chillies have fire, eggplants are tactile, broccoli is good for you and … Continue reading
Perpetual red hands – a love of beetroot
Ahh Beetroot! I love beetroot, but why? Perhaps its the patriot in me – for some reason I regard beetroot as being quintessentially Australian (this despite the most famous beetroot dish in the world being Russian…). I think I associate beetroot with … Continue reading
Growing Fenugreek
The plant: I have a mound of soil which I hope to grow pumpkins on later this year. In order to prepare it for planting I thought I would be a good idea to grow a green manure crop on it. … Continue reading
Battling the Aphids – Growing Broccoli
Apparently the name broccoli comes from Italian broccolo, which means something like: ‘the flowering top of a cabbage’. I read this on Wikipedia – I love Wikipedia – I find that even if the info on there isn’t true its usually entertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Brassicas, Pests and Diseases, Spring Harvesting, Summer Planting, Winter Harvesting, Winter Planting
Tagged Broccoli, Pests
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Planning your garden – To raise or not to raise…
Most of the people I know grow veggies in raised beds (with a couple of notable exceptions). My father uses raised beds, my grandfather had raised beds, quite possibly his before him did too, but do you need them? They create … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Planting, Planning, Spring Planting, Summer Planting, Winter Planting
Tagged Planning
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