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Growing Ginger in Melbourne – Is it worth it?
I harvested some more of my ginger today. One of the plants in the pot was dying back and I was dying to see what lay beneath the soil. So I dug it out, leaving the remaining green plants in the … Continue reading
Growing Sweet Potatoes in Melbourne – Part 2
Look what’s happened to me again. I say again because exactly the same thing happened last year. A long forgotten sweet potato decided to shoot while abandoned in the back of my cupboard. Cool huh? Like last year I plan … Continue reading
This Summer’s Beans
I love beans, in some ways they are the quintessential summer vegetable, as they are one of the relatively few veg I really only ever eat at this time of year. I tend to favour rounded dwarf bush bean varieties … Continue reading
Suburban Sell Out? – Tomato Rings & Veggie Cages
A few weeks ago I got an email from a man who imports some American gardening products – Tomato Rings and Veggie Cages – into Australia. He had emailed me to ask if I would like some samples. I have to … Continue reading
Potato Experiments – Kipfler Harvest
I harvested my first Kipfler potatoes this week. They are the first of the 4 different varieties I have planted this year to be ready. They were pot grown ones. I planted them in August and used two different methods for growing them, … Continue reading
