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Kitchen Herbs
Back on March 7th, I returned to the garden after being overseas for a few months. I sowed like a maniac. One of the seeds I sowed was basil. They’ve sprouted really well, but with winter coming on, I thought … Continue reading
Nooooooooo
This cabbage is gone. The possum finished all the good bits last night. And then he moved on to the next cabbage to begin its destruction. My cabbage is DOOMED. Beyond doomed, actually. And now in the interest of disclosure … Continue reading
I’ve got to eat more greens
I don’t know where my attention was diverted when my garden was taken over by greens, but it’s happened. Here you can see one bed of spinach plants that are all huge and some of them are on the verge of … Continue reading
San Choy Bau
Last night, just as the sun was going down, Frank and I went out on a greens-harvest run. The motivation was our dinner – san choy bau – or rather the greens were our motivation to make that specific dinner. San … Continue reading
Celery
Today I transplanted some celery to the bed nearest the kitchen in the hopes that we’ll get used to cutting a few celery leaves to add to many of our meals. I also moved a couple of spinach plants, mainly … Continue reading
Winter Salad
I don’t normally think of winter as a good time for fresh salads, probably because I grew up in a cold-ish climate (Seattle). But looking at my garden, I have to conclude that this is THE time for eating garden … Continue reading
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Green tomato and celery relish
Today we tried a new recipe that showed up in the local paper. Partly because it looked interesting but largely because it used some of the veggies in our garden. In fact, where do you get green tomatoes if you … Continue reading
Under Attack
My garden is under attack. I suppose that’s what nature’s all about. I’m just a bit stumped as to what I should do to combat my assailants. Exhibit A: Nibbled tomatoes. This tomato, and several of his fellows, are clearly … Continue reading
Borers
Today there was this weird sliding, scraping sound, like someone dragging bags of newspaper in front of the house. I looked out the front door and saw nothing so I assumed someone had gone past on the road. An hour … Continue reading
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Spring Onions
Today I planted spring onions in this cleared space between the lettuce and peppers. It used to house the failed radishes. We’re in a new moon phase and that’s supposed to be good for spring onions. I planted 2 rows … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, celery, lunar planting, Pests, planted, seed, spring onion, tarragon
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