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Seasonal Food Trees
I used to have a very fixed idea of seasons and food production which matched the classical 4-seasons art works you might find in art galleries around the world. Spring was for new growth: flowers, fresh green leaves and maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged avocado, banana, blueberry, cherry, fig, Fruit, kumquat, lemon, macadamia nut, macqui berry, mandarin, mango, mulberry, olive, orange, trees
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3 Months of Mandarins
Today marked the end of an era; the era of mandarins. For the past 3 months, Frank and I have been eating mandarins every day. Probably 10 a day on average with peaks much higher. Literally hundreds of the things. … Continue reading
Midnight Marauders
For a couple of weeks now, something (besides Frank and me) has been enjoying our mandarins. We wondered if maybe it was a bird because cockatoos have been seen in the tree – I even saw one carrying away a mandarin … 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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Tagged celery, eating, harvest, lettuce, mandarin, nasturtium, rocket, spinach
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Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli Harvest
Dinner tonight will be homemade pasta filled with spinach (from my garden) and ricotta. I started making fresh pasta a couple of years ago but found the rolling out just too much hassle. A month or so ago I bought … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, eating, harvest, mandarin, sage, silverbeet, spinach
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More Mandarins
This mandarin tree is like the magic pudding, it simply never runs out. Frank and I have been eating a good half-dozen mandarins a day from this one tree and it looks like it hasn’t been touched. I love it. … Continue reading
Chilli Surplus
Chilli plant One of our chilli plants just doesn’t give up. Who cares if it’s the dead of winter? Not our plant. (Note the basil just to the right of the chilli plant. It’s not giving up either.) Frank and I … Continue reading
Mandarins
The mandarins are just starting to ripen. We’ve been eating the early birds from our tree for a week or so now. This year it looks like we’ll get a huge crop. In early summer Frank installed an upside down … Continue reading
Food Trees
The Mulberry produced bowls full of fruit this year. I made several cobblers. I suppose I could try jam but it tends to ripen at the rate of a bowl full every few days making it problematic to turn it … Continue reading
