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Problematic Peas

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

My peas aren’t exactly the success story of my garden. I believe that this is, in large part, because one package of snow peas is dead. The package says they’re good until August 2012, but I’m thinking it’s wrong. Above … Continue reading →

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Olive Tree

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

We had to move our olive tree to make way for a couple more veggie beds (or, to be more specific, one strawberry and one veggie bed). It really needed to be moved anyway as it’s been very stunted. Partly … Continue reading →

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Winter Vegetable Garden

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

The 4 rows of vegetable beds are pretty full right now. They contain (top to bottom): Cauliflower, rocket, lettuce, radishes, peas Kohlrabi, kale Potatoes, silverbeet, basil (old and bountiful), cauliflower Eggplant, peppers, spinach, onions (all ancient and poor producers) and … Continue reading →

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Planting Out Kale and Kohlrabi

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

On April 6th I sowed kohlrabi and on April 9th I sowed some kale in pots. All the kohlrabi seedlings made it into the ground yesterday but I had way too many kale seedlings to plant them all out. Since … Continue reading →

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Lunar Peas

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Yesterday the moon was in its First Quarter which is a good phase for planting crops that grow their seeds on the inside – like peas.  I’m having lousy luck with peas this winter so now I’m giving the moon … Continue reading →

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Lunar Greens

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

On March 7th I sowed a bunch of seeds (the moon was in the first quarter – good for plants that bear seeds on the inside – not optimal for leafy greens or Brassicas but probably not horrid). I planted … Continue reading →

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Compost on the Critical Path

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I sowed a bunch of seeds back on March 7th. Some of them, mainly the lettuce and rocket, were ready to get out of their planters (left) and into the ground this week. But before I could plant the seedlings out, I … Continue reading →

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Warrigal Greens

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Back in early October I went to a council event on backyard bush foods and came away with 2 small Warrigal Green (aka Native Spinach, aka New Zealand Spinach) seedlings that made it into the upper side garden bed. This is … Continue reading →

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A Time to Sow

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Today I was back in the garden sowing seeds. The bulk of the clean-up is done and I want to get food back in the ground. In the bed on the left I sowed a row of Brussels sprouts, a … Continue reading →

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Holding Bed

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

For a variety of reasons we’ve ended up with a veritable plethora of plants in pots – mainly tiny pots – awaiting their day to be planted in their permanent home. Today was not that day. But they just shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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