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Warrigal Greens
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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Tagged basil, native raspberry, planted, propagation, warrigal greens
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Organic Seed Collection
Yesterday I went to part 2 (of 2) of my Organic Gardening class. I didn’t actually learn a whole lot, but I found it interesting and inspiring nonetheless. Towards the end of the class we talked briefly about seed propagation … Continue reading
Planting out winter seedlings
Today was another sunny but cool day so back in the garden we went. Above are the results of us planting and replanting some seedlings. On the left are the brussels sprouts I sowed on 12 April. On the right … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, brussels sprouts, cuttings, kohlrabi, onion, planted, propagation, rosemary, thyme
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Winter Work
This morning Frank and I spent time in the garden. It was sunny and warm and drove us outdoors. Then the rains came (no doubt the plants loved it). It was a short shower but sort of dampened my enthusiasm. … Continue reading
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Tagged bay tree, brussels sprouts, eggplant, Flowers, installation, mulberry, propagation, rocket, spinach
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Brussels Sprouts
On Monday, 12 April I planted brussels sprouts seeds in a tray and peas directly in the ground in the pea bed. I also planted about a half-dozen creeping figs along the front wall (and took another half-dozen cuttings for … Continue reading
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New Beginnings
This mulberry tree produced bowls full of berries in spring. I made several cobblers and want to do that every year for the rest of my life. Frank and I decided to try to start a new plant from a … Continue reading
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Tagged cuttings, Fruit, jade plant, mulberry, propagation, succulent, trees
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Divine Weather
Today the weather couldn’t be better. Cool (okay, maybe upper 20s as a high) and sunny with a nice breeze. The ground is damp but not wet. The garden is greening as I watch. Frank is taking the opportunity to … Continue reading
Lunar Danger
I’ve been warned – it’s a full moon tonight. The site that tells me about when is best to plant by the lunar calendar says no sowing of anything from 6:15am today to 6:15pm tonight. I’ve planted a whole passel … Continue reading
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Tagged cuttings, lettuce, lunar planting, planted, propagation, radish, rocket, rosemary, seed, spinach, spring onion, tarragon
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