Monthly Archives: December 2010

Borers

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

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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Gozleme and Garden Update

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Here is yesterday’s harvest of silverbeet, chives and peppermint all of which I chopped up and put into a flat round piece of homemade bread (like a tortilla) with feta cheese. I folded the circle in half and sealed it … Continue reading →

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First Tomato Harvest

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today we harvested 2 tomatoes off of 2 different plants. One is a cherry tomato off of the bushy plant. The other is a normal tomato. The plan is to eat them as is, no point is spoiling that first … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

I dug this basil out of the garden this morning and put it in a pot to take to Deb for Christmas. We’re having dinner there and she mentioned that if I have any spare harvest to bring it over … Continue reading →

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New Sprouts

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

These rocket sprouts came up yesterday, that’s 3 days after planting as opposed to the 6 predicted on the package. A couple of the radish types sprouted as well (below are sprouts from the scarlet globe package).  Those spring onions … Continue reading →

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Ginger Shoot

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

This lone ginger shoot appeared with zero fanfare yesterday afternoon (or that’s when I first spotted it). This morning it still is the only shoot from all that ginger I planted in the 2 different beds (the ginger bed and … Continue reading →

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Lunar Danger

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

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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Spring Onion Sprouts

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

These are my spring onions. I planted them 8 days ago and yesterday just the tips of the blades were visible. The package said 14 days to sprouting. I’m not sure if this means mine are superb performers, the package … Continue reading →

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Sunflower

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is the oldest sunflower – it’s been in the ground maybe 8 weeks (I’m guessing I planted the 2nd batch 2 weeks later) and it looks like a flower is forming. The seed packet says 12 weeks to harvest … Continue reading →

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Pesto Recipe

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

This homemade pesto was fantastic. First we collected a couple of big bunches of basil and a handful of parsley from the garden. Frank blended these with olive oil and salt and a tiny bit lemon juice to keep it … Continue reading →

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