Monthly Archives: June 2011

Jonquils

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Joe gave Frank a bag full of Jonquil bulbs from his garden surplus with the instructions to plant them in winter. So over the past couple of days we’ve been putting them in the ground. Then, after planting, I got … Continue reading →

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Capsicum seed harvest

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Last week we harvested this capsicum from our garden. It came off a plant put in the ground by our tenants. These capsicums are quite tasty so I decided I’d try harvesting seeds from it. Hopefully I can grow more plants … Continue reading →

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Mint Control

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

When we moved into this house, a small patch of mint was grown along the side of the extension at the back. Since that time I’ve added a brick border and planted a few herbs up above the mint but … Continue reading →

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Life-cycle of Cabbage

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Frank and I love cabbage in pretty much every way it can be eaten – especially stuffed cabbage leaves, fried cabbage, in a stir fry and as sauerkraut. A couple of years ago Frank was spurred on by the high … Continue reading →

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Moths be GONE

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

I worry a lot about my Brussels sprouts. My garden is rife with every creature God created that eats plants, and a few that eat animals as well. Past experience tells me that Brussels sprouts are one of the tastiest … Continue reading →

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Ginger Ready to Harvest

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

After watching a gardening show on TV (Gardening Australia) I decided it was time to snoop around my ginger. The presenter warned that when the leaves start to die, it’s time to harvest. And if you leave your ginger in … Continue reading →

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Chilli Surplus

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

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 →

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Multi-headed sunflowers

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

On June 1st I posted about the sunflowers I’ve grown from seeds harvested from the summer batch of flowers. One of them had several smaller flowers along the trunk and I wasn’t sure what they’d do. Well, as the main … Continue reading →

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Garden Necessity

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

For a while now, harvest time has been lacking a certain je ne sais quoi. What’s been missing is a receptacle worthy of my plants. I’ve been cutting spinach, basil and whatever else I wanted and dropping my harvest into … Continue reading →

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Temporary “Greenhouse”

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is NOT the time of year to be planting basil but the one basil plant I left in the ground is still going strong. It got me wondering if maybe those that say basil dies off in May in … Continue reading →

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