Tag Archives: cauliflower

Brassica Crisps

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I debated whether or not to bother writing about this food experiment as, IMHO, it was a failure. Not because I did anything wrong, but because it just isn’t a very nice recipe. In the end I included it as … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden, Recipe | Tagged cauliflower, chickens, eating, harvest, kale, kohlrabi, recipe, silverbeet | 7 Comments

Cauliflower Harvest

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

One of the cauliflowers I sowed on March 7th was ready for harvest yesterday. 4 1/2 months from seed to dinner plate – I’ve no idea if that’s normal, but it’s now my benchmark. This particular cauliflower didn’t have the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged cauliflower, chickens, eating, harvest | 6 Comments

Moving Day

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

There’s a bed in our garden that needs moving. It’s a long story, but in order to give us easier access to each bed, we’re now trying to be consistent with 2 beds adjacent, then a gap. This one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged cauliflower, planted, potato, silverbeet, spinach, warrigal greens | 4 Comments

Winter Vegetable Garden

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged basil, cauliflower, eggplant, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onion, peas, pepper, planted, potato, radish, rocket, seed, silverbeet | 2 Comments

Seedling Progress

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve been sowing a lot of seeds this autumn and today I took stock of their progress. The March 7th sowing produced a lot of lettuce and rocket. The Cos lettuce only resulted in 2 plants but the iceberg bounty … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged cabbage, cauliflower, fennel, kale, lettuce, peas, radish, rocket, seed, silverbeet | 2 Comments

Lunar Greens

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged cauliflower, fennel, lettuce, lunar planting, onion, planted, radish, rocket, seed | 5 Comments

Compost on the Critical Path

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

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 →

Posted in Chickens, Garden, Sustainability | Tagged cauliflower, chickens, coriander, dill, gift, installation, kohlrabi, lettuce, Pests, planted, silverbeet, thyme | 6 Comments

A Time to Sow

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged basil, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, iresene, lettuce, nasturtium, onion, planted, radish, rocket, rosemary, seed, silverbeet | 10 Comments