Tag Archives: celery

Green tomato and celery relish

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today we tried a new recipe that showed up in the local paper. Partly because it looked interesting but largely because it used some of the veggies in our garden. In fact, where do you get green tomatoes if you … Continue reading →

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Under Attack

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

My garden is under attack. I suppose that’s what nature’s all about. I’m just a bit stumped as to what I should do to combat my assailants. Exhibit A: Nibbled tomatoes. This tomato, and several of his fellows, are clearly … Continue reading →

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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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Spring Onions

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today I planted spring onions in this cleared space between the lettuce and peppers. It used to house the failed radishes. We’re in a new moon phase and that’s supposed to be good for spring onions. I planted 2 rows … Continue reading →

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Weeding day

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

This creepy spider (Ithink it’s a huntsman, maybe a wolf?) seems to have made a home in some of the new growth on the orange tree that Frank hacked and then the aphids infested. I thought he was a cute … Continue reading →

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Seedlings doing well

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

The sunflowers are continuing to grow (with the tomatoes behind them doing well too). The do seem a bit weak so today I tied them each to a small stake in the hopes that they’ll actually grow up rather than … Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

There are 5 strawberry plants in this bed. I believe the big one is one we had in a pot before we moved to Darwin. It seems to have survived. The others sprouted inbetween bricks and pavers nearby. The smallest … Continue reading →

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Herbs

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Here are some of my herbs. The parsley is going wild, self seeding with no end in site. The oregano recovered well after some pretty ruthless weeding, and the thyme is recovering from the tenants neglect. the new chives are … Continue reading →

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