Tag Archives: chives

A Variety of Seedlings

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

After any number of winter and autumn sowings, I’ve ended up with a mixed bag of seedlings on my plant stand. Saturday was the day to put some/more/some more of them in the ground. The main desperation arose from the tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Sowing Sunflowers

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Last September I planted a large sunflower crop which was devoured before most of it could sprout. The few sprouts that did appear we nibbled off when there were only 2 leaves on the tiny plant. I’m sure the bandicoot … Continue reading →

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Lunch bounty

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Here’s today’s lunch made up mainly of leftover bits and pieces. All very tasty. The gozleme was created from the tail end of some homemade dough that I’d made ages ago for something else where I froze part of the … 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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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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