Tag Archives: cuttings

Out with the old and in with the new

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

One of the things I love about my Sydney garden is that it produces all year. I’m trying to get better at switching between seasons and crops so that my beds are as productive as possible. To this end, yesterday … Continue reading →

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Fruiting Tree Planting

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Back in October of last year – 8 months ago – I put some fruiting trees and a bunch of other plants in a holding bed because we just weren’t getting around to planting them out. Then events overtook us … Continue reading →

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Sage & Rosemary

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I have some concerns about my sage and rosemary. Firstly my sage problem. I have one plant. It produces enough sage for our needs (besides Saltimbocca, we don’t really use sage) but there is no back-up. The need for a … Continue reading →

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Peas, Kale and Fennel

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Over the past 2 days I’ve been sowing some winter crops. I soaked the peas (snow (right) and normal (left)) over night. One looks suspicious – it floated and has a black spot on it – but I planted it … Continue reading →

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Planting out winter seedlings

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today was another sunny but cool day so back in the garden we went. Above are the results of us planting and replanting some seedlings. On the left are the brussels sprouts I sowed on 12 April. On the right … Continue reading →

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Autumn Planting on a Full Moon

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today is a Full Moon in Scorpio which means fertile planting, especially for root crops. It’s also a good time to take cuttings. Not perfect for flowers (a waxing moon would be better) but you can’t have everything! Rhubarb After noting … Continue reading →

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Brussels Sprouts

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

On Monday, 12 April I planted brussels sprouts seeds in a tray and peas directly in the ground in the pea bed. I also planted about a half-dozen creeping figs along the front wall (and took another half-dozen cuttings for … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This mulberry tree produced bowls full of berries in spring. I made several cobblers and want to do that every year for the rest of my life. Frank and I decided to try to start a new plant from a … Continue reading →

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Rosemary TLC

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Here are various attempts at growing rosemary from cuttings. On the left are two rather sorry specimens. These I cut and put in water on 26 Nov (Full Moon phase – good for taking cuttings) and planted out on 17 … Continue reading →

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Sunflowers and others

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today is the last day of the first quarter phase of the moon – tomorrow is a full moon. The last couple of times I defied the lunar calendar the results were tragic. So today I had to get outside … Continue reading →

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