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Bay Tree

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve had a bay tree in a pot for forever – or a good decade anyway. The pot was small and the tree was small (I’m sure this is no coincidence). That little tree somehow survived neglect by me, total … Continue reading →

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Saving Oragnes

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Joe has an orange tree and he no longer bothers harvesting the fruit. He knows what keen garden produce people we are so he offered Frank a tree’s worth of oranges if he’d come pick them. Frank trundled over on … Continue reading →

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Honey Money

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

We aren’t exactly getting rich off our honey, but we are selling some already. On Fridays there’s a farmer who sells produce at a local street market. We took up a few jars and Chris was happy to set them … Continue reading →

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Growing Cress

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Deb, for whatever reason, no longer wanted her cress seeds (lepidium sativum) so she passed them on to me. (I LOVE that all my friends know I am happy to take any unwanted garden anything off their hands.) I have … Continue reading →

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End of the Kale

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

The kale’s been gone for a few weeks now. I’ve kept a couple of plants in the ground with the intention of harvesting seeds from them. These plants came from seeds from my organic gardening class so I knew I … Continue reading →

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New Kumquat Trees

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Joe has an old garden full of old plants and he’s cleaning things out. He knows Frank loves all things garden so offered him 2 old kumquats in old pots. Frank said yes and he and I drove over to … Continue reading →

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Brushtail Possum Box

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

A family of brushtail possums lives in our roof (photo not mine – courtesy of http://www.ozpossum.com/photos.htm). It doesn’t bother me that much but Frank is convinced this is not acceptable. I haven’t argued because I’ve heard (and seen) that possum … Continue reading →

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New Succulents

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Frank did a good deed, helping a woman carry a parcel home. She rewarded him with cuttings from a couple of her succulents. He’s a huge succulent fan so he was over the moon. We set the cuttings out to … Continue reading →

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Gone to a Good Home

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

The Lilly Pilly that stood for several years in the middle of our back yard seemed like a good idea when we planted it, but it became somewhat of a problem. When we bought this house we thought we’d plant … 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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