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Moving Ginger

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

As part of the move to the farm, Frank and I dug up and took cuttings from some of our Chatswood plants. I dug up all the ginger which was dying back and ready for harvest anyway. I kept a … Continue reading →

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Another Ginger Experiment

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve tried growing ginger a few times in a few places in my garden. I must confess that my success has been moderate. About half of my plants die off and about 1/2 produce a rhizome that is approximately double the … Continue reading →

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Ginger Progress

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is the new ginger & horseradish bed. I tried ginger here before and it didn’t do well. I’m not sure what the problem was but I’ve improved the soil so I’m hoping it thrives now. My horseradish had done well … Continue reading →

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Surrogate Gardening

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’m spending Sydney’s summer in Germany and my garden is being tended and eaten by my nephew John (when he can beat the bandicoot, possum, caterpillars and aphids to it anyway). He has been kind enough to send me a … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a Garden Bed

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

I created a small, sloping veggie bed along our western fence line back in 2006 when I thought I’d try growing horseradish and ginger from green-grocer products. Before the plants could do anything, Frank and I moved to Darwin and the … Continue reading →

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Ginger Ready to Harvest

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

After watching a gardening show on TV (Gardening Australia) I decided it was time to snoop around my ginger. The presenter warned that when the leaves start to die, it’s time to harvest. And if you leave your ginger in … Continue reading →

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Temporary “Greenhouse”

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is NOT the time of year to be planting basil but the one basil plant I left in the ground is still going strong. It got me wondering if maybe those that say basil dies off in May in … Continue reading →

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Planting out the seedlings

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today was a gorgeous day for working in the garden. Frank finished sifting the compost, creating 3 more wheelbarrows full of great potting mix/top dressing/soil enhancer. I went to work on planting out the seedlings in the beds I prepared … Continue reading →

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Planting out seedlings

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

  Today I planted out the seedlings our neighbour gave us. They are kohlrabi, coriander and beetroot. Yesterday I prepared the soil by putting 2 buckets of fresh compost in and then mixing it into the existing soil. I watered … Continue reading →

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Ginger Bed

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is the shady garden bed I call the ginger bed (that’s what it was designed for). Several sprouts can be seen shooting in the back. The highest is maybe 18 inches tall. Yesterday I bravely pulled out most of … Continue reading →

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