Tag Archives: lettuce

Spring is in the Air

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

It’s the first week of autumn here but spring is definitely in the air. The days are cooling off, we’ve had a good amount of rain and the garden is bursting into life. Even the animals are going for it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden, Nature | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Summer Garden Work

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

The garden continues to tick over, but it’s not producing as well as it was a month ago. Mid-summer is a hard time in gardens in Sydney. But I think it’s partly my fault for sowing everything in a manner … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Home Grown vs Store Bought

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

One of the major reasons people like to grow their own vegetables is the taste. Home grown is supposed to blow you away after a lifetime of eating worn out store bought vegetables. And I must confess that sometimes it … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Best Salad Ever

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I have no idea why I liked this salad so much, I just did. I’ve been eating salads almost daily for quite a while since my garden is overwhelming me, but this one was a meal and tasty and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden, Recipe | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Enough Greens

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

How many greens is enough? I’m not sure there’s ever enough. I’ve been constantly sowing and planting out a variety of seedlings and we’ve been able to harvest non-stop for months now. In fact, the beds are pretty chockers with … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Green Smoothie

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Last weekend I took a class on raw foods. I had taken a different version of the same class a year ago. The instructor has lived for a decade without cooking her food (anything over 42 C starts to kill … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Recipe | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Healthy Lunch

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today the menu is a roll (I make my own from scratch) with a fried egg (courtesy of the chickens), a green salad (lettuce and rocket from the garden), fresh peas (normal and snow peas) and a handful of strawberries … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Transplant Shock

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

In the past I’ve worried a lot about transplant shock. When you remove seedlings from a seed tray, separate them and then stick them in the ground, they really suffer. So much so that I’ve often wondered if it wouldn’t be better … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Basil, Lettuce, Kohlrabi & Spring Onions

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I continue to sow more seeds. The basil and spring onions I put straight in the ground about 5 weeks ago haven’t sprouted. The lettuce that I’ve been eating for weeks is on its last legs and its replacement that … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments