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Tomatoes, Eggplant & Corn

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Yesterday I sowed more corn. For whatever reason only 4 of the corn seeds I planted over 2 weeks ago germinated. It was the package from last year and it says it’s good for another year but I guess it … 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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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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Sowing Potatoes & Tomatoes and Mulching Celery

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

August is the time to start sowing potatoes so this weekend I dug in the kitchen drawer where we keep ours and grabbed a few from the bag. Last year I bought seed potatoes and did a test of their productivity … Continue reading →

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Transplanting Flowers

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve refused to give up on growing flowers from seed, though I’m still not confident I can do it. My sowing from mid-June hasn’t yielded amazing results, but there were some seedlings that obviously were not simply weeds (though there … Continue reading →

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Transplanting Celery

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

In early May I sowed some celery seeds that are best sowed in September. I was being impatient because a) Frank asked for celery and b) the packet comes with so many seeds that wasting a few was not going … Continue reading →

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Winter Seeds

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

It’s the dead of winter in Sydney which is anything but a dead season in the garden. Many plants do better in winter than summer here – lettuce and peas being the biggest examples – and I continue to enjoy … Continue reading →

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Moving Day

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

There’s a bed in our garden that needs moving. It’s a long story, but in order to give us easier access to each bed, we’re now trying to be consistent with 2 beds adjacent, then a gap. This one is … 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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Strawberry Redistribution

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Last September I planted 3 strawberry plants in my side garden bed. They produced virtually no strawberries but spread like crazy. I’m hoping the lack of fruit is attributable to a lack of sunshine and fertiliser (the plants were abandoned to … Continue reading →

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