Tag Archives: propagation

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged corn, cuttings, eating, harvest, kale, kohlrabi, lemon, marigold, onion, pineapple guava, propagation, rocket, rosemary, seed, sow | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged cuttings, mulberry, native raspberry, pineapple guava, planted, propagation, trees | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged chickens, cuttings, propagation, rosemary, sage, warrigal greens | 1 Comment

Warrigal Greens

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Back in early October I went to a council event on backyard bush foods and came away with 2 small Warrigal Green (aka Native Spinach, aka New Zealand Spinach) seedlings that made it into the upper side garden bed. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged basil, native raspberry, planted, propagation, warrigal greens | 5 Comments

Organic Seed Collection

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Yesterday I went to part 2 (of 2) of my Organic Gardening class. I didn’t actually learn a whole lot, but I found it interesting and inspiring nonetheless. Towards the end of the class we talked briefly about seed propagation … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Sustainability | Tagged bean, chamomile, kale, propagation, pumpkin, radish, seed | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged beetroot, brussels sprouts, cuttings, kohlrabi, onion, planted, propagation, rosemary, thyme | Leave a comment

Winter Work

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This morning Frank and I spent time in the garden. It was sunny and warm and drove us outdoors. Then the rains came (no doubt the plants loved it). It was a short shower but sort of dampened my enthusiasm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden | Tagged bay tree, brussels sprouts, eggplant, Flowers, installation, mulberry, propagation, rocket, spinach | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Garden, Nature | Tagged bandicoot, brussels sprouts, carrot, cuttings, Display, Flowers, garlic, lunar planting, nasturtium, onion, Pests, planted, propagation, radish, rhubarb, seed, spring onion, thyme | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged brussels sprouts, creeping fig, cuttings, lunar planting, peas, planted, propagation, seed | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Garden | Tagged cuttings, Fruit, jade plant, mulberry, propagation, succulent, trees | 3 Comments