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Monstera Fruit

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

I have a couple of large Monstera plants in my back yard. Besides producing gorgeous, huge foliage in dark places in my garden, they also bear some of the tastiest fruit I’ve ever eaten. I suspect that’s why it’s sometimes … Continue reading →

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One Native Raspberry

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I can’t exactly claim a great raspberry harvest this year. In fact I’ve had exactly 1 berry from my native raspberry plant. And I didn’t even have that – I let Frank eat it. The raspberry bush was a freebie … Continue reading →

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More Strawberry Progress

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Those strawberries I redistributed a couple of weeks ago are doing very well. They are even flowering and full of berry buds. I’ve given away 2 batches of baby plants to friends but ended up with a pot full just … Continue reading →

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Let there be Light

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

After days of rain, we’ve had a couple of beautiful days. It was definitely time to venture back out into the garden. Job number one was arranging a bit of light for our macadamia nut tree. This poor little tree has had … Continue reading →

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Potato Lessons

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

On August 21 I planted 2 types of potatoes is side-by-side beds. The first batch was made up of 8 Coliban seed potatoes purchased at great expense (well, relatively anyway). The 2nd batch was a sole potato taken from a bag of generic … Continue reading →

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Strawberries and Potatoes

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

On Wednesday Frank and I took a Farm Gate tour of the local farming region in the Hawkesbury basin. One of the places we stopped sold strawberry plants so we bought 3 (variety unknown). When we came home they went … Continue reading →

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Moon-blessed Root Vegetables

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today the moon is in its full moon phase. According to the lunar calendar it should be a great day for sowing or planting out root crops. It was a perfect chance to test this lunar planting theory because I … Continue reading →

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Planting Shade-loving Natives

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

When Frank and I went to the Tree Planting Day we were given some freebies. Three of these, which I planted today, are shown above. All are supposed to thrive in just about any conditions including this dark spot at the bottom … Continue reading →

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More Blueberries

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Frank planted 3 more blueberry bushes today. These were Nellie Kelley variety. So now we have 5 blueberry bushes ringing this little shady garden bed. The description of the plant says a healthy bush can produce 3-4 kilos of berries a year … Continue reading →

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Blueberries

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Blueberry bushes Yesterday Frank planted 2 blueberry bushes (Blueberry Legacy) in front of that little bed I prepared a couple of weeks ago. It’s a very shady spot. The main problem I see is we’ll have to water them because … Continue reading →

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