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*sigh*

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

Honestly, there’s no point in being anything but resigned to reality. The painful truth is that critters like home-grown vegetables. My garden had a good pest-free run. It had been ages since a possum raided my avocado tree or a … Continue reading →

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Sweet Corn Lessons

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve been experimenting with growing sweet corn based on the American Indian method of planting corn, climbing beans and squash together (the “Three Sisters“). I think it worked but I’ll tweak it a little next year. Problem 1: All the … Continue reading →

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Beer Batter Squash Flowers

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

There’s a prolific wild squash plant growing in (and out of) one of my garden beds. The squash have been rotting before they seem ready and the plant is a nuisance so yesterday Frank started hacking it back. As he … Continue reading →

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Unstoppable Squash

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I planted some sweet corn at the end of September last year and I put some zucchini seedlings in the same bed at the same time. Then events overtook me and I wasn’t around to see their progress. When I cam … Continue reading →

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Snack Food

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today on my garden walk I found a tasty harvest (the first orange of the season). This orange was enjoyed overnight by what I’m guessing was a local possum. When the parrots go for the citrus they tend to poke … Continue reading →

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Winter growth

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

It’s squash hatching time in the garden. Everything that hasn’t been devoured by aphids or killed by leaf mould is starting to produce tiny fruits. Flowers started appearing a couple of weeks ago but they were all males and no … Continue reading →

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Planting out the cukes & zucchini

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

The seedlings are bursting out of their tray. Well at least the cucumbers and zucchini are. I decided those had to be planted out today because a) they really are getting too big for the little tray and b) the … Continue reading →

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Wild Squash

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This squash vine (jap pumpkin?) grew all on its own in what I’ve been calling the strawberry bed. It is a voracious grower and seems to have no pests or mould (unlike whatever I plant with TLC). I thought it … Continue reading →

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