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Category Archives: Produce
Still No Flowers on the Snow Peas :-(
The plants are all looking great. .. but still no flowers. … Continue reading Still No Flowers on the Snow Peas 😦
Time for a Tomato Update….Already! !
It was only 4 days ago that the Tomato seeds were trayed up and we already have germination! Continue reading Time for a Tomato Update….Already! !
Tonight’s Foyer Feast
Tonight’s harvest harvest is a bit exciting as it all came from the ‘new’ East Side Strip! Continue reading Tonight’s Foyer Feast
To Bee or Not To Bee
I spent ages yesterday trying to snap a pic of a Bee visiting the Nectarine blossoms… today, I finally got that pic!
Nectarine Blossoms
The Nectarine buds have popped, and the blossoms are looking great. Continue reading Nectarine Blossoms
1 Week Later: The Re-homed Peas
This time last week we moved the Snow Pea garden to its new home at the flats.
Thought Id share an update on how they are settling in….
The ‘Chillin’ Chillies
A few weeks ago, I planted 6 different types of Chillies into a seed tray to go on the warming mat. Continue reading The ‘Chillin’ Chillies
Tomato Planting Day
Time to get my Tomato seeds in trays today! So hard to choose which varieties to plant- I must stop buying so many seeds! Continue reading Tomato Planting Day
Tonight’s Foyer Food
Featuring: Silverbeet, Tatsoi, Red Lettuce! Continue reading Tonight’s Foyer Food
Nectarine: Beating ‘Leaf-Curl’
While I got a small harvest off the Nectarine last year, the ‘Leaf-Curl’ really stopped it from performing at its best.
Continue reading Nectarine: Beating ‘Leaf-Curl’
The ‘Happening’ Herbs
It’s finally time to plant out the herbs… after long weeks sprouting on the warming mat in my bathroom propagation area and then torture of ‘hardening off’ outside during a Melbourne winter – its time to plant out the herbs!
Top Tip: Thin your Carrots
Last year my attempt at carrots was a bit of a disaster. They all grew into each other in gnarled knots and by the time I harvested them they were still tiny but tasted bitter 😦
The East Side: Then and Now
Here is a gallery of pics showing the progression of the East Side Garden – I managed to find some pics that quite old, so you really get to see how the East Side has changed and progressed over the last few years…
Foam Box Carrots
The Carrots growing in the foam boxes (car-park garden) are doing exceptionally well this year! Even I’m surprised that they are happily growing in such a small space: Continue reading Foam Box Carrots
The Re-homing of the Peas
Moving house is never easy… its exceptionally difficult if you happen to be a 200Kg garden full of Snow Peas!
Ceylon Spinach
These poor seedlings have been ready to plant out for months.
Ceylon/Malabar spinach likes to climb but im hoping I can get it to hang down or grow across the fence.
Time will tell
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Tonight’s ‘Foyer Food’
Here come the Brassicas!
Its finally Cauli-Broc time! Continue reading Here come the Brassicas!
On the menu tonight
The hipsters have struck juicing gold!
😉
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