Buying seed in the small Yates packets turns out to be expensive – you need to use at least a couple of teaspoons of seed to get a useful quantity of sprouts. I’m going to try and get a larger seed packet from a health food shop or a nursery. I’ve found that when you… Continue reading Salad Alfalfa
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Beetroot ‘Derwent Globe’
Beetroot are excellent steamed for about an hour with their skin on – it peels off easily once they’re cooked. If you’ve only ever tasted canned beetroot, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the flavour of the fresh stuff. Yates (seed) Beetroot ‘Derwent Globe’. A rich red, globe-shaped root. Flesh is tender and sweet. Ideal Summer… Continue reading Beetroot ‘Derwent Globe’
Sweet Corn ‘Honeysweet’
Yates (seed) Sweet Corn ‘Honeysweet’. An early maturing variety of the popular new super-sweet corn. Large, even cobs with extremely sweet golden kernels. Very easy to grow. Sow: When the soil is warm and all danger of frosts is over. Sow seeds in pairs in damp soil. No further watering is needed until seedlings appear.… Continue reading Sweet Corn ‘Honeysweet’
Basil ‘Sweet Genovese’
Basil is a handy herb to have growing in the garden. You can knock up a pesto sauce at a moment’s notice, toss it through some pasta, and be eating dinner 15 minutes after walking in the door. Mr Fothergill’s (seed) Basil ‘Sweet Genovese’. This is an aromatic herb which has many culinary uses, and… Continue reading Basil ‘Sweet Genovese’
Bay Tree
Norwood Industries (seedling) Bay Tree (laurus nobilis). Slow growing evergreen small tree 9-15 metres. Warm position in sun or partial shade. Dark aromatic leaves, tree can be pruned to shape and size. Dried leaves added to spaghetti, soups and stews. Will happily grow in a large tub. 4 Nov 2001: I planted this small bay… Continue reading Bay Tree
Roma Tomato
I chose Roma tomatoes this year because they’re resistant to fruit fly and other pests, and have heaps of flavour. The shade cloth and wire you can see in the photo below gives the seedlings some shade and protection from wind. 9 Dec 2001: Staked up the plants, as they were getting a bit big.… Continue reading Roma Tomato
Pea ‘Greenfeast’
Mr Fothergill’s (seed) Pea ‘Greenfeast’. An excellent variety for the home gardener – one of our best cool season crops. A very hardy variety which crops well even in exposed areas. Requires very little attention. Choose a sunny position on well prepared, deeply dug, rich soil. Height: 70cm. Sow: Autumn through to Spring to avoid… Continue reading Pea ‘Greenfeast’
The 19-Week Ultrasound
The round thing on the right is the baby’s head, and the round thing on the left is the tummy. This was actually our second ultrasound, but it was the first one where we were given a photo to keep. Earlier in the year (around mid-June), Megan was knocked around a lot by morning sickness.… Continue reading The 19-Week Ultrasound
Bathroom Delayed by Management-Labour Dispute
KIAMA, NSW — Contract disputes over the meanings of the words “soon”, “progress”, “free time” and “when I get a chance” are causing further delays to the long-overdue Shower Recess Project at Number Thirty-Eight. This new development is yet another setback for a project that has been plagued by misfortune since raising initial funding in… Continue reading Bathroom Delayed by Management-Labour Dispute
Lemon Thyme
This is a fantastic herb for flavouring fish. It also goes well in chicken stuffing. From the tag: >[Renaissance Herbs](http://www.renaissanceherbs.com.au) (seedling) > >**Lemon Thyme** (Thymus x citriodorus). This ‘dry’ herb thrives in dry, exposed, sunny spots in very well drained limey soil. Needs little fertilising. Perennial to 20cm high x 40cm wide. Pink flowers in… Continue reading Lemon Thyme