Category: From the garden
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Terrific tulips
Our garden is in full bloom with a spectacular display of deep red tulips, bringing a vibrant pop of colour amid the changing seasons. These tulips have offered a refreshing contrast to the more subdued hues of winter and are standing out beautifully as we transition toward the warmer months.…
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Spring has sprung
Did the first day of spring put a spring in your step? What about Father’s Day? What about this beautiful weather we’ve been having? There’s an endless number of reasons to get out in the garden – it can be overwhelming but the most important thing is to start. Happy…
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Harvest time!
Our first winter day in the garden proved fruitful, harvesting beetroot, carrots (Chantenay and Rainbow mix), eggplants, snow peas, sugar snap peas and what we think is the last of our apple cucumber, capsicums, chilli (we only got one) and capsicums. What have you got growing right now? One email…
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GALLERY: Growing pumpkins, carrots and pak choi
Although spring is generally heralded as the time when everyone gets in the garden, autumn can be as equally productive because it means you’ll have crops throughout the cooler months. During autumn, we’ve planted seeds for carrots, pak choi, lettuce, spinach, rocket and snow peas. Check out how our garden…
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Zucchini comes in at almost 2.4kg
That’s right… it’s a whopper! Five months after sowing the seeds, we harvested the largest zucchini to date. We left it for as long as we could attached to the plant, but once we believed it had reached its limit, it was time to get the secateurs out. We then…
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Great capsicum debate
I’ve failed countless times at growing capsicums from seed. But this season, I’ve successfully harvested the elusive vegie*! Here’s the secret… I went to the big green store and purchased seedlings. I’ve tried planting seeds here and there, in this patch and the other one, this season and that one,…
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First time growing pumpkins
We harvested our first Waltham Butternut pumpkin of the season this week – coming in at 911 grams. Plus, there’s another one coming through which we think is even larger (pictured; we forgot to take a photo of the first one before digging into it). And, given it was the…
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Fast-growing, January flowering: Leptospermum Copper Glow
The Leptospermum Copper Glow looks great year-round, but its flowers are a hit over Summer. I’ve got six Leptospermums out the front and they usually flower around Christmas time, although this season it was closer to the New Year. The white flowers really bring the front yard to life –…
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I’m great at killing indoor plants
Indoor plants are unique a pain in the backside. You move them 1cm to the left, and suddenly they’re turning brown. Water them on a Sunday instead of a Saturday and it’s too late and they’re on their way out. Put them too close to a window and they dry…
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Tomato season delayed due to lack of consistent, warm weather
It’s almost time for tomatoes… or at least it should be. The delayed start to spring and summer means I’m unlikely to harvest tomatoes until 2023. Looking back on last year’s notes, I was harvesting tomatoes around Christmas time. But I don’t think it’s been warm enough for long enough…
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