Here’s a photo I took at 8am this morning of my organic vegetable garden plot. It was one of those gorgeous misty mornings when everything looks and feels surreal. Everything is green here now – even though we haven’t had much rain, there is dew every night. Not sure what the white spot is at [...]
Filed under: vegetables on June 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments »
OK, as promised, here’s my recipe for the beetroot I pickled mid summer – grown in my organic vegetable garden. Pickled Beetroot Ingredients Up to 2kg fresh beetroot 1½ litres vinegar – either malt vinegar or wine vinegar, depending on what you prefer 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds 1 tablespoon whole peppercorns About 10 whole [...]
Filed under: Recipes, vegetables on June 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
Beetroot seems to be a bit of an old fashioned vegetable to grow in the organic veggie garden. But I think it’s got a bit of a bad rap! Maybe it’s because we’ve all got so used to the convenience of picking up a tin of beetroot at the supermarket (that has a vast amount [...]
Filed under: vegetables on June 9th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, it’s been quite some time since I’ve posted…. that’s because my computer decided to have a bit of a holiday. It was in the shop being repaired for a couple of weeks. Then I had a huge amount of email to go through, which I’m starting to get through now. So if you’re waiting [...]
Filed under: vegetables on June 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re growing things in your organic garden that you use regularly, you need to make sure you fertilize and water regularly so that the plant can remain vigorous. I use parsley in my kitchen all the time, so I make sure that I keep it growing fast by fertilizing once a month or so [...]
Filed under: Herbs, vegetables on May 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
Because of our fairly mild climate here in South Australia we can continue to plant veggies all year round. I’ve been a bit slack in my organic garden lately, but am now getting back on track. I’ve cleared out all of the finished plants from summer, except for two different varieties of zucchini that are [...]
Filed under: vegetables on April 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an update of the post I did recently on growing organic salad in a container. That way you can have fresh salad veggies right at your back door any time of year, even if you live in an apartment. If it’s really cold in your area and you want fresh salad greens over winter, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, vegetables on April 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Today was a perfect day to spend in my organic garden. There was a bright blue sky, with occasional whispy, white clouds passing on a just a breath of air. I pottered around my garden for most of the afternoon. Tidying this, pulling up that… throwing bits to the chooks. My organic veggie garden’s become [...]
Filed under: companion planting, vegetables on April 5th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a way to have some salad greens right at your back door. You can even grow them in the cooler months and bring them inside at night if there’s a likely-hood of frost. Use a large container; this one is about 60cm (24inches) diameter. Fill it to about 5cm (2inches) from the top with [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, vegetables on March 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you live in a Mediterranean climate like I do in South Australia you’ll probably have been complaining about the unseasonal heat we’ve been experiencing lately. The past few days have been a lot cooler – perfect autumn (fall) weather really. It looks like it might even rain for real today, here in Nuriootpa. WooHoo!!! [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized, vegetables on March 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
