Category: Backyard Farming
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Growing Zucchini From Seed
The clouds are threatening rain this morning, so I quickly ducked outside to do a garden inspection and got excited by the progress of the zucchini seedlings. Sadly there is no sunshine to make the photo look great, but Mark got out there with his good camera (which I haven’t picked up for months) and…
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It rained for 6 days and 6 nights, rain, rain, rain
In Sydney it felt like the rain was never going to stop, there was constant downpour with the only change being when it absolutely bucketed down. It seriously rained for six days and six nights. When the rain stopped on Saturday my ears went in to shock, it was suddenly quiet, and before I knew…
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I Say Courgette, You Say Zucchini
This morning I went out to give the chooks yesterdays veggie scraps. I was overjoyed when suddenly struck by two bright yellow zucchini flowers that emerged as I walked along the garden path. Yesterday morning they were only buds and today they are complete flowers, adding such a gorgeous burst of yellow to the garden….
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Marketing brilliance
I just saw this add on TV and it made me laugh, so I wanted to share it. Marketing brilliance this good needs to stay.
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How to Make Ceviche at Home
On Sunday we had the family over for Pops’ birthday lunch, and my personal chef, aka Mark, did a great job at catering as always. For entree we had Marlin ceviche with beetroot, avocado and herbs. Ceviche is just a fancy way of saying ‘fish cooked in citrus juice’, that’s right, there is no need…
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First Home Grown Artichoke Flower
On Monday I was pottering around inspecting the veggie patch and spotted our first artichoke flower ever, not just for the season. This is the first time we have planted artichoke. I have been inspecting the artichoke plants for flowers since we arrived home from our road trip last Wednesday. These little guys are very…
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What’s Happening in the Vegetable Patch in Spring in Sydney
Last weekend we pulled the Little Sweety Tomatoes out of the vegetable garden and seriously pruned back all the herbs. We then added lots of compost and cow manure to prepare it for planting. So this weekend we planted lots of green Asian vegies, tomatoes, cucumbers, kale (pictured above) and brocolli. The eggplant is still…
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How to Make Green Tomato Relish
What do you do with a glut of green tomatoes when winter sets in? Make green tomato relish of course. Relish preserves the tomatoes in vinegar and means that you get to enjoy tomato yumminess throughout the year. I saw how to make green tomato relish when watching Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on River Cottage. So the…