Yes, I have grown broccoli in the garden for the first time. I don’t like broccoli. It’s not as bad as peas, mind. I don’t think anything is. I have been known to eat the occasional small (minuscule) piece of broccoli and even some cold broccoli salad, but I don’t care for it. The Husband … More My First Broccoli
I got some very good carrots out of the garden this season. Apparently they dig the deep bed method. Har har. And apparently planting them in a square bordered by sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) helps keep the carrot fly at bay. I only found one that had a small carrot fly hole in it, despite … More Life is Like a Box of Carrots
I am feeling a lot of warm fuzzies towards pumpkins right now. I finally finished using last season’s pumpkins, at which point I must say Crown pumpkins have most excellent storage abilities, by making a chunk of baby food and giving one away to the pumpkin-obsessed Little Sister. Also, there is this thing called The … More Bumper Pumpkins
We have a bit of a conundrum on our hands. We are having identification problems in the vege garden. It all began when two of the mixed capsicum ‘Colour Salad Selection’ plants that I grew from seed turned out to be chili plants. I’m sure I didn’t mix up my capsicum and chili seedlings, but … More Capsicums vs. Chillies
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