Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
Several months ago, the ti-pis were bound high up with flax, in anticipation of winding tendrils. And now, we have bundles of beans, just in time for Christmas….
Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
With booty like this at stake….. We’ve come up with a new kind of Christmas decoration! Our house verandahs are now festooned with paper bags tied up with string! I’m not sure if it will work….we’ve certainly never tried to...
Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
Slowly it begins….we’ve had just a very few trusses of small vine-ripened tomatoes to date, as well as a handful of beans; but these are the very first cucumbers and it looks like the annual bean feast is about to begin!
Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
Companion planting is a term that alludes to so many different ideas; whether planting specifically for the purpose of controlling (or confusing pests), bringing in good bugs, or the likelihood of one or more plants benefiting from the other’s presence. But I...
Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
When I chalked the board late on Thursday evening for Friday’s Kitchen Gardening lunch menu, I knew I was taking a risk…..I hadn’t had a chance to go digging in the potato patch to see if there was actually anything there! So you can imagine my sheer...
Sep 19, 2021 | Kitchen Gardening, Mickey's Blog
Given the crazy weather we’ve been experiencing of late, the pickings in the garden are a little lean. But its still a thrill to pick a posy of leaves and flowers to contribute towards a leaf salad. Land cress, coloured chard & sorrel, nasturtium &...
