Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
First to my regulars….sorry….its been frantically busy and sometimes I just don’t get a moment to take the photographs that accompany these posts! There have been lovely garden visits from various groups and an over-subscribed Kitchen Gardening Day;...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
Once again, I made Anzac Day (or at least the weekend) my marker for the latest moment to plant the year’s garlic crop. Fortunately, there is still plenty of last season’s going strong and I was able to select the largest cloves from the biggest heads....
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
On Saturday I thought I’d give myself a day out! Persuaded by one of our regular Kitchen Gardening participants who lost much of her garden on that fateful weekend of bush fires last year, I made my way up to the Mount Wilson Autumn Festival. And what a treat...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
Easter saw us savouring some of the late summer produce still lingering at Glenmore…. A combination of late zucchini and black cherry tomato await fragrant aromatic broth to be poured into the bowl….. And aubergine with bocconcini, sorrel pistou and...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Four days of gardening in magical weather has seen many jobs done…..but of course, there are so many more to do! Amongst other things, (sorting compost in prep for our next Kitchen Gardening Day, propagating, planting, moving, deadheading, weeding….),...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
Last week, amidst the sheer chaos of preparation for the plant fair and a very large garden visit, I had the great joy of having the opportunity once again, to be one of a panel of judges of the District Exhibits at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. I’m so glad that...
