Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Guest Speakers, Special Events
India Flint returns from an early morning forage around the creek and paddock: the magic is about to begin…. But first there is morning tea in front of the roaring fire (a new cake experiment – flourless apple, raisin, almond & ginger cake got the...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
I am just thrilled to have produced this first magnificent broccoli specimen for the season. Now that I’ve chopped off its head, we can look forward to multiple shoots of broccolini over the coming months – even better!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
It was lovely to meet new friends and to have encouraged some of you to discover Sibella’s quirky Society inc. in Paddington for the first time. I reckon there will have been plenty of experimentation with Jerusalem artichokes over the weekend, and to the girls...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
The Society inc. market (well, OK, Sidewalk sale!): Saturday 1 June 8am – 12 noon, 18 Stewart Street, Paddington.I have Jerusalem artichokes dug straight from the garden…. and bunches of rosemary tied up with string…. plumes of leaf amaranth...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
The red cabbages are becoming more sturdy as they begin to form their hearts. Still covered by cage and net, we need a cold snap to rid us of the white cabbage moth. But the brassicas are all coming along well now and I so enjoy their dull, muted colours –...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening
Exploring more curiosities to take to Sibella’s market on Saturday morning, I decided it was time to split a scarlet runner bean pod to see what was happening inside. Wonderful things as you can see! It’s such a thrill, when the pods have completely...
