tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82890472180645319282024-02-20T09:20:41.693-08:00Harvest with Glee by the SeaHARVEST WITH GLEE now by the SEA ........ An avid gardener who finds the zest for life in the outdoors, digging in dirt,exchanging seeds and trying out new recipes with the seasons harvest!!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-72896712405831009122016-05-17T03:53:00.000-07:002016-05-17T03:56:28.450-07:00TIME FLYS BY.....................<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My Goodness how time flies by..............<br />
Life has been busy over the last year.................<br />
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Studying...........<br />
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My 2015 crop of garlic was a disaster .................<br />
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So a new veggie plot in a different spot in the garden ...... a ute load of fresh soil and mushroom compost .................and fresh seeds ......... shower or two of water have produced a great batch of healthy seedlings...............Spinach, Beetroot, Lettuce, bok choy, carrots, parsley, spring onions and yes my favourite GARLIC !Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-35085988725861272222015-07-10T00:56:00.001-07:002015-07-10T00:56:25.078-07:00Who's going to plant theGarlic?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Went into the shed to get something................got there and then forgot what I wanted to get......<br />
But then I spied last years garlic hanging up looking a tad sad...............Goodness its already past the shortest day...................Oh well a quick dig in the garden bed and 1 hour later I threw in about 30 or so bulbs I could salvage from the bunch..............here's hoping !!!!<br />
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I didn't even have time to take a photo of the bulbs, the above photo is from a few years ago !!<br />
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Ok so this weekends list includes planting out as many packets of seeds as possible and taking some pics !<br />
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Have you got your garlic planted??Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-11032517990906463592014-09-11T17:31:00.000-07:002014-09-11T17:31:13.485-07:00Sea Change...................<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who doesn't love the sea ?................... memories of family holidays, walks along the shore, collecting shells, watching the waves and listening to the sound of them as you go to sleep.....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No FROST yepee !!!! 3 months ago the other half and I along with the 2 dogs headed off at 4am in the morning along the freeway and under the tunnel past numerous Big M signs to the sleepy village we now call home........</span><br />
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The start to the year has been very hot and so far the plants in the plot are coping, plenty of mulch and shade covers over some of the plants, this weeks temps will be up around 43C but its the wind which of course does the most damage. <br />
Eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber and pumpkins are all loving the heat and growing each day thanks to the great rainfall we had early in Spring and a dam full of water. If it wasn't for our dam of water they would be turning up their toes as we haven't had any of our Summer rain yet.......................here's hoping !!!<br />
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This weeks harvest included a mini cabbage<br />
8 Eggs<br />
Dill, Basil and Chives<br />
6 small Tomatoes.<br />
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Some of the above harvest went into last nights savoury tart.<br />
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And Drum Roll..............................my first trombone zucchini !!!!!!!!! picked small around 30cm.<br />
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Wonderful native perennial grass called Kangaroo Grass, it has amazing bronze seed heads which look great moving in the breeze.......................unfortunately due to the fire risk we have slash this grass down, but before we did that I cut off heaps of the seed heads for transplanting into new areas which have been overgrazed with stock over the years. It also looks good mass planted in garden beds or under a single Gum tree.<br />
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-9866726724064709322014-01-05T04:05:00.001-08:002014-01-05T04:05:08.223-08:00A time of reflection..............The presents have been opened, the Xmas dinner eaten, friends and family off to their particular holiday and now its time to relax...........I'm lounging on our veranda enjoying the sounds of summer, magpies warbling, a cool breeze is blowing through the trees , I can hardly keep awake !!<br />
Over the last couple of months lots of photos have been taken for the many posts that were planned but somehow they never came to be, there were plenty of harvests from the plot and tasty meals, pickles and jams made...............<br />
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The first strawberries for the season...............so sweet !<br />
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And the first tomatoes too! along with fresh basil and this season's garlic........what could be better?<br />
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<span id="goog_53036942"></span><span id="goog_53036943">What I'm really excited about this Summer is my Zucchini Tromboncino !!!!!! I planted the seeds early November under the cold frame, once the plant had a few leaves I took the cold frame off then placed a plastic sleeve around the plant creating a mini hot house........seemed to do the trick!!</span><br />
It now has protection from the wind and hot sun with some shade cloth and also quite heavily mulched, over the last few days it has really taken off so this weeks job will be to build a climbing frame to support the expected growth............the packet says 100m ?<br />
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Taking back stage are climbing beans, potatoes, 4 different types of eggplants, cucumbers, rock melon, watermelon, mini cabbages, and lettuce varieties.<br />
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Happy New Year to all !!!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-44152005324169987062013-10-09T13:10:00.000-07:002013-10-09T13:10:10.967-07:00Life on the Farm....................The last couple of months have passed in a blur as my wonderful husband injured his back, weeks of laying on the floor and then finally in hospital for an operation. Of course that same week we had settlement of our old farmhouse and there was so much to do!!!!<br />
4 weeks later and Bob is well on the way to recovery, although he must spend the first 6 weeks resting mostly on his back walking is encouraged and most days he heads out with the dogs for his exercise, its been a challenge for him to do nothing during the day but watch the <span style="background-color: yellow;">TV</span> or me working around the house and garden but he has remained positive and planning a holiday for next year. <br />
I think the hardest step is just around the corner as his not allowed to do any work of any kind, for another 4 months !!! <br />
Our little cottage that Bob has spent the last 2 years renovating is proving to be quite a haven for us and the perfect place to take life that little bit slower.(well some time soon I hope)<br />
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Lots of rain over the last couple of months has resulted in plenty of new growth in the young garden beds and lots of birds visiting daily.</div>
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I'm amazed that even with neglect the veggie plot is still producing enough produce to add to most meals, spinach,spring onions,kale,parsley,coriander,dill and lots of self sown lettuce popping up everywhere.</div>
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hope your all enjoying the change in seasons and hope to drop by and visit soon. Ciao.XX</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thought I'd introduce the newest member to our Property , the not to shy Scarlet Robin!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">He has been seen here and there over the last couple of weeks and then unexpectedly decided to keep me company for over 2 hours while I weeded the plot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As I finished weeding each section and then moved onto the next he would quickly dash down to the soil and within a second pick what caught his eye and then retreat to the wire fence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I'm hoping the many small shrubs, ground covers, grasses and wattles I have planted over the last year will provide protection and food and encourage the many small birds which are visiting the garden to come back and even nest close by......................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The last few days have brought lovely steady rain enough to fill our dams and water tanks till overflowing..............Saturdays temperature was a high of 5C and with more rain fore-casted I headed off to Town to do a few chores, I must admit I did feel a bit guilty driving off and leaving the dogs on the veranda but I did give them a bone each !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">First up I stopped at my favourite cafe for coffee and was lucky to grab the best seat (well I think it is) as I sat waiting for my coffee I noticed the rain starting to turn to sleet and then to wonderful large flakes of snow...................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Shopping done, visit to the Library and then home to spend the afternoon in front of the fire. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-77314101988177592822013-07-02T14:12:00.000-07:002013-07-02T14:12:36.802-07:00Salad Days in Winter ......<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Our first month of Winter brought some early rain (about 5omls) and lots of dry sunny days with tempertures of around 16C and of course that means cold frosty mornings the lowest being about -3 C.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Growing at present are Red & Green Oak Leaf and lots and lots of tiny Freckles seedlings, the seeds of which I harvested at the end of Summer from summer plantings grown from seed sent from <a href="http://suburbantomato.com/">LIZ </a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When these little beauties are a tad bigger they will be transplanted into the main garden bed and some given away to neighbors to try. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Thanks again Liz your love of gardening is spreading.....................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Other salad greens include young spinach leaves, red and green cos lettuce , parsley and garlic tops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yesterday I planted out another batch of spinach seedlings, broccoli, mini cabbages, Italian parsley and a set of brown onions . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Over the last few weeks we have received plenty of much needed rain and the paddocks are looking beautiful and green and the soil in the plot has been a dream to work with, so easy to fork over and lots of worms present.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The old faithfuls have been standing up strong to the weather, Kale, Lettuce,Parsley and the first of the garlic shoots have been picked and enjoyed in soups and salads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">To supplement the lack of fresh produce from the plot I have been making use of many of the sauces I made earlier in the year and my favourite lunch time meal is Spicy Pumpkin Soup made from our store of Butternuts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This recipe sort of just evolved after I threw in all my favourite herbs and spices, a bit heavy handed for a change as I always feel my soup lacks just the right amount of bite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1 small piece of ginger grated</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">mustard seeds, fennel seeds, turmeric, cumin seeds, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">In a saucepan I heated up a few tablespoons of olive oil and added the spices cooked for 1 minute. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Then added garlic, ginger and pumpkin pieces and cooked for a couple of minutes until all the pumpkin was well coated with the spices.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Added the chicken stock and then let simmer until the pumpkin was falling apart and all very soft. I just used a potato masher to get out the few lumps ( I don't like it to smooth)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Joining in today with <a href="http://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/">Daphne</a> sharing what's been harvested from the plot with many others from around the globe........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-90686097607018643602013-06-08T23:23:00.002-07:002013-06-08T23:23:57.970-07:00Winter Bliss<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It has been quiet on the blogging front of late ..............................so many things to do and where to fit them all!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I can imagine you all have been busy too and I hope you are all enjoying the start to Winter here in Australia.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The veggie garden has been well planted out, onions, broccoli, spinach, lettuce varieties, parsley, kale, sugar snap peas and plenty of garlic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The grounds have had a good old fashioned "clean up" which in our house usually involves a bonfire.......</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And of course plenty of firewood gathered and stacked ready for those cold nights ahead.</span><br />
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I have <a href="http://suburbantomato.com/">LIZ</a> to thank for my wonderful eggplant/pepper/chilli harvests
as if it wasn't for her inspiring posts on these veggies way back in
2011 I probably wouldn't have bothered trying to grow them. (there
had been a few miserable attempts before)</span></div>
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marinated,roasted, pickled and made into relish.</span></div>
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lettuce seedlings popping up everywhere ! </span></span>
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last of the delicious apples,their small but tasty and are just the
perfect for morning and afternoon tea, not the same as
Mulberry/rhubarb muffins but less calories when your counting!</span></span></div>
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have been nesting on straw in the veggie garden to ripen in the
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The Garden is looking very pretty with the beautiful Autumn colors and as I sit here the little birds are dashing in and out of the sprinkler....... and into their bird bath..........<br />
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Unfortunately its been to dry to plant out seeds so there's not much coming through for the next month or so, I have been preserving and freezing alot of produce so we will enjoy some of our own produce, just not fresh.</div>
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ERK .... over the summer break I did enjoy lazing on the couch under the air-con reading and watching TV, it was much too hot to go out walking so ....yep you guessed it a few extra kilos have appeared and have to go!!</div>
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Now first of all I thought of a health retreat.....maybe the Golden Door...I deserve it !! well until I saw the price and decided I could plan my own health retreat and save myself heaps........</div>
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My morning walks are shared with the local wildlife, a black wallaby or magpie....</div>
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Breakfast on the veranda, cereal & yogurt........the Aldi coffee machine is packed away.(was so nice with thick toast, butter and marmalade!!</div>
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And to get that retreat feel I have a shower outside with the dogs watching, waiting with a stick!</div>
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There is of course another reason why I had to get moving ......Hubby's been working on his Abs(beergut) HaHa..... but guess what ? his lost quite a bit and is making me feel like a lazy slob....</div>
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Yes you may laugh ....my appointment is on Wednesday so another 4 days of strawberry yogurt and white wine.......that gets me to sleep!!</div>
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A couple of days ago when I could eat I finally made some zucchini and corn fritters, I served them with some steamed veggies and salad of rocket,cucumber and tomato.</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-40899102537663538982013-04-03T15:07:00.003-07:002013-04-03T15:07:33.276-07:00ZuppeLast spring I planted seeds of Roma tomatoes, nurtured the little seedlings along, planted them out into a well prepared bed supplied frost covers and feed them every 2 weeks.......<br />
This week I pulled out the plants and dug down really deep into the soil..... into quite a large rock reef so now I know why they may not of thrived although the basil and peppers have...<br />
The one plant I have doing well is planted in another area of the garden and with these precious fruit made the most simple and tasty Italian Zuppe (soup) Pappa Al Pomadoro. <br />
The recipe comes from one of my favourite cook books,Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook and evokes wonderful memories of my visit to the hills of Tuscany and the simple and beautiful food I enjoyed.<br />
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Saute 2 cloves of garlic in a little olive oil and then add about 1 kilo of chopped ripe tomatoes, 8 basil leaves chopped and a little black pepper. Cook for 5 mins then add 1 litre of chicken stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Cut about 500gms of day old bread into 1cm cubes and add to pan, put on lid , turn down to the lowest heat and cook for 30 mins.<br />
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Another favourite Zuppe is Minestrone which is a really easy soup to make but works best with a great home made stock with either lamb shanks or chicken bones.<br />
You can then add what ever veggies from your plot, mine contained, green beans,capsicum,zucchini,<br />
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-37808160835273846412013-03-25T02:55:00.000-07:002013-03-26T23:18:03.171-07:00Harvest MondayIts been with some excitement to head out to the Plot and see whats ready to harvest .......maybe some of my first successful crops of Peppers, Eggplants or Chilli.<br />
I have tried to grow them over the years but with little success and had given up, this summer I was determined to try again........................<br />
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The first of my Bonica Eggplants, this one just on 700gms <br />
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My first ever Red Peppers!!!! I'm excited!!!<br />
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Good old faithful butter beans and Italian climbing beans. <br />
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-26082173114533764562013-03-23T21:53:00.000-07:002013-03-26T23:18:52.332-07:00 Garden Paths and Outdoor shower !Wow what a busy month we have had, a trip to South Australia & visit to Maggie Beer's Farm, a big family get-together, and a few projects around the farm including a new path to my veggie plot and an outside shower ! Lots of preserving of summer crops, and a long lunch at Eastern Peak vineyard with the lovely Rosa from Rosa's Kitchen .......... <br />
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First up new path to the plot which at present is a riot of late summer crops, <br />
we love gravel, and very practical in the bush !<br />
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The best performer's over our Hot and Long summer were Cucumbers, Eggplants, Peppers, Kale, Climbing beans, Rocket, Basil & Lettuce.<br />
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This particular plant has just kept producing all summer, at present 22 peppers ! just hoping for another week of sunny days so they all turn red.</div>
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Some plants really thrived with the added protection of shade cloth during the day, tomatoes lettuce,cucumber,dwarf butter beans and especially basil . Eggplants and peppers preferred the hot sun. <br />
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Italian climbing beans are at the end of the veggie plot and receives all the run off when I'm watering or when we have been lucky enough to get some rain (last couple of days 19mls) The Blue tank in the background is our firefighting tank which I filled every 3rd day from our bore , quite a job to attach trailer to ute then drive to bore, fill up then drive back ,water, all before the heat of the day.<br />
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A rummage in our junk yard found all the bit and pieces for our out door shower, the base of shower sits up a bit high so the water can flow out the plastic pipe under the ground to the fruit trees. Any excess water collects in the bucket to water the plants !! Nothing beats having a shower outside under the starry sky on a hot summer's night!!! <br />
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Last Friday the dark clouds finally rolled in and in true form there was lots of thunder and lightning which sounded fantastic but was a little scary as it started off a couple of grass fires. Our local fire crews were prepared and soon had everything under control, at the end of the day we had received a much welcome 15mls some areas were lucky to get up to 80mls............................<br />
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Basil which I promptly made into pesto, I put a little aside for one meal and then froze the rest in small portions to last through out the year.</div>
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Thin Chicken fillet , spread one half with pesto and then fold over , grill on bbq until cooked or dust with bread crumbs and bake in the oven. <br />
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Yellow and green peppers which were sliced and then pickled. <br />
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Cucumbers which were also pickled.<br />
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Basil 110g<br />
Kale 200g<br />
Zucchini 500g<br />
Mulberries 250g<br />
Peppers 300g<br />
Potatoes 3 kilosAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-50636926010566459212013-02-13T04:57:00.002-08:002013-03-26T23:19:52.916-07:00Sharing the HarvestLast weekend my husband headed off to visit friends for a couple of days and as he drove down the driveway I think I may have yelled out "don't forget to pick a couple of lemons"......... <br />
Careful what you ask for some may say !!!!! Not only did I get a few lemons but also 7 wine boxes full of peaches, plums and nectarines.<br />
So far I've made plum and mulberry jam, Indian spiced plum chutney, spicy plum sauce and baked honey peaches...........<br />
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An easy recipe I'm sharing today with <a href="http://veggiegobbler.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/garden-gobbles.html">VeggieGobbler</a> and her new post Garden Gobblers.<br />
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Simply cut in half add a few small dobs of butter and lovely fresh honey(from my bothers hives) drizzled over the top............baked in a medium oven for 20 mins . <br />
Beautiful warm from the oven and perfectly delish for breakfast with muesli and yogurt.<br />
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The boxes have been distrubuted , the kitchen's clean, bottles washed and ready...............<br />
Market tomorrow for tomatoes and a busy weekend to follow ....................<br />
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varieties 800gms </span></span></div>
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5.2 kg</span></span></div>
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4.5kg</span></span></div>
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300gms</span></span></div>
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500gms</span></span></div>
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2.5 kg</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;">A wonderful characteristic of the Mulberry tree is that the fruit develops and ripens over a period of weeks , kept netted to keep out the hungry birds there's plenty of berries to enjoy and share with friends. I have frozen a couple of kilos while I'm waiting for my plums to ripen as together they make a lovely jam. This weeks batch of muffins, banana and mulberry....................Delish</span></div>
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We had a very frightening start to the New Year with a bush fire coming within 150 metres of our home on New Years Eve, a couple of our neighbour's properties lost all vegetation and sheds but luckily their homes and animals were saved.<br />
I've always planned to pack the dogs in the car, get the hell out and not stay to protect our home But this fire happened so quickly by a very stupid neighbour who thought nothing of burning off a little bit of rubbish even though fire restrictions were in place.<br />
Ok so my husband took control (told me nicely to get inside and change my summer attire) do you think I could find a woollen hat for my curly hair I was worried about!!!<br />
He got our fire fighting trailer(water tank with petrol driven pressure hose) in place while I filled buckets with water and wet down the garden around the house and madly threw all the fire wood stacked neatly on the front veranda into space along with any outdoor furniture which was timber.<br />
Four hours, 3 water helicopters and 28 firetrucks later the fire was controlled..........<br />
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Looking out to our front paddocks from the veggie garden where the fire passed by our front fence. <br />
Needless to say I'm a tad nervous at present as we haven't had rain for 85 days and our dams are shrinking by the day........ <br />
Ok not all doom and gloom....... the veggie garden is providing us with daily treats, plenty of lettuce, zucchini, peppers,spinach, eggplants,basil and the first of the Roma tomatoes are turning color !!<br />
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I'm slowly making covers for all my veggies with shade cloth as the difference it makes is fantastic, here you can see how well my lettuce/cucumber bed is doing. Thanks <a href="http://suburbantomato.com/">LIZ</a> for the lettuce seed the freckles variety are doing beautifully and make such a great addition to the salad bowl.<br />
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Heaps of tasty potatoes and in the plastic container....................................my favorite !!!<br />
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I have been inspired by both <a href="http://vegplotting.blogspot.com.au/">VP</a> and her wonderful 52 week Salad Challenge and <a href="http://suburbantomato.com/">LIZ</a> over at suburban tomato so much so that I'm well in front at this time of the year with assorted veggies well established and producing than I have ever been.<br />
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First up we continue to enjoy salad greens picked nearly every second day, red /green oak leaf , Cos, Rocket and Mizuna.<br />
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Plenty of herbs, Mint, Parsley, Dill and Basil some of which I keep handy on the window sill.<br />
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While checking the garden I came across my very first pepper ! and in December !!! I'm so excited !!<br />
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Also in the Plot Roma and Ru de marmande tomatoes Butter nut pumpkin<br />
Eggplants Cucumber <br />
Beans, Red snake, dwarf((brown beauty),butter beans, borlotti,<br />
Climbing (blue lake) Italian Romano.<br />
Seedlings of lettuce , freckles and more red and green oak leaf.<br />
Zucchini Romanesco (which preformed very well early this year) <br />
Cabbage. (unknown variety) but growing very well. <br />
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Things were looking a little different a few weeks ago, some leaves on the tomatoes a bit yellow and plants altogether just not looking the best.....<br />
I did a little reading and decided to water in some sulphate of potash and the difference is amazing. <br />
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If you have time over the Xmas break head over to <a href="http://vegplotting.blogspot.com.au/">VP</a> and be inspired by others joining the 52 week salad challenge. <br />
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Happy Xmas to All. !!! Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-68512962997094547882012-12-18T00:22:00.000-08:002012-12-18T00:22:18.545-08:00Harvest MondayMy last Harvest Monday post for the year includes two Surprises, but firstly a big THANK-YOU to <br />
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The first surprise was my Green dragon broccoli ready to harvest after a very long 5 months.........<br />
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My second surprise this week was nearly a disaster as I was trimming back all my rosemary hedges using electric hedge trimmers, when I came across a well hidden little wren nest ......<br />
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I have been checking each day to make sure all is ok and today the first of the chicks has hatched, little mouth wide open waiting for a feed.........................<br />
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Happy Christmas!!! <br />
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<span id="goog_1611114249"></span><span id="goog_1611114250"></span>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289047218064531928.post-36197310980565059122012-12-10T14:14:00.002-08:002012-12-10T14:24:30.259-08:00Harvest MondayHarvest Monday is hosted by inspiring gardener <a href="http://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/">DAPHNE</a> over at daphnesdandelions, its a day to share what you have been harvesting,cooking or preserving from your patch.<br />
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Over the weekend I pulled up the last of the garlic and yesterday cleaned and sorted it ready for storage.<br />
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Considering the lack of rain over the last couple of months I'm pretty lucky to even get half a basket.<br />
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This lack of rain is a bit of a worry both our dams have dropped quite a bit, unfortunately I can't use this water for the garden as it may be needed for fire fighting later in the summer.<br />
We do however have a bore so each week we are filling up a large tank on the trailer which we then park next to the veggie patch, it has a petrol pump and hose so I can water the patch twice a week. <br />
Lots more mulch has been added to the beds and shade cloth covers made to place over some veggies during the hottest days of the week. Beans seem to be loving the heat , all seedlings growing well and reaching for the stars, keeping my fingers crossed no little bugs get them !!<br />
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Last of the weekly harvest has been herbs which are preforming really well with the extra care, we have been enjoying lots of basil, parsley, mint and dill.<br />
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Happy Gardening!!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309666420472665198noreply@blogger.com9