1 cup plain flour 1 cup cornmeal 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg 1 milk 1/4 cup canola oil Wash hands. Preheat oven to 200°C. Prepare muffin tins by lining them with paper cups. In a large bowl, combine the plain flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. These…
HOW TO IDENTIFY IT Black Spot is a fungal disease that is often seen on rose leaves in areas where the climate is warm and humid. It starts off as a few black spots on the leaves but it gradually spreads over the bush. THE DAMAGE IT CAUSES As the black spots get worse, the…
It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard! You can do this at any time of the year but in winter it is much easier and probably cheaper because you can buy them at the garden centre bare-rooted. This simply means that they aren’t in soil and don’t have soil on their roots. You probably…
Leafcutter bees are one of the most fascinating insects in the garden. You will probably never see them but you will definitely know that they have visited by the intricate holes that they cut in the leaves. It almost looks like someone has used a paper holepunch on the rose bushes! Some gardeners get very…
This is a delicious alternative to mashed potato and it’s good for you too! 1 whole cauliflower 3 tbs olive oil Salt and pepper 1 can cannellini beans Method: Preheat the oven to 180C. Use a small knife to cut the cauliflower into florets. Florets are those tiny little branches that you see when you…
170g butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 1 egg 1tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup sultanas Wash hands. Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare baking tray by lining it with baking paper. Set aside. In the bowl of…
Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies? Or they refuse to eat Brussels sprouts but they’ll drink Red Bull? Warheads are terrible things! They start off fine but then they get very, very sour. So sour that they send a shiver through your body. And yet, kids eat…
Seaweed extract is not a fertiliser for plants but a tonic – a bit like a multivitamin. It is actually made from seaweed that is harvested from areas of the ocean where the seaweed is overgrown. Products with seaweed in them are almost magical for a vegie and flower garden. Even though they aren’t a…
I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they should pot lots of herbs or vegies into one pot. I think this is a fast track to disappointment. Sure, the pot will look fantastic for the first few weeks with lots of leafy greens…
Compost is a mixture of decaying organic matter such as leaves, manure and kitchen scraps which, once it has broken down, is used to improve the soil in the garden. It is rich in nutrients and when it is mixed through the garden bed it provides food for the plants, encourages worms into the garden…