Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through, planted their seeds and then came out every day to […]
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Have fun with your food!
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Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became inspired and had some fun sculpting my own flock of […]
Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads
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Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year? Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available at the vegie stores and since they’re all different sizes […]
Crazy Capsicums
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Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit! But also because they are related to hot chillies but yet they taste sweet. They are crazy! […]
Take broccoli off the table!
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Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to eat broccoli?’ It is a bit of a mystery as […]
Garden Gnomes are Back
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Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years? I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners all over the country, they bundled all their worldly goods […]
Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree
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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 […]
Warheads v. Radishes!
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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! […]
Room to Move
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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. […]
Veg Out!
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Veg out! Don’t you just love vegging out? Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of TV or reading a book. It’s a funny saying though, […]