Category Archives: Grow

2017 Garlic planted today

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Franky

Today I planted this years garlic. After soaking the cloves overnight in a mixture of water, seasol, Garlic seed inoculat and facultative anaerobic microbes I planted each variety in a separate bed and then watered them in with the soaking … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb Monster

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Franky

The comfrey is in flower under the jostaberry.  The horseradish has sprung up and is flowering also.  Arghh it’s a rhubarb monster. You can just see the roses poking out over the top.  We have two rhubarb monsters. This one … Continue reading →

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Bungendore Farmers Market

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Franky

I harvested a dozen bunches of rhubarb today to sell at the Bungendore Farmers Market tomorrow. A few rhubarb pies and muffins there.  The Tagassaste is flowering already getting ready for spring.  I gave them a prune after I took … Continue reading →

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A little progress. 

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Franky

Here we go. Things have been a bit slow for a while as I have been working far too much and building far too little. To change this I have changed jobs and work hours and now work seven in … Continue reading →

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Summer Days

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Franky

The Summer growing season is going well. We have our first flowers on our pomegranates so with luck we may get our first fruit. The flowers are beautiful in a ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ kind of way.   Whilst tidying … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb at Food Lovers Bungendore

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Franky

As we have more rhubarb than we know what to do with or can give away I decided to see if the local market/cafe/deli would like some.  Yes they do.  So today I delivered 3 bunches of Rhubarb tied in … Continue reading →

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Bloomin’ garden or edible beauty. 

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Franky

Bloomin’ sage. This got a hammering in the winter cold but has come back really well.     Bloomin’ chives.    Bloomin’ kale. There would be more blooms but the are rather nice and I keep biting them off the plant … Continue reading →

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Hawthorn – Not the football club

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Franky

This post is about Hawthorn, the plant, not the footy club which is nowhere as good as Collingwood. On Sunday Jo and I went collecting Hawes which are the fruit of the Common Hawthorn. The plan is to propagate them … Continue reading →

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Horseradish

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Franky

We grow a fair bit of horseradish. It is planted in a raised bed as it can be a bit of a monster if it is not contained. It is a fabulous high yielder that takes minimal care and provides … Continue reading →

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More Tomatoes

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Franky

Yesterday Jo asked if we had 500g of tomatoes for the tomato and carrot soup she was planning for dinner. I guess so… So we had this for dinner – hot. Summer carrot and tomato soup A bright-tasting soup for … Continue reading →

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