tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153662897870406022024-03-06T12:24:42.628+10:30The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!Two mad gnomes and a big garden.
The Veggie Gnome does the edible stuff, the Berry Gnome the berries and taties.Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.comBlogger833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-20911103758695417982015-01-02T09:58:00.000+10:302015-01-02T09:58:52.814+10:30Shade HouseSummer has struck with a vengeance. 42C are forecast today.<br />
Even when the plants receive enough water (not always the case around here), the sun can burn some of the bigger-leaved plants.<br />
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These shade houses are easy and quick to put up. They are also very quick to dismantle, and can therefore be as temporary or permanent as you want them to be.<br />
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Take a length of light-weight rebar, push one end into the ground, then form a tunnel and push the other end into the ground. Put some shade cloth over the structure. Tada!<br />
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Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-2758975014458833772014-10-27T13:31:00.000+10:302014-10-27T13:31:06.232+10:30All dressed up......and nobody to scare.<br />
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Halloween isn't celebrated around here. So, I wonder why that little bug bothered?<br />
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Does anyone have an idea what bug that could be? It looks quite funky, doesn't it? :)<br />
<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-11485279384436445802014-10-22T17:48:00.002+10:302014-10-22T17:48:41.367+10:30Honey ice-creamFirst ice-cream of the season. Honey.<br />
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Only 3 ingredients. Cream, eggs, honey.<br />
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Just perfect for this warmer weather. :)<br />
<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-12676279750712092782014-10-02T18:28:00.002+09:302014-10-02T18:28:27.777+09:30Spring pasta!The neighbour's ducks are laying like crazy. Yeah! We received quite a bit of that bounty, and the first thing that springs to mind - Pasta! Duck eggs are just perfect for making pasta, and baking. But that will have to wait.<br />
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So on to making tagliatelle. <br />
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Broad beans and asparagus from the garden. Some leftover chicken. Plenty of parsley. A perfect meal! :)<br />
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<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-12703851069579055062014-09-29T16:31:00.001+09:302014-09-29T16:31:31.637+09:30Jostaberry flowersEverything is going wild in the garden. Here are some flowers of the jostaberry.<br />
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The jostaberry is a cross between a blackcurrant and gooseberry. The berries are big and black, with a lovely taste. The plant is really hardy and easy to grow. I am already looking forward to picking some berries in summer.Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-54112043364547333132014-09-17T09:23:00.000+09:302014-09-17T09:23:10.295+09:30The window sill is getting crowdedSpring is always crazy. The first seedlings have moved from the propagation boxes to the window sill.<br />
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How is your spring planting/sowing going? Isn't it a marvellous time of the year?!<br />
Crazy busy but wonderful.Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-68910217365178606392014-08-26T11:17:00.001+09:302014-08-26T11:17:19.229+09:30First seedlings!The propagation boxes seem to work well. The first seedlings emerged after only a few days.<br />
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They are now basking in the sunshine on the window sill - making room for the next seeds in the box.<br />
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The weather is glorious at the moment. Frosty mornings, then warm sunshine during the day. :) The spring air is filled with hope and expectations.<br />
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<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-81138227465569349652014-08-18T15:13:00.000+09:302014-08-18T15:13:06.252+09:30Propagation boxIt's still winter, but now is the time to start the first seeds. I am keen to have some biggish seedlings when it is finally time to start planting. Chillis, capsicums and eggplants seem to need longer to grow to a decent size. What to do?<br />
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Make your own propagation box!<br />
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Take some styrofoam boxes.<br />
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Add heat mats (in this case they are actually reptile mats).<br />
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Put your trays on that. (The seedling punnets will go in there.)<br />
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Cover with an old window.<br />
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Get yourself a thermometer with a probe, so that you can measure the temperature of the tray. <br />
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Start sowing! :) <br />
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As you may be able to see in the picture, the temperature inside the box climbed to 24C within a few minutes.<br />
<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-75380185078558311782014-08-11T15:12:00.002+09:302014-08-11T15:12:32.754+09:30Frosty mornings...and this succulent is still looking good!<br />
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Hope all is well with everyone! Life is good here. :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-1814157780300088212013-06-21T09:22:00.000+09:302013-06-21T09:22:10.407+09:30Meet the Big Boy!Here is our new rooster. He's a big boy! We don't have a name for him yet, any suggestions? At the moment we call him - wait for it - Big Boy!<br />
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This is his first morning with our girls. He was a bit reluctant to get off the perch. Can't blame him, the weather is pretty bad today.<br />
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He is pretty, isn't he? Also very gentle with the girls so far.<br />
<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-19861669287425958902013-06-05T16:08:00.000+09:302013-06-05T16:08:07.160+09:30PersimmonsJust picked all our persimmons (they are from the certified organic orchard we have taken over).<br />
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They are looking absolutely gorgeous. There are several varieties, but unfortunately we don't know what they are. They are definitely astringent, that's for sure. Believe me, I tried them all. And I have<br />
the furry lips, mouth, gums, teeth to prove it!<br />
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Now we'll have to wait till they are really soft and enjoy the lot. What a hardship. :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-3526383209689271512013-05-31T16:25:00.002+09:302013-05-31T16:25:44.079+09:30The ladybirds are back!They usually invade our house in Autumn. It's quite a conversation piece, when friends visit and they notice all these ladybirds along the cornices.<br />
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They slowly disappear and by Winter they are all gone again. Where to? Who knows?Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-59651959825213336592013-02-27T11:25:00.002+10:302013-02-27T11:25:57.434+10:30First apples of the seasonGalas. Super juicy, sweet and crisp. Absolutely delicious.<br />
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This year's crop is just great. Hardly any blemishes. Good size. And quite a few off the tree. The rain moved in, so we had to stop picking. So, two great things at the same time - apples and rain. (It's been an incredibly dry summer, so rain is an exciting and very rare event at the moment.)<br />
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Excuse me, I have to go and eat another apple! :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-90483234368128976482013-02-17T14:58:00.000+10:302013-02-17T14:58:20.698+10:30Eggplant 'Tsakonikis'This is a Greek heirloom eggplant.<br />
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It's the first time I am growing this. It's a fairly early eggplant, and you can see this even at our place! I don't usually have such big fruit on our plants at this time of summer. I will let it grow a little big bigger, then harvest it. It'll be interesting to cook with it. Can't wait! :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-82002670123629007602013-02-15T13:32:00.000+10:302013-02-15T13:32:02.617+10:30Thank you, Mr. Fothergill's!This parcel arrived out of the blue! And what a lovely selection of seeds it is. Grasses, vegetables and flowers. Some of them as a seed tape.<br />
I had experimented with Mr. Fothergill's selection last Winter and Spring. There are quite a few pictures, too. (On the computer.) As you may have noticed, they and the write-up did not make it on to the blog. Life (and work) got in the way.<br />
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I absolutely loved the Tomato cup (just add water). The germination was fantastic, and the seedlings were extremely healthy. I did transplant them on to bigger pots, as the cup is too small to grow this little tomato plant in there for the whole season. The tomatoes are very tasty!<br />
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The seed tapes with the radishes rocked! Easy to put on the ground, cover and water. Lovely radishes they were, too!<br />
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The carrots were a winner, too. So far, the seeds I have received, have done well. Good germination, then healthy plants.<br />
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Thanks again to the good folks at Mr. Fothergill's! I'll try to write a bit more about their seeds and products throughout the season. :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-31455033954503740822013-02-07T13:12:00.000+10:302013-02-07T13:12:24.601+10:30HoneyOur very first honey. We are very excited. I have taken heaps of pictures of the whole process - from taking frames out of the hives, the extractor, etc. But a lack of time has seen me only choose 2 pictures.<br />
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Here is the honey flowing through the honey gate of the extractor into another bucket. We are only filtering it roughly via an ordinary kitchen sieve.<br />
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And here we have our very first honey, filled into jars. It's the best ever honey. Obviously. ;) <br />
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<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-6727325221570877732013-01-26T14:41:00.003+10:302013-01-26T14:41:55.757+10:30Striped Turkish MonasteryYes. There is such a thing.<br />
And it is a tomato!<br />
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Very pretty, don't you think? Tasty, too.<br />
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We are picking the odd tomato here and there. The weather was a bit extreme for the garden (stinking hot, etc....) so now with the milder weather we hope it will recover and finally give us something to harvest. How is your garden doing?Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-17023640048472354182013-01-14T17:46:00.002+10:302013-01-14T17:46:56.192+10:30Strawberry spinachThis is a rather funky little plant. You can eat its leaves, the flowers and the berries.<br />
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The berries taste a bit like hazelnut, in my opinion.<br />
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It's just a great plant to have in the garden. Very easy to grow, too.Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-40339051301671187192013-01-12T16:06:00.002+10:302013-01-12T16:06:48.374+10:30Purple okraIt just looks stunning, doesn't it?<br />
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Picked the first ones, and I am looking forward to eating them. I'll probably just slice them and fry them till they are crispy. Any other serving suggestions? :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-19678054631457384872013-01-01T16:12:00.002+10:302013-01-01T16:12:53.595+10:30JostaberryThis was the first year our jostaberry bushes have yielded enough berries to experiment with jostaberry jelly. I rather like the fruit. It is a cross between a blackcurrant and a gooseberry. And you can taste both fruit in the one berry. Really nice.<br />
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It is also a very hardy plant, easy to grow and near maintenance-free. But I decided that come autumn or spring, I will give it a bit of TLC (weed around the plants, give it a layer of compost, some fertilizer, a layer of mulch and even some water come fruiting time). This may give an even bigger yield, and maybe even bigger fruit. We shall see. Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-80067149770200330712012-12-29T17:49:00.001+10:302012-12-29T17:49:32.514+10:30Guard sheep.......try entering through that door! She's not budging for anyone.<br />
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At a friend's place. :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-15050276412835135062012-12-17T09:03:00.000+10:302012-12-17T09:03:23.319+10:30Enjoying our berriesWe are still enjoying our berries immensely.<br />
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This is a slightly decadent take on scones. Freshly baked scones, with a good layer of raspberry jam, then a good helping of thick cream. Then pile on as many fresh berries as you can. All sooo delicious! :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-42081769630256495262012-12-11T17:43:00.000+10:302012-12-11T17:43:41.655+10:30Reaping the rewardsDuring autumn/winter we tidied up the berry patch. Now we are picking tons of berries. Oh, the joy of it! Yes, it's backbreaking work, as the berries seem to be not only at the top of the bush, but also hiding underneath the leaves. So there is quite a bit of stretching and then crouching and bending to find them all.<br />
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Raspberry jam is summer in a jar. In this case, I put the leftover jam into a cup, instead of filling a jar only 1/3 or so.<br />
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Today we tried it on freshly baked bread. With home-made butter. Oh my goodness! What a treat. :)<br />
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<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-75388763988663870312012-12-03T14:09:00.000+10:302012-12-03T14:09:26.020+10:30Berry platterTons of red raspberries surrounding some yellow raspberries, and just a few tayberries, boysenberries and silvanberries in the middle.<br />
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<br />Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15366289787040602.post-87023220601807898102012-11-28T14:25:00.001+10:302012-11-28T14:25:55.605+10:30Berry season!For something slightly decadent - French toast with berries. And a little cream. And maple syrup.<br />
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Or without cream. Just a smidgen of maple syrup.<br />
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Breakfasts around here are pretty decadent at the moment. :)Veggie Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15914328803975022495noreply@blogger.com2