Organic Gardening Tips
How much ginger can you harvest from a pot
We're a bit late on the ginger harvest front. Normally our Ginger harvests occur in May, but it was so wet last month I just didn't get a chance. We...
How much ginger can you harvest from a pot
We're a bit late on the ginger harvest front. Normally our Ginger harvests occur in May, but it was so wet last month I just didn't get a chance. We...
Growing Turmeric
If you live in the subtropics and eat curry, you should be growing turmeric. It's another set and forget plant that grows in summer when not much else does and...
Growing Turmeric
If you live in the subtropics and eat curry, you should be growing turmeric. It's another set and forget plant that grows in summer when not much else does and...
Rosella Caramelised Balsamic
Last year with the bountiful harvest of Rosellas I started to experiment with different things. I thought the tart citrus flavour would work well as a salad dressing, and decided...
Rosella Caramelised Balsamic
Last year with the bountiful harvest of Rosellas I started to experiment with different things. I thought the tart citrus flavour would work well as a salad dressing, and decided...
Rosella (Roselle) Recipes
This is our second year growing rosellas, and they are definitely be a firm favourite around here. Not only are they stunning plants, they are prolific producers without a great...
Rosella (Roselle) Recipes
This is our second year growing rosellas, and they are definitely be a firm favourite around here. Not only are they stunning plants, they are prolific producers without a great...
Pear & Rosella Fruit Leather
If you're sick of jam, cordial and syrup and want another way to make use of a big rosella harvest, that the kids will love, how about trying a fruit...
Pear & Rosella Fruit Leather
If you're sick of jam, cordial and syrup and want another way to make use of a big rosella harvest, that the kids will love, how about trying a fruit...
How to make natural pink food colouring using b...
The end of last winter/early Spring I was up to my eye balls in beetroot, which isn't really a problem as my kids LOVE them (as long as they are...
How to make natural pink food colouring using b...
The end of last winter/early Spring I was up to my eye balls in beetroot, which isn't really a problem as my kids LOVE them (as long as they are...
What to do with excess cucumbers
So this past spring I thought it was an awesome idea to plant 15 cucumber plants. The kids eat loads so I thought why the hell not. The kids are...
What to do with excess cucumbers
So this past spring I thought it was an awesome idea to plant 15 cucumber plants. The kids eat loads so I thought why the hell not. The kids are...
How to make ground Turmeric
In our climate Turmeric is one of those things that I dropped in the ground and with little love or maintenance it just seemed to grow like a weed. When...
How to make ground Turmeric
In our climate Turmeric is one of those things that I dropped in the ground and with little love or maintenance it just seemed to grow like a weed. When...
What to do with a Chilli Overload!!
After 3 years of having one tiny thai birdseye chilli this year I decided to go nuts on the chilli front and plant 4 plants. We always seem to eat...
What to do with a Chilli Overload!!
After 3 years of having one tiny thai birdseye chilli this year I decided to go nuts on the chilli front and plant 4 plants. We always seem to eat...
Homemade Harissa
At the moment we have an abundance of Chillis, it's pretty much the only thing that is growing for us over the super hot months. I purposely planted more plants...
Homemade Harissa
At the moment we have an abundance of Chillis, it's pretty much the only thing that is growing for us over the super hot months. I purposely planted more plants...
How to stop your skin burning after handling ch...
So recently I made Harissa and the recipe I was loosely following said 'wear gloves' to deseed the chillis. Me, being me, thought, OK I've never had a reaction to...
How to stop your skin burning after handling ch...
So recently I made Harissa and the recipe I was loosely following said 'wear gloves' to deseed the chillis. Me, being me, thought, OK I've never had a reaction to...
Doreen's Tomato & Onion Relish Recipe
So for our wedding favours we wanted to share some family recipes. The easy part was scoring the recipes from the Murray side (my side not so easy). This one...
Doreen's Tomato & Onion Relish Recipe
So for our wedding favours we wanted to share some family recipes. The easy part was scoring the recipes from the Murray side (my side not so easy). This one...