Journal
You can never have too many apricots
Who knew? Onion weed bulbs are very delicious... tender but holding their shape, sweet and smooth flavour... add it to your foraging list!
Purple podded peas remind me of my dad's garden. He had some that were a bit like magic beans - he got the seeds from a friend, and had to save some each year for the following season as you couldn't buy the seeds...
Leftover cooked poultry? Here's the plan...
I am sitting at my desk with an arbutilon just outside, which means that during the day I am visited...
Adventures and misadventures with the Pirate Queen
So we split the beehive, putting half up at a friends' paddock with our faithful Blue Dot queen and leaving...
Three weeks ago we split our beehive and installed a baby queen in one half. When you split a hive you...
On the umbrella-ing of nashi trees, and how Matilda the cow helped.
Once upon a time we would travel to Central Otago to pick our own fruit. We would stop in Ettrick...
We’re not supposed to be able to grow these, but we can. They’ll be ready September - October and our...
Introducing Cocktail Kiwifruit - aka Kiwiberry
We have this wee treasure growing in the garden just outside the kitchen window, facing north. We have a male...