Category Archives: Herb, Fruit and Vegetables

Herb, fruit and vegetable gardening is good for the planet, hip pocket, and health. This category covers the tales of my efforts to grow produce plants.

BlackJack Zucchini Update

Well I thought it is time to give you all an update on how the latest BlackJack Zucchini’s are progressing. As many of you would recall this plant is my nemesis and I at one stage swore not to grow … Continue reading

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Theres Not Enough Holes in the Bucket, Dear Henry, Dear Henry

I am not going to bore you with a song for children, nor will I throw in the odd “Dear Liza” or “Dear Henry”, but I will tell you about the impending disaster in the garden. As I have mentioned … Continue reading

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Another Attempt

Well today I found a number of very healthy looking Blackjack Zucchini seedlings. My head said walk away you know that is your nemesis plant. However, my heart said you can grow these. So I now have another lot of … Continue reading

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Preparing for the Move

This week and weekend has been very wet in Sydney. It is basically miserable and is preventing me from doing a number of things, including gardening. As a result there has been a devout lack of gardening posts on the … Continue reading

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Damping Off Is An Issue

Well after losing the most recent Blackjack Zuccini seedlings I have been doing some research and believe that they may be suffering from damping off. Damping off is a fungal disease that attacks plants at any stage of life, however … Continue reading

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