Blackjack Zucchini

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Blackjack Zucchini is a high yielding variety. It produces the typical long dark green fruit with juicy and white flesh. It is probably the most commonly grown variety of zucchini given its hardiness. Despite that, my previous attempts have failed miserably. My previous seedlings have all looked dodgy when purchased, and […]

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Snow Peas on the Way

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I am happy to report that the snow peas are now doing very well indeed. After carefully training them over the last few weeks to climb the tower I made from three stakes and a roll of cable ties the peas are growing of their own accord. Three of the plants are even […]

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Gladioli Bulbs are Planted

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

In the increasing effort to ensure pollenation of all our plants, especially the fruits and vegetables, we have decided to plant some of the 50 Gladioli bulbs in spite of it not being the best time to plant in Australia. That said the Sydney summer so far has been mild to date, so with […]

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Christmas is Over … Back to the Garden

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Well unless you live under a rock we all know that the Christmas season has been and gone for the year 2007. It amazes me the amount of effort everyone expends on what amounts to half a day. Days, weeks, and months of shopping for gifts and ensuring everyone is covered, including those […]

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