Those who are growing okra will have a bountiful crop and this recipe is perfect with rice as an accompaniment. Okra is also available frozen and in a dried form when okra is out of season making this a dish that can be prepared year round. Make sure to select small fruits about 5 cm long for the tenderest result. Okra in Tomato Sauce with … Continue reading Okra in Tomato Sauce with Rice
Sunflowers come in a variety of sizes and they all add a splash of sunshine to the garden and attract bees. They are easy to grow and an excellent way to introduce children to gardening. Growth habits and planting needs As Sunflowers are allelopathic, that is, they produce toxins that prevent the growth of other plants, care should be taken about the location chosen to … Continue reading Growing Sunflowers
Turnips are an easy crop to grow, quick to mature and sown in January will be ready in Autumn. The turnip roots are rich in vitamin C. The turnip leaves however, are even richer in vitamins and minerals being a good source of vitamin K, A and C, B complex and an excellent source of important minerals like calcium, copper, iron, potassium, and manganese. If harvested … Continue reading Growing Turnips
Okra is an easy vegetable to grow that loves a sunny aspect and in Sydney that makes it a perfect plant to grow. The okra plant is related to the hibiscus and has a delicate and beautiful flower that makes it an attractive plant in the garden. Growing habits and planting needs Okra need a a very sunny spot in the garden with no shade. … Continue reading Growing Okra
The following is a list of things you can plant in January in Sydney, a temperate zone: Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Carrot Chives Cucumber Eggplant seedlings Lettuce Marrow seedlings Mustard greens Okra seedlings Radish Silverbeet Sunflower Sweet corn Turnips Zucchini seedlings Flower of the Month – The stunning white Kalakaua Hibiscus Continue reading What to plant in January
The cape gooseberry fruit is quite delicious when fully matured and with care is well worth planting in the home garden. Growth habits and planting needs This unusual plant has a fruit that is a golden berry is inside a papery “cape”. The Cape Goosberry is native to Brazil but will grow well in sunny Sydney. It is the size of a cherry tomato with … Continue reading Growing Cape Gooseberry
Summer vegetables are in season and so delicious. I couldn’t resist the colourful capsicums today and so here is my recipe for capsicums with a rice stuffing. These contain all vegetarian ingredients and are suitable for those on a vegan or vegetarian diet. Capsicums stuffed with rice Ingredients Capsicums of any colour though red and yellow are the sweetest 3-5 cups hot vegetable stock olive … Continue reading Capsicums Stuffed with Rice
Carrots grown in the home garden are so sweet and tender and there are many varieties suitable for any sized garden or even for growing in pots. Many colours are now available too so be adventurous and try a delicious purple carrot, the ancestor of the modern orange carrot that we all know. You can read more about the history of carrots at this … Continue reading Growing Carrots
Apricots are in season in Sydney at the moment and and over the next few weeks they will be at their ripe perfection. Its a perfect time to make some delicious apricot jam for your morning toast. Apricot Jam Ingredients 1.8 kg apricots, firm, ripe and soft (flesh only no kernel) 350 ml water (50 ml per 300 gr of fruit) 5 … Continue reading Apricot Jam
The following is a list of things you can plant in December in Sydney, a temperate zone: Basil Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Cape Gooseberry Capsicum Carrot Celery Chilli Choko Cucumber Eggplant Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Luffa Marrow Mustard greens Okra Pumpkin Radish Rockmelon Silverbeet Squash Sunflower Sweet corn Tomato Turnip Watermelon Zucchini Flower of the Month – Red Miniature Daliah Continue reading What to plant in December
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