Garden and Growing

To Jam or not to Jam.

December 2, 2009

There is not much else growing in our garden (thanks to the crows and the early heat) but we do have strawberries… loads of delicious, sweet, strawberries. The big question on everyone’s lips is…. do I attempt to make Jam? Or do we just eat them? It’s on my list…. No 17. Make jam and [...]

Dash The Rooster

October 29, 2009

We ummed and ahhed for a long time over the last hatchling. Was it a hen or was it a rooster? This time around there is little doubt…. Dash is almost certainly a boy chook. Look at those leg and a crest already! He’s destined to be our first home grown dinner, if we don’t [...]

Burning Question – What to do with Broad Beans?

October 22, 2009

Our first harvest of broad beans with plenty more to come… but what do I do with them?? Child friendly, no nut, easy recipe suggestions anyone?? Related Posts:Burning Questions – Sowing SeedsSustainable Living Links and PinsA Busy Mum’s Guide to Growing Veggies – In Winter.

Almost Wordless Wednesday – Garden Goodness

October 21, 2009

I love checking out other people’s gardens – seeing what is growing and how they’ve laid it all out etc. So if I show you some of mine will you show me some of yours?? The first poppies. The Cauliflowers we never thought we’d get! Broad Beans! Lupins, good to look at and good for [...]

Growing From Seed.

October 20, 2009

We grow most of our veggies and flowers from seed. I used to think that was too hard, but actually it’s pretty easy! All of our seeds come from either the Diggers Club or more recently from Eden Seeds (who have excellent customer service and turn around times). They both supply open pollinated, old fashioned [...]

How Does My Garden Grow.

October 19, 2009

This is my garden. Please ignore the weeds and the grass growing where they shouldn’t be and simply marvel at how green it is, like I am! Since we live on almost ten acres of land, we have a BIG veggie garden. It’s bigger than our entire back yard was when we lived in the [...]

Garden Week Is Coming.

October 16, 2009

Another week has slipped by. I just knew October was going to be fast and furious, but I’m still wondering how it got to be the middle of the month already? The weather has been totally crazy here. One moment sunny and nice, the next freezing, rainy and windy. The weather people say it is [...]

Wordless Wednesday – The Newest Pickle!

September 30, 2009

Meet the newest member of the Pickle Farm Family! She/he hatched two days ago and was out and about with his/her mum for the first time today. It seems we are only ever able to hatch one chick at a time, and we don’t have a good track record for chicks with the last one [...]

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Printable Love or Lunch Box Notes.
February 3, 2012

I am back making school lunches and next week my big boy will need lunch for kinder (preschool) too, thankfully only once a week, but all of them want to know when I will start leaving notes in their lunch boxes! So I think it’s time for some new lunch box notes. I am not [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Printable Christmas Cheer
December 14, 2011

We are in need of a little brightness around here, and some Christmas decorations that Noah can’t pull down and destroy… Click on any of the above images to download an A4 (letter sized) printable poster to add some Christmas cheer. Or shrink them down and print them onto cards and share the joy. Check [...]

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