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8 Oct 2021 3 minute read 2 comments bengy
This is my little series on the big move back to Australia. Perhaps I will look back in the future and laugh... or cry!Part 1: Finding a Moving CompanyPast 2: A Slight Travel PanicPart 3: Comparing Crypto Tax Accounting platforms (Cointracking vs Rot...
17 Sep 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own Part 21 Corn looks great. The three sisters. My biggest pumpkin. I found this cute little pumpkin. I'm going to look into making small pumpkins into ornaments by drying them. This is adorable. The leeks are lo...
5 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Beets - Powdered I used a mandolin slicer to quickly cut up the beetroot, I used the golden beetroot for the powder. The slices don't need to be perfect because they will be blitzed up once dry. If you're making crisps for eating, you might want...
3 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
Beets - Juiced I decided to use the red beets for the juice. The juice is for my husband, he loves the stuff. I am still so amazed we grew all this ourselves. You must peel and cut off the ends before juicing, they're easy to peel unle...
30 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch
First Harvest Part 2 We didn't think we would get anything out of the covered row. I thought the cabbages had all been eaten by the caterpillars, but we actually got four, one big one and three small to medium-sized. I did have to dump...
29 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch
First Harvest Part 1 Today is a very exciting day, it is our first ever harvest, and we didn't do too bad if I must say so myself. So many onions. We got lots of beetroots, my husband loves beetroot, but I think it is rank, it just tas...
28 Aug 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Emerald Witch
Seedlings Part 5 I started some marigolds for the garden, I'm probably being silly doing it too late, but I wanted to plant something. Funny looking seeds. My tray is slightly too big for this greenhouse, and it's starting to rip at th...
27 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own Post 20 Lots of pumpkins now, not like this fella, this is the only big one so far. The pumpkin vines have started to climb the corn stalks, they are really taking the place over. We're definitely going to get...
26 Aug 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Emerald Witch
Growing Our Own Post 19 The peas have died, I don't think it was anything we did, I think they just reached the end of their cycle. We got loads of peas off it, so I am chuffed with the pea plant. Lots of yellow courgettes nearly ready. ...
18 Aug 2021 4 minute read 0 comments clubby
Image courtesy of Moira Gibson and Pixabay So What are "Ramps" Anyway? Ramps (a.k.a. Ramp, Ramson, Wild Leek, Wood Leek) are a species of wild onion in North America throughout the Eastern parts of Can...
