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Should I let vegetables flower and set seed? How to save seeds for next year’s garden
Why should you let vegetables flower and set seed? Visitors to my garden are often surprised to see my lettuce, mizuna and other veggies flowering and going to seed at the end of the season. Why don't you just rip them out they ask? Well, one of the reasons is that...
How to grow Galangal in Australia
How to grow Galangal I was down at my local farmers market on the weekend, and I noticed some Galangal root for sale. This is great, as it can be hard to find in the shops and local markets at this time of year. I grow my own Galangal and it will soon be in flower and...
How to grow Coriander in the Sub-tropics?
How to grow Coriander? Are currently lamenting the fact that when you try to grow coriander all your coriander plants bolt to seed. And you are calling yourself a bad gardener, because the replacement seedlings that you bought from the garden centre have died. Stop!...
The Meaning of Flowers and Plants
The meaning of flowers Meaning of flowers? We all know that different flowers have different meanings. During Victorian times a couple could communicate with each other just by the flowers they chose to give each other. It was like a secret message and part of the...
How to grow Lebanese Eggplants
Growing Lebanese Eggplants I have been experimenting with growing different types of eggplants. I tend to prefer growing and eating the Lebanese eggplants, as these don't need salting. Salting is necessary to remove bitterness from the eggplant. However, Lebanese...
5 Great New Years Resolutions and how your garden can help you achieve them!
5 New Year Resolutions Here are five new year resolutions that have been tweeted as popular this year. And how your garden can help you to keep to achieve these resolutions in the next the 365 days. Resolution 1: Exercise more A lot of people start the New Year with a...