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09 Jun 2009Sprouted!The broccoli has sprouted, right on schedule. So has the lettuce, and the radishes. Still waiting on carrots…Overcast 20°C / 68°F
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31 May 2009Flowers! Lemon 'Eureka' and Fruit gardenAfter nearly three bare years, we’ve got flowers sprouting all over the lemon tree! Yay!22°C / 72°F
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31 May 2009Yate's details“Broccoli grows relatively slowly in the cooler months and is usually ready for harvest in 16 – 20 weeks. Cut the large central head when the buds are well formed but before the flowers start to open. Removing this central head will encourage smaller side shoots to form. They’ll then be rea...23°C / 73°F
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31 May 2009Going in... Broccoli, Sprouting Green Sown and Vegetable gardenPlanted two rows at the back of the patch. In theory, should sprout next week, and be ready for harvest by early September.Overcast 23°C / 73°F
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10 Oct 2008Added minerals Fruit gardenDave added a mineral powder to both trees because they were showing yellow veins. They’ve since perked right up, looking very green and lush now. Some buds on the lemon tree now too.Overcast 20°C / 68°F
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12 Jul 2008Replanted Carrots and Vegetable gardenWe’ve replanted the carrots as we think the first batch were too far beneath the surface to sprout properly.Cloudy 13°C / 55°F
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17 Jun 2008Salad 2 2Overcast 15°C / 59°F
There’s nothing like eating your own vegetables straight from the garden! Last weekend we thinned out our rocket and cos lettuce, and had the baby leaves in a salad we copied from Duende, a tapas restaurant we love.
Duende’s beetroot salad
for each person, you will need:
a large handf...
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13 Jun 2008Seedling progress Vegetable gardenThe potatoes have got leafy tops now; the carrots might have popped up a couple of leaves; the parsnips aren’t doing anything; the rocket and cos are going nutso, will have to thin them out!Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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03 May 2008Sown Cos lettuce Sown
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03 May 2008Sown Rocket Sown
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