fog

brassicas and broad beans

hothouse

chooks – feeding and weeding

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

AND good morning.

looks good.

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

i hope you’re right – passion fruit dessert would be nice.

Crinkle said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

still hope then – just a question – is one plant enough or do you need a pollinating pair?

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

i hope you’re right – passion fruit dessert would be nice.

Mine fell victim to the whipper snipper when very young. The rootstock is still alive and it keeps on turning up through the vegie beds.

pepe said:

Crinkle said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

still hope then – just a question – is one plant enough or do you need a pollinating pair?

we have one and it seems fine it is grafted onto a rootstock.

veg gardener said:

looks good.

thanks veg.
you can see my seedlings are small still – and the toms in the hothouse have thickened up but not really moved in the cold weather.

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

Crinkle said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

still hope then – just a question – is one plant enough or do you need a pollinating pair?

we have one and it seems fine it is grafted onto a rootstock.

whew – i had two but lost the other one.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

Crinkle said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

still hope then – just a question – is one plant enough or do you need a pollinating pair?

we have one and it seems fine it is grafted onto a rootstock.

whew – i had two but lost the other one.

that’s the same here.

Pepe your photos are good, the Savoys are galloping along. Nice bunch of chooks, too.
———
ta OC.
yep – savoys, broad beans and little carrots are coming on stream soon.
i could probably handle four more chooks but no rush.

how many chooks do you have now?

veg gardener said:

how many chooks do you have now?

6 layers, two old bantams and a freshman rooster (plus ten pigeons).

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

how many chooks do you have now?

6 layers, two old bantams and a freshman rooster (plus ten pigeons).

so 9 chooks, you would be getting a alot of eggs a day when they are all laying.

lavender and bouganvillea in flower

problems
parsley starting to bolt, a dirty rain guage and the yellow leaves of the citrus

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

how many chooks do you have now?

6 layers, two old bantams and a freshman rooster (plus ten pigeons).

so 9 chooks, you would be getting a alot of eggs a day when they are all laying.

only 2-3 per day now but last year in spring all the layers were active.
if i start getting 6 eggs per day in spring i’ll try letting a broody sit to get a few winter layers.
you must be looking forward to tuesday.

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

how many chooks do you have now?

6 layers, two old bantams and a freshman rooster (plus ten pigeons).

so 9 chooks, you would be getting a alot of eggs a day when they are all laying.

only 2-3 per day now but last year in spring all the layers were active.
if i start getting 6 eggs per day in spring i’ll try letting a broody sit to get a few winter layers.
you must be looking forward to tuesday.

yep, and hope the 4 eggs left are going to hatch.

yep, and hope the 4 eggs left are going to hatch.
———————
4 hens – no probs – fingers crossed.

pepe said:

problems
parsley starting to bolt, a dirty rain guage and the yellow leaves of the citrus

Can you just cut the flowers off the parsley? I’ve got a rain guage with a similar problem – I plan to remember one day to bring it inside and get the bottle brush into it. it’s the remembering that’s the biggest thing! I believe cold weather can make the citrus a bit yellow. I’ve given mine potash, Epsom Salts, Iron Chelates, manure, worm wee and it’s still bright yellow in the new growth. The lime is worse than the lemon.

pepe said:

Crinkle said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

that last shot shows my 2 yo passionfruit which has never grown well.
i have pruned and fertilised it so i hope it will take off this year.

They can be funny plants. We had one that went berserk and the former owners had one in a different spot and it did nothing.

I have a passionfruit that did nothing for years and then all of a sudden last year it grew all over the place and fruited nicely. Contrary beasts!!

still hope then – just a question – is one plant enough or do you need a pollinating pair?

Afternoon all. I’m not up to the top yet but I only have one passionfruit vine.
orchid40, my worms are getting excited too. I just hope they don’t get too silly otherwise they will be grounded !!

Can you just cut the flowers off the parsley? I’ve got a rain guage with a similar problem – I plan to remember one day to bring it inside and get the bottle brush into it. it’s the remembering that’s the biggest thing! I believe cold weather can make the citrus a bit yellow. I’ve given mine potash, Epsom Salts, Iron Chelates, manure, worm wee and it’s still bright yellow in the new growth. The lime is worse than the lemon.
———————————————————————————
once plants bolt they go to seed on all the growing tips. i go on harvesting the leaves anyrate, but the parsley plants were mighty fine this year, with stems longer than i’ve seen before.
those old fashion twisted wire bottle brushes are hard to find.
the yellow citrus leaves are mainly new growth – i’ll wait til spring .

I’d kill for your view!!

Pepe, seeing as the grass between your vegie beds seems all wild and wintery, how is it that the field in the distance looks mowed? Do they have sheep grazing?

hortfurball said:

I’d kill for your view!!

Pepe, seeing as the grass between your vegie beds seems all wild and wintery, how is it that the field in the distance looks mowed? Do they have sheep grazing?

those neighbours have a rideon mower….. and the missus sits on it merrily every month for about 2 hours while she manicures the soursobs.

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

veg gardener said:

how many chooks do you have now?

6 layers, two old bantams and a freshman rooster (plus ten pigeons).

so 9 chooks, you would be getting a alot of eggs a day when they are all laying.

ROFL!! No doubt Pepe explained in the next couple of posts I can see.

pepe said:

problems
parsley starting to bolt, a dirty rain guage and the yellow leaves of the citrus

Try Pete’s trick for your citrus Pepe, they do love human urine! Just make sure you’re not visible from the street, LOL!

Otherwise it looks like it could do with some Iron chelates or Iron Sulphate. Also test the soil and make sure it’s a bit on the acid side.

Try Pete’s trick for your citrus Pepe, they do love human urine! Just make sure you’re not visible from the street, LOL! Otherwise it looks like it could do with some Iron chelates or Iron Sulphate. Also test the soil and make sure it’s a bit on the acid side.
——————————————————-
ok thanks for the advice. i’m pretty sure they all have enuff fertiliser – although no iron chelates.

pepe said:

hortfurball said:

I’d kill for your view!!

Pepe, seeing as the grass between your vegie beds seems all wild and wintery, how is it that the field in the distance looks mowed? Do they have sheep grazing?

those neighbours have a rideon mower….. and the missus sits on it merrily every month for about 2 hours while she manicures the soursobs.

OMG! That’s just an oxalis-infested weed patch?? But it looks so nice. Oh well, from where you are at least you get a nice view because of it.

OMG! That’s just an oxalis-infested weed patch?? But it looks so nice. Oh well, from where you are at least you get a nice view because of it.
——————————————————————
in these semi rural areas everyone is hot on bushfire preparedness – so these neighbours have flattened about two acres well enough to use a rideon – which is very flat.
i have mine mown twice by contractors in spring – summer.
the soursob is hard to shift – but around my house i’m getting a predominance of marshmellow and better weeds – grasses, barley, stinging nettle, native turnip. mown soursob does look like a lawn.

first savoy cabbage picked and the celery is so fresh we are snacking on it in the car these days.

pepe said:

first savoy cabbage picked and the celery is so fresh we are snacking on it in the car these days.

looks good.

veg gardener said:

pepe said:

first savoy cabbage picked and the celery is so fresh we are snacking on it in the car these days.

looks good.

thanks VG
having coleslaw and home fried chippies tonight.

Great looking Vegies Peps. I’m way behind you now, in spite of all the rain. I guess things will speed up when the temperatures rise a bit.

orchid40 said:

Great looking Vegies Peps. I’m way behind you now, in spite of all the rain. I guess things will speed up when the temperatures rise a bit.

thanks OC
i have the advantage this time of year over melbournites because it is considerably warmer here (i used to live in the adelaide hills which is more like victoria).
so i’m planting spuds, celery and more cabbage and broccoli this weekend – all the seed and seedlings ready to go

my prepared soil – may noy look much but has had heaps added. that orange stuff is the original clay

feeling fairly knackered now
just dug and backfilled 20m of trenching for the new water service to the garden and spread sand on the slippery clay paths.

some produce
peas, toms in hothouse, zucs and other seedlings, lucky’s carrot seed coming up

pepe said:

feeling fairly knackered now
just dug and backfilled 20m of trenching for the new water service to the garden and spread sand on the slippery clay paths.

Goodness Peps, did you do all that manually? If you did you sure would be knackered!

pepe said:

some produce
peas, toms in hothouse, zucs and other seedlings, lucky’s carrot seed coming up

All looking very productive and healthy, Peps.

Goodness Peps, did you do all that manually?
————————-
you’re the second person to ask that. but there was no way of getting a ditchwitch in. oh well – i will recover.

zuchinni and other seedlings

lemon thyme and purple fennel.

How pretty your purple fennel is! Lemon thyme is lovely, I have some and sometimes remember to use it lol.

pepe said:

feeling fairly knackered now
just dug and backfilled 20m of trenching for the new water service to the garden and spread sand on the slippery clay paths.

you sure have been working hard there pepe

you sure have been working hard there pepe
——
must be the smell of spring – sanity will return LOL.

kale and garlic (with weeds), a plant that might be familiar to bubba louie

finally picked all the lemons and pruned the tree.

seedlings just planted – horseradish, summer cabbage and celery

the compost continues to grow but the bannana is very sad

pepe said:

finally picked all the lemons and pruned the tree.

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

freeze batches of juice in icecube trays etc for later use, and the zest too you could probably just freeze in zip-lock bags.

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

freeze batches of juice in icecube trays etc for later use, and the zest too you could probably just freeze in zip-lock bags.

ok – will do the frozen lemon cubes – good idea – ta.
now what do i do with excess spinach, parsley, celery and cabbage?

pepe said:

now what do i do with excess spinach, parsley, celery and cabbage?

spinach can be blanch and frozen in serve-sized portions. parsley can be dried. celery I am not sure. I’ll put up an easy sauerkraut recipe for you in a tick…

Easy Sauerkraut

1. Sterilise quart jars. You will need 2lbs of cabbage or a medium sized head for each quart.
2. Shred each head of fresh cabbage in dime-thin pieces after removing outer leaves. Use cores and outer leaves in stock pot.
3. Sprinkle 4 tspn salt over each shredded head. Mix well with hands.
4. Pack tightly into jars until juice forms and reaches top. Screw lids on loosely. Set jars in a pan to catch juice as cabbage ferments.
5. After 7-10 days the brine level will drop suddenly, indicating kraut is done. Keep in refrigerator a few weeks, or for longer storage press kraut down with a wooden spoon to remove the gas bubbles and add more brine made of 4 tspn salt to 1 qt water to fill jars.
6. Set jars in canner with warm water. Bring all to boiling, cover, and boil 30 mins. Seal. This is a mild fresh-flavoured kraut.

From More with Less Cookbook by Doris Longacre.

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

now what do i do with excess spinach, parsley, celery and cabbage?

spinach can be blanch and frozen in serve-sized portions. parsley can be dried. celery I am not sure. I’ll put up an easy sauerkraut recipe for you in a tick…

celery is a good juice if you’ve got a juicer – thanks BG – the sauerkraut is a good idea.

pepe said:

kale and garlic (with weeds), a plant that might be familiar to bubba louie

It could be, or it might just be a thistle. It’s hard to tell from a picture.

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

=============
Lemon Cordial?

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

=============
Lemon Cordial?

You will need 600 mls lemon juice (the recipes says juice of 7 lemons but it depends on the juiciness, i use my electric juicer),

Zest of 5 lemons

1.5 kg caster sugar

1 litre boiling water
60g (¼ cup) citric acid
METHOD
Combine all ingredients in large saucepan; ( not aluminium) stir well over heat until sugar dissolves. It will turn a lovely yellow colour.

Stand covered 3 hours or overnight, before straining into bottles to store.

Store in a cool dark place. To serve, dilute with sparkling or still mineral water, as for normal cordials.

( I make this and pour into recycled glass juice bottles then freeze )

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

kale and garlic (with weeds), a plant that might be familiar to bubba louie

It could be, or it might just be a thistle. It’s hard to tell from a picture.

yes it might be a thistle – and all the yellow ones in this second picture might be hungarian wildflowers

Happy Potter said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

=============
Lemon Cordial?

You will need 600 mls lemon juice (the recipes says juice of 7 lemons but it depends on the juiciness, i use my electric juicer),

Zest of 5 lemons

1.5 kg caster sugar

1 litre boiling water
60g (¼ cup) citric acid
METHOD
Combine all ingredients in large saucepan; ( not aluminium) stir well over heat until sugar dissolves. It will turn a lovely yellow colour.

Stand covered 3 hours or overnight, before straining into bottles to store.

Store in a cool dark place. To serve, dilute with sparkling or still mineral water, as for normal cordials.

( I make this and pour into recycled glass juice bottles then freeze )

you girls are good – thanks HP – a lot easier than trying to look it up.

pepe said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

kale and garlic (with weeds), a plant that might be familiar to bubba louie

It could be, or it might just be a thistle. It’s hard to tell from a picture.

yes it might be a thistle – and all the yellow ones in this second picture might be hungarian wildflowers

It might be a poppy. Hey I ‘ve got some of those rare Hungarian wildflowers. Gee and I thought I was the only one ! lol

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/Twilight_Vally/aug%2008/20080822_0663.jpg

Pepe – what are the pellets? They are too red to be the Rooster Booster or Dynamic Lifter chookpoo pellets that I am familiar with. You probably mentioned it somewhere and I have missed it…

pepe said:

finally picked all the lemons and pruned the tree.

What % did you prune the tree back????

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

Pick me pick me……LOL You want a doz eggs or not on Tuesday????

cackles said:

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/Twilight_Vally/aug%2008/20080822_0663.jpg

Pepe – what are the pellets? They are too red to be the Rooster Booster or Dynamic Lifter chookpoo pellets that I am familiar with. You probably mentioned it somewhere and I have missed it…

they are the dog friendly snail pellets cackles

What % did you prune the tree back????
————-
hi lucky.
i cut all the water shoots and the high branches off. you can hardly tell i’ve done anything but the tree is 3 foot lower, back to its 2m (6’8”) height.
might prune more in september?

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

Pick me pick me……LOL You want a doz eggs or not on Tuesday????

no probs with the lemons. we are getting over 4 eggs per day now – so just the worm wee, asparagus roots (?) and a walk around the garden on tuesday thanks.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Bubba Louie said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

=============
Lemon Cordial?

You will need 600 mls lemon juice (the recipes says juice of 7 lemons but it depends on the juiciness, i use my electric juicer),

Zest of 5 lemons

1.5 kg caster sugar

1 litre boiling water
60g (¼ cup) citric acid
METHOD
Combine all ingredients in large saucepan; ( not aluminium) stir well over heat until sugar dissolves. It will turn a lovely yellow colour.

Stand covered 3 hours or overnight, before straining into bottles to store.

Store in a cool dark place. To serve, dilute with sparkling or still mineral water, as for normal cordials.

( I make this and pour into recycled glass juice bottles then freeze )

you girls are good – thanks HP – a lot easier than trying to look it up.

I was going to give you a recipe I’ve got but it’s untested so I’d go with HP’s.

pepe said:

What % did you prune the tree back????
————-
hi lucky.
i cut all the water shoots and the high branches off. you can hardly tell i’ve done anything but the tree is 3 foot lower, back to its 2m (6’8”) height.
might prune more in september?

What does a water shoot on a citrus tree look like???

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

what are you going to do with all those lemons, pepe?
—————————-
its embarrassing – give some away – make pancakes with lemon juice and castor sugar on top, use them as condiments – but really we can’t eat them all.
they will store for a while.
currently we are overloaded with a number of veges as well.

Pick me pick me……LOL You want a doz eggs or not on Tuesday????

no probs with the lemons. we are getting over 4 eggs per day now – so just the worm wee, asparagus roots (?) and a walk around the garden on tuesday thanks.

Done…… sonnyjim should be out by then.:) Be good to bond with a fellow gardener after all the hospital trips.

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

What % did you prune the tree back????
————-
hi lucky.
i cut all the water shoots and the high branches off. you can hardly tell i’ve done anything but the tree is 3 foot lower, back to its 2m (6’8”) height.
might prune more in september?

What does a water shoot on a citrus tree look like???

its all green, grows straight upward in a season, hasn’t any flowers (?). sometimes called male branches. looks a lot like the water shoots coming up from the base.

pepe said:

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

What % did you prune the tree back????
————-
hi lucky.
i cut all the water shoots and the high branches off. you can hardly tell i’ve done anything but the tree is 3 foot lower, back to its 2m (6’8”) height.
might prune more in september?

What does a water shoot on a citrus tree look like???

its all green, grows straight upward in a season, hasn’t any flowers (?). sometimes called male branches. looks a lot like the water shoots coming up from the base.

I’ve never cut them out.

pepe said:

cackles said:

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/Twilight_Vally/aug%2008/20080822_0663.jpg

Pepe – what are the pellets? They are too red to be the Rooster Booster or Dynamic Lifter chookpoo pellets that I am familiar with. You probably mentioned it somewhere and I have missed it…

they are the dog friendly snail pellets cackles

Ta. :)
Rare to see snails here – not much green around though

a shy little lizard and the echium starting to flower

onion soil prep., broad beans now chest height and no beans yet, spuds planted between pomegranite trees

pepe said:

onion soil prep., broad beans now chest height and no beans yet, spuds planted between pomegranite trees

I love the fact that when I see your photos, I can think…wow they have grown since I was last at your place:)

Lucky1 said:

pepe said:

onion soil prep., broad beans now chest height and no beans yet, spuds planted between pomegranite trees

I love the fact that when I see your photos, I can think…wow they have grown since I was last at your place:)

the garden always changes – i’ve pull out spinach and brassicas from the onion bed, emptied compost and forked it over.
i thought about ‘patience’ this morning.
all these spuds i’ve planted are going to take 4months+ to grow and produce. i’m impatient to eat them already. fortunately i’m planting a lot of other things and (hopefully) will forget the spuds for a while and let them do their thing without interference.

i thought about ‘patience’ this morning.
all these spuds i’ve planted are going to take 4months+ to grow and produce. i’m impatient to eat them already. fortunately i’m planting a lot of other things and (hopefully) will forget the spuds for a while and let them do their thing without interference.
————————————————————
This is what I love about gardening….. it’s almost tamper proof:D

Crinkle said

This is what I love about gardening….. it’s almost tamper proof:D

…………………… except when I was a small child (many years ago) and I would pull up the plants to look at their roots to check if they were growing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crinkle said:

Crinkle said

This is what I love about gardening….. it’s almost tamper proof:D

…………………… except when I was a small child (many years ago) and I would pull up the plants to look at their roots to check if they were growing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL@ Crinkle!

tonight’s dinner – spanakopita
- we’ve had one a week for the last 8 weeks
- great for health and very low in cost – but i got to say it has taught me the meaning of boredom in cooking. – picking and washing the leaves and then oiling each piece of filo pastry takes well over an hour,

pepe said:

tonight’s dinner – spanakopita
- we’ve had one a week for the last 8 weeks
- great for health and very low in cost – but i got to say it has taught me the meaning of boredom in cooking. – picking and washing the leaves and then oiling each piece of filo pastry takes well over an hour,

Boredom ?
That’s thinking time….you can solve the worlds problem’s whilst filling a fish parcel …decide if your life needs any changes of direction or whats good about it whilst stirring a custard… slicing onions…have a cry and get rid of a case of the sads……all great times to dwell and think on it :)
I love that part of cooking :D

Boredom ?
That’s thinking time….you can solve the worlds problem’s whilst filling a fish parcel…decide if your life needs any changes of direction or whats good about it whilst stirring a custard… slicing onions…have a cry and get rid of a case of the sads……all great times to dwell and think on it :)
I love that part of cooking :D
———————————-
chuckle
i never thought of it as free time – umm – it all depends on the brain doesn’t it? LOL.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

tonight’s dinner – spanakopita
- we’ve had one a week for the last 8 weeks
- great for health and very low in cost – but i got to say it has taught me the meaning of boredom in cooking. – picking and washing the leaves and then oiling each piece of filo pastry takes well over an hour,

Boredom ?
That’s thinking time….you can solve the worlds problem’s whilst filling a fish parcel …decide if your life needs any changes of direction or whats good about it whilst stirring a custard… slicing onions…have a cry and get rid of a case of the sads……all great times to dwell and think on it :)
I love that part of cooking :D

I really hate sharing my kitchen when I’m cooking. I’m a lousy cooking teacher. I go off in my own little world. I have an idea in my head of what I’m making, and the timing of all of the dishes (I rarely cook one thing at a time) sorts itself as I go. When he first moved in Mr Y kept offering to help – the only help I want is a night off. I’m an all-or-nothing cook – I either do it all myself, or nothing!

pepe said:

tonight’s dinner – spanakopita
- we’ve had one a week for the last 8 weeks
- great for health and very low in cost – but i got to say it has taught me the meaning of boredom in cooking. – picking and washing the leaves and then oiling each piece of filo pastry takes well over an hour,

looks yum!

Yeehah said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

tonight’s dinner – spanakopita
- we’ve had one a week for the last 8 weeks
- great for health and very low in cost – but i got to say it has taught me the meaning of boredom in cooking. – picking and washing the leaves and then oiling each piece of filo pastry takes well over an hour,

Boredom ?
That’s thinking time….you can solve the worlds problem’s whilst filling a fish parcel …decide if your life needs any changes of direction or whats good about it whilst stirring a custard… slicing onions…have a cry and get rid of a case of the sads……all great times to dwell and think on it :)
I love that part of cooking :D

I really hate sharing my kitchen when I’m cooking. I’m a lousy cooking teacher. I go off in my own little world. I have an idea in my head of what I’m making, and the timing of all of the dishes (I rarely cook one thing at a time) sorts itself as I go. When he first moved in Mr Y kept offering to help – the only help I want is a night off. I’m an all-or-nothing cook – I either do it all myself, or nothing!

lol Yeehah I’m quite the opposite , I try to get anyone in the vicinity involved, eg this is why I add this , and this is how you do blah blah blah, they’re quite disinterested at first then later on when they are eating it they ask questions.. the next time I make it I have an audience lol.
A really complicated dish though and I tend to switch off and I can’t even hear my name being called.

ol Yeehah I’m quite the opposite , I try to get anyone in the vicinity involved, eg this is why I add this , and this is how you do blah blah blah, they’re quite disinterested at first then later on when they are eating it they ask questions..
—————-
i’m the one asking the dumb questions – whilst i’m cooking.

pepe said:

ol Yeehah I’m quite the opposite , I try to get anyone in the vicinity involved, eg this is why I add this , and this is how you do blah blah blah, they’re quite disinterested at first then later on when they are eating it they ask questions..
—————-
i’m the one asking the dumb questions – whilst i’m cooking.

I can’t cope with having to think how to entertain someone by keeping them occupied, as well as thinking what i’m doing.

Like tonight, I decided that because I have a vegie order being delivered tomorrow, I should clean out the fridge. So the kids got the last of the pumpkin soup reheated, followed by the end of a packet of some of those potato gem thingies (freezer needs emptying too). So Mr Y and I got the usual all-the-near-dead-vegies stir-fry, tarted up with the last of the korma curry paste and a tin of coconut milk, served over what was left in the open packet of rice noodles (some pantry stuff needs using up too). This was after I noticed my home-mixed muesli was a bit low, so I made up a couple of big bowls and put them in jars. Then sifted a stack of gluten-free flour mix (used up the last of the brown rice flour) and put that in big jars too. I had the oven on and was contemplating throwing a cake in the oven, to use up the last of the mashed pumpkin (good recipe for pumpkin choc orange cake) but decided I’ll do that tomorrow either before or after the homemade lasagne.

When I was ratting around in the freezer I noticed some lebanese bread that’s been in there a bit long, so we’ll probably have homemade pizzas for lunch tomorrow to use some up. Mr Y and I have layers and layers of vegies on our pizzas – and I’ll use up the last of the jar of sliced black olives and the jar of capers out of the fridge.

Oooh, actually that reminds me that the lemons in the bottom of the fridge are looking, well, … I’d better go mix up some pancake batter while I think of it, and it’ll be perfect for breakfast.

Cyas!

tomatoes in grow bag and secondary brocolli heads

pepe said:

tomatoes in grow bag and secondary brocolli heads

They all look very healthy, Pepe!

pepe said:

tomatoes in grow bag and secondary brocolli heads

They all looks great pepe. What type of tomatoes are they?

looks good pepe.

Crinkle said:

pepe said:

tomatoes in grow bag and secondary brocolli heads

They all looks great pepe. What type of tomatoes are they?

g’day crinkle
‘brandywine’ and college challengers.

veg gardener said:

looks good pepe.

g’day VG and dinetta
i planted my peas on june 21st and they now look like this.