Tag Archives: beetroot

… and my garden is slowly changing, as always.  we ate the first eggplant off the vine last night – it was beautiful, though i probably could have left it a little longer. oh well – still one left. the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2013 by elizabeth | 4 Comments

seeds and the endless tomatoes

Posted on February 27, 2013 by elizabeth

Those are some nasturtium seeds.  i’m trying to be braver with growing things from seed – my beetroot has suffered one casualty, and i’m down to three (and one seed was a dud – fortunately one composite seed grew two … Continue reading →

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sprouting, growing, waiting, sharing

Posted on February 19, 2013 by elizabeth

this is a photo entry, because i can. one of the things i love most about gardening is the sharing aspect. amongst my colleagues are several seasoned, exceptional gardeners, who i think take to my passionate over-excitement about my plants … Continue reading →

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Greener futures

Posted on February 16, 2013 by elizabeth

this is the capsicum of optimism – i was convinced the bugger wasn’t going to fruit – the first flowers were too staggered between each other to pollinate so nothing happened – so i started hand pollinating Everything on the balcony … Continue reading →

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Rain!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by elizabeth

It’s raining today – i’ve just moved my languishing rosemary bush from the Dark Balcony to the bright one – it was just not being watered that much, being away from the other plants. it’s surviving, just. rosemary is kind of amazing … Continue reading →

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