Stephanie's latest

A new website!

01-03-2012

In late 2011 I launched a brand new website with a page dedicated to my seasonal thoughts.

Welcome back to all kitchen gardeners. At the Foundation office we have moved house and what a task that was. Every Melbourne staff member packed up her possessions and our Admin Manager Lucy did a Herculean job of directing the physical move, not to mention the transferring of our phones and all electronic systems. There were a few blackout days – hopefully you were all on holiday and not trying to make contact in mid-January.

Sweeping into summer ...

13-12-2011

Summer brigs with it more warmth, more rain, more snails in the garden and a slow sweep into 2012.

Spring brings sunshine and showers

14-09-2011

Whilst you were all freezing and enjoying the generous rainfall, I was sweltering in 30+ temperatures with high humidity ...

Winter - time for a salad

02-08-2011

Winter and salads may seem like a funny idea, but if a substantial pasta dish has been prepared or a stew or thick soup, a delicious and interesting salad is very welcome.

A northern hemisphere change of scenery

27-06-2011

I have just spent two weeks in England surrounded by spring flowers and plants, and am looking forward to planting at least a few of these enchanting English varieties in my own garden.

A seasonal change ...

11-05-2011

What a joy it is to watch the leaves changing colour before they finally fall. My ornamental grapevine is so beautiful. I am sweeping up armfuls of dry fallen leaves and packing them into a cleanup bag and storing the bag in a dry place. They will slowly break down over the next two months when they can then be added to the compost. I have poked a few holes in the bag to allow some air in to hasten the process.

Autumn brings new growth

17-03-2011

Compared with the previous year the garden has been slow to produce and I am not the only vegetable gardener complaining about sulky, slow growth. But with the beginning of autumn has come welcome sunshine and a new burst of growth and ripening from capsicums, beans, tomatoes and eggplant.

The last weeks of summer already

10-02-2011

And what a cataclysmic summer this has been. Rain, rain, cyclones, bushfires and locusts. And not that much hot sun, at least in my part of the country.

Another year begins in the Kitchen Garden Program

19-01-2011

In December the weather was so cold that all of my capsicum and eggplant plants sulked. Not a new leaf emerged in two weeks. I wondered if they would recover when or if the warmth arrives or will they just wither away beforehand?

Another year begins in the Kitchen Garden Program

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