We got 32 plants from our local nursery at the farmers market about a month ago. The plants sat outside hardening up through a few cold weeks before we got around to planting them. A big strip of carpet covers the whole bed and we just planted through holes cut at regular spacings. The carpet [...]

Planted today:
Beetroot - Chioggia x12
Beetroot - Detroit x12
Broccoli - Tender Stem x6
Broccoli - Rapini x6
Broccoli - De Cicco x12
Broccoli - Raab x12
Capsicum x12
Carrot - Nutri Red x12
Carrot - Scarlet Nantes x12
Carrot - Purple Dragon x12
Carrot - Berlicum x12
Carrot - Touchon x12
Pumpkin - Jack Be Little x6
Squash - Buttercup x12
Squash - Spaghetti x6
Squash - Partial Eclipse [...]

I lost my best friend yesterday but I kept the promise I made to him.

I said if he was ever in pain and needed me that I would make the right decision, I owed him to end any suffering.
Yesterday Jack slipped in the paddock and broke his shoulder.  It should have been the hardest decision [...]

Planted today:
Borage x12
Capsicum - Bell Colour Mix x6
Capsicum - Cabernet x6
Capsicum - Jingle Belles x6
Chilli - Ancho St Luis x6
Chilli - Anaheim x6
Chilli - Serrano x6
Chilli - Pasilla Bajio x6
Chilli - Mulato x6
Pie Melon x6
Pumpkin - Triamble x6

Planted today:
Potato - Cliffs Kidney x24
Potato - Rocket x24

We have finally ended our year long broodmare hunt with the purchase of Caprice.  She is a Holsteiner Westphalian cross and very well bred.  She has come up to us from Ashburton, it took a few days but she is finally here!

Her pedigree is available online here

She is 7 years old and has had one [...]

Planted today:
Kale - Squire x6
Onion - Pearl Drop x12
Parsnip - Geurnsey x12
Salsify x6

This table started life as a herb table a couple of years ago but I’ve recycled it with a bit of modification into a potting table. There’s room for potting mix, trays, pots and all the bits and pieces so there’ll be no more seed planting on the dining room table! Made from 75mm Macrocarpa [...]

This is the paddock behind the house that I’ve just turned into vege garden. It’s about 450 square metres so should provide plenty of space to grow all the veges we are planting at the moment. I started using a walk-behind rotary hoe. Fortunately it broke down and I ended up getting a tractor-mounted cultivator [...]

These are ridiculously tasty considering the healthy ingredients. They are great as an appetiser but if you double the recipe they can be a filling main meal if you feel the need for a healthy fry-up.
Pea Fritters
2/3 cup frozen peas, blanched
1 400g can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons chopped chives
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon [...]