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- Where do you live and garden?
- Seville, Victoria
- How long have you been growing food?
- forever!
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 11:19pm on November 17, 2009,
Steph Webb said…
- Gee thank you so much Mary....I will be going to see if i can get one for myself....My mother and grandmother were great bottle preservers through out the years...but they did it the old fashioned way and my mum also used to use a pressure cooker to do her bottling. She was bottling some curried fish while out camping one year, i was really little , and the bottle exploded and the lid of the pressure cooker came adrift and she ended up with the most terrible burns on her arms , which she had instinctively raised to protect her face ! She still has the scars and as a little child i used to ask her over and over again about the incident. Gosh! funny how memories come flooding back...that was in the '60's :))))
- At 5:10pm on November 17, 2009,
Gillian said…
- Hi Mary,
Yes I am getting used to the tropical climate, although I will never enjoy the humidity. I cannot imagine dry temperatures in the mid thirties though - the highest it gets here is about 30, but the humidity is what gets you. I do love all the tropcial fruits and vegetables (and flowers). My hubby quietly informed me the other day that he thinks I might like snake beans a bit more than he does! I am game to try anything new and different, especially if it grows prolifically.
- At 12:54am on November 17, 2009,
Steph Webb said…
- Hi Mary...oh my goodness i cannot believe we have simular roots! wow! I lived in Durban before coming here in 1999. It has been an adventure getting used to the climate and changes day by day, also knowing what to plant and if things grow the same here etc...but i am so getting there!
I see Maggie made a comment about myself and Gillian in our gardens already...i just couldnt wait to get going! I have been working full time for the past 9 years with very little time to garden and even less inclination with the weather either being too hot or too cold...i know excuses ..excuses... :) I have now gone onto a 1 day a week position , which suits our family much better and gives the time and motivation to get gardening...yay yay yay! I have tried bottling things in the past , my mother was fantastic with preserves..and i have a fantastic recipe book to go through too...keeping it handy...so if anyone needs a recipe , i will look to see if i have the one you need :)
- At 12:41am on November 17, 2009,
Maggie said…
- Thank you for your kind words Mary.
I love the KGI site. It is great to learn from others.
I like the preserving and kimche groups.
I am growing lots of chillies and am going to try drying them in the sun.
I have lots of bundles of herbs outside drying in the shade.
- At 11:54pm on November 16, 2009,
Maggie said…
- Hi Mary,
Welcome to KGI, it is great to see more Aussies on this site.
I see Steph and Gillian busy in their gardens.
We are having this November heatwave here is SA, so when ever it is not 40 degrees Celsius we are out in the garden.
- At 11:51pm on November 16, 2009,
Steph Webb said…
- Thanks for the comment and advice there Mary, my potted veggies and fruit trees are only temp for another 6 to 8 months until we move into our new house. It will have a small backyard which i am going to plant my food in and keep a couple of chooks. I am concerned about the winters and how best to protect the fruit trees and grow veggies etc...so i really can do with all the advice i can get :) Thankfully one can get a bigger variety of fruit trees now which will grow in Melbourne area. I have been reading up about how to set up a permaculture garden but i am still feeling a bit unsure of whether i will be placing things in the correct places...I think i will keep the trees in pots for a while until i am more sure of what i should do...so thanks for the info... I love the look of your profile photo...looks really well established.
- At 11:28pm on November 16, 2009,
Steph Webb said…
- Hi Mary, I am also from Victoria....i havent been growing food forever but have tried a few odd things, at present i have plenty of veggies in pots and they are doing exeptionally well...i hope to learn as i go....so need to connect with other gardeners here/
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