Easy peach chutney – cooking with abundance
Three ways with fresh peaches – chutney, jam and ice cream. Yum!
Broad Beans – how to grow and cook this fabulous winter bean
Broad Beans are a favourite mid-winter vegetable of mine. Here are three unique ways to cook and enjoy them – in a Greek dish with artichokes, a salad with shaved peccorino and a Sicillian dip.
COMPOST TEA: Put a bit of magic in your garden!
A simple and cheap liquid fertilizer you can make at home.
Sydney in springtime – my top spots
November is my favourite month in Sydney. The jacaranda trees are out and Sculptures By the Sea is on, so its a great time to take a wonderful walk from Bondi to Bronte taking in the dramatic sandstone cliffs and views over the Pacific Ocean
Easy to make homemade fruit fly baits
Want to know how to effectively control fruit fly without using harmful chemicals – make your own baits.
Simple and safe pest control for the cabbage white butterfly.
What is eating my kale and broccoli? How to be smarter than the cabbage white butterfly using nature knowledge as your teacher.
Quick and easy chocolate and beetroot brownies.
Five ways with beetroot. Risotto, chocolate brownies, luscious dip, sautéed beetroot tops and yummy roast beetroot salad.
Singapore and Malaysian adventure.
Come with me on our recent trip to Singapore and Malaysia where we had a fantastic island experience in the Perhentian and Langkawi Islands with a fabulous side trip to Georgetown and Penang
Simple and versatile BAKED RICOTTA
Easy home made bread with baked ricotta
Simple and healthy Tuscan kale and bean soup.
Delicious ways with kale including an Italian inspired kale and bean soup
Garden Consulting
Would you love a kitchen garden but don’t know where to start? Let my experience and expertise guide you to success? Soil testing, site analysis, fruit trees, fertilizing, non-toxic pest control, composting – this is my world – come and join me.
A one hour onsite consultation will often answer all your questions and help you on your way to the joy of year-round healthy food from your own garden.
Contact me at dianehartgardens@gmail.com
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