Petula's Patch

ACTOR - ORGANIC GARDENER - HUMAN BEING - A blog starring my vegie patch with a strong support cast of zero waste, homesteading and eco living ideas.

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Re: Fundraising Requests

I am unable to assist with anyone's fundraising cause. Please do not ask.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Apple and Sultana Loaf, Pear Crumble and Chicken Wings.

Today was one of those thrifty, 'use it up' kind of cooking days.

2 soft apples, some pantry oddments and 3 tins of pears (bought cheaply as part of a bulk buy) became delicious food.

2 random chicken wings in the freezer were defrosted overnight and went into the oven to cook with the crumble.

Waste nothing, eat everything.

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Seed potatoes successfully chitted and ready to plant out today.

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July 17th - the newly potted up tomato propagations are doing well. So today they are spending some time in the mid Winter sun.

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Mid Winter and the tomato cuttings have now developed some very good roots. So today was potting up day!

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In case you're wondering why the earth is experiencing 1000-year floods, stronger hurricanes, longer droughts, wildfires...

Global warming. It's undeniable.

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We are literally in climate change hot water now.

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Tomato Experiment.

These cuttings are some of the last surviving from a cherry tomato plant that self seeded 8 months ago. Winter has killed most of the rest of the plant now.

They are in a mild seaweed solution. Seaweed encourages root growth.

My hope is that they will develop adventitious roots and be ready to pot up in 4 - 6 weeks. For me, that will be a month out from Spring.

Fingers crossed!

UPDATE July 7th:

Answer for @sublimedestinyking

Roots have started developing! Not ready to pot up yet but we're on our way.

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Week 2 of Winter and the last of the tomatoes from the self seeded cherry tomato plants have been picked.

There is some damage on a few of them from a hail storm about a month ago.

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Tonight some stale, left over, home made bread became a bread and butter pudding.

Yes, I left the crusts on. Waste not.

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This is my Feijoa bush 1 week out from Winter.

The bush has now finished fruiting after flowering 6 months ago.

This single flower is 6 months late. I have no idea why the bush has created it at this time.

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The Feijoas are dropping thick and fast at the moment. Some of them ended up in this Feijoa and Apple crumble today.

Am researching more Feijoa glut recipes as I eat some of the crumble.

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Food shortage garden prepping

2 weeks until Winter and I'm loading up my vegie beds with as many seeds as they can handle. Over sowing and over planting in some cases. I want abundance and volume.

I'm gardening with a prepper frame of mind. Food shortages and high prices are coming (thanks Trump). Unplanted seeds left stored in the packet will not grow food.

I'm going particularly heavy with leafy greens (silverbeet and lettuce). I'd like to have enough excess produce to share with my neighbours.

Good luck to all other home growers who are also prepping their gardens for the lean times ahead.

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Sir David Attenborough is 100 years old today - May 8th.

THANK YOU David for everything you have done and accomplished for this planet.

Happy Birthday!

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My second season Cucamelon vine is still producing fruits. So I'm having a few with dinner tonight.

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Work has gotten very busy in the last few weeks. This is great for being able to pay the bills.

However, this means that free time for house tasks and gardening is very limited right now.

The income earning is useful but what I really want to be doing now is prepping my vegetable garden and planning my pantry so I can maximise my food security in the coming months.

High prices and scarcity are coming (thanks Trump). Money in the bank won't help if there is no food to buy.

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STOP FOOD WASTE DAY

Today, April 29th, is International STOP FOOD WASTE DAY.