tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post3178461484497219520..comments2023-09-09T22:19:34.446+10:00Comments on Our Permaculture Life: Abundance in the garden - simply growing more food than you can possibly eat by yourself.our permaculture lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-16011607457139346032016-03-14T13:44:13.488+10:002016-03-14T13:44:13.488+10:00Thank you Jean! Great to hear your turmeric is goi...Thank you Jean! Great to hear your turmeric is going well. It really is such an amazing plant to have in the garden, and so easy to look after. It's best to wait until the tops have died back - they will be more abundant and mature then, however if you really need some, you could bandicoot down and see if you can find a little bit. Kind regards, Moragour permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-78100438213552749072016-03-14T04:58:31.864+10:002016-03-14T04:58:31.864+10:00To quote Little Home in the Country you are a weal...To quote Little Home in the Country you are a wealth of information.<br />I am trying to introduce more perennials into my little allotment. My turmeric is growing gang busters. I planted it last year and had a great crop, I dug that out, but little pieces left in the ground have given me a magnificent plant again this year. Morag it has flowered a few weeks ago and I know I will have a wonderful harvest from this plant but not sure when I should dig it up. Do I need to wait until the leaves are dying off? Best wishes. JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-31978836623627964682016-03-13T14:34:24.935+10:002016-03-13T14:34:24.935+10:00Thanks for writing, and thanks for your kind words...Thanks for writing, and thanks for your kind words of encouragement. I love the sound of your emerging food forest! That surely is a different climatic zone..... -35C (brrrrrrrrrr). Today here it's been +32C and rainy - everything is growing so fast.our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-62546958213502763202016-03-13T14:29:06.817+10:002016-03-13T14:29:06.817+10:00Thanks for your message. Tassie has a whole lot of...Thanks for your message. Tassie has a whole lot of wonderful things that I couldn't even begin to imagine growing here. For example, I wish I could grow crispy sweet apples, juicy pears and delicious apricots...mmmm. our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-10034771405905685482016-03-13T14:27:02.716+10:002016-03-13T14:27:02.716+10:00Thanks Meg,
Yes, I am also waiting for some cooler...Thanks Meg,<br />Yes, I am also waiting for some cooler weather to come around. I had a great morning down at Northey Street City Farm this morning. I checked out their nursery and many of the plants are there.<br />Cheers<br />Morag<br /><br />our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-32114936931811740342016-03-13T14:25:06.382+10:002016-03-13T14:25:06.382+10:00Hahaha! Thanks for alerting me to the self-correct...Hahaha! Thanks for alerting me to the self-correcting text. I definitely leave the bacon growing to my friendly organic farming neighbour who has a lovely mixed farm of animals...our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-20652701691126026622016-03-13T14:22:09.973+10:002016-03-13T14:22:09.973+10:00Thanks!
Yes, the immature beans are edible - but a...Thanks!<br />Yes, the immature beans are edible - but as you say, shelled.our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-39708064790776984832016-03-12T23:41:18.564+10:002016-03-12T23:41:18.564+10:00Your garden is truly lush and abundant - I LOVE it...Your garden is truly lush and abundant - I LOVE it. We live in a cold climate with winter temps down to -35C. Our edible perennial offerings are much less numerous here but we can (thankfully) grow a great deal of fruit (berries and fruit trees). Over the last few years we've been converting a large section of land (previously grass) into an edible perennial food forest. Year one was soil building, year 2 was planting baby trees (and guilds around them) and this year (Year 3) will be about filling in some areas. We have grown annual veg in the open spaces while we wait for the food forest to mature. I hear year 4 is the year that a food forest garden pops. Can't wait!<br /><br />Really enjoying your blog - you are a wealth of information and inspiration :)Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-56087239319570596492016-03-12T13:23:35.922+10:002016-03-12T13:23:35.922+10:00This is a most inspiring blog post. Cheers for sha...This is a most inspiring blog post. Cheers for sharing your gorgeous garden and this quality info with us all. I live in Tasmania so some of these plants wouldn't be a real option for me but most of what you have talked about here would grow. Thank you again for sharing with us all narf7http://theroadtoserendipity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-41094249911546050732016-03-12T08:48:35.030+10:002016-03-12T08:48:35.030+10:00You grow bacon in your garden? (Lol I know you mea...You grow bacon in your garden? (Lol I know you meant yacon!)When is yacon harvestable?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967760347589570471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-58707403731751215472016-03-12T06:40:35.620+10:002016-03-12T06:40:35.620+10:00Such abundance in your garden, Morag! I have a lis...Such abundance in your garden, Morag! I have a list of lots of things to try growing that I add to as I read through your blog. Luckily too, I am able to get into the Northey Street Cityfarm nursery to find seedlings and seeds, ask about plants I can't find and get more tips on how to grow some different things. My garden needs a bit of TLC at the moment so I'll be out there today with my gloves on tidying things up. I think one more week of temps above 30C are forecast here so I will wait to plant until next weekend when hopefully the cooler Autumn weather might be here to stay!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-21318618211051121442016-03-11T22:06:46.961+10:002016-03-11T22:06:46.961+10:00Thanks Jazmin!Thanks Jazmin!Morag Gamble: Our Permaculture Lifehttp://www.our-permaculture-life.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-6169093661895162172016-03-11T21:58:55.260+10:002016-03-11T21:58:55.260+10:00I understood you can cook the green shelled Limas ...I understood you can cook the green shelled Limas as well as the dry ones. Yes? <br />Your garden sounds and looks fantastic!Cocozellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843352771668433218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-49259151819875106112016-03-11T21:35:25.299+10:002016-03-11T21:35:25.299+10:00Very inspiring <3Very inspiring <3Jazmin Valkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567899835088355571noreply@blogger.com