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Cutting Bananas to Fit... for Winter

2020 - Best Year Yet for Avocados!

Avocado drop, depressing...

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Cutting Bananas to Fit... for Winter

This year, in late October, I decided to cut the tallest banana plants to 1 metre height instead of moving them out of the greenhouse....

2020 - Best Year Yet for Avocados!

It's amazing how long an avocado fruit takes to mature. I had three varieties producing this past year and I'm happy to say that between...

Avocado drop, depressing...

Year five for the avocado trees and this year is the best yet for avocado set. But over the last few weeks quite a few fruit have...

Mushrooms Popping up Everywhere

The topsoil in the greenhouse was removed 25 years ago in preparation for the hydroponic system. Then the sub-soil floor was covered with...

Harrowsmith Podcast Interview with Jane about The Garden

Have a listen at: http://harrowsmithmag.libsyn.com/episode-two-the-lemons-below-the-stars-above The winter edition of Harrowsmith...

Thinking of taking the March workshop? We'll focus on what it takes to grow Fruiting Citrus and

We've got a great workshop planned for March 8 to March 10. The next workshops will be offered in November. From inspiring discussions...

Bergamot fruit ripe under the tree

My small Bergamot tree had one fruit and today I found it on the ground. When I picked it up the fragrance was exquisite. This is the...

So much snow! What happened to our Mediterranean Climate!

Up until 2 weeks ago we were having a very mild winter, the crocuses and snowdrops were flowering and I, with many others, thought we...

Selling Citrus (by the seashore)

This is the time of year the citrus starts ripening in earnest and each year the quality seems to improve, especially the Yuzu which is...

Urine - a resource worth processing!

Over the years I've paid attention to incentives for utilizing the high nutrient content of urine. I have a urine diversion toilet which...

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