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rosellas became jam and violet cake
I added too much water when boiling the calyxes to make jam, so it was sieved out. The juices had an intense raspberry …
plump calyxes of rosella
Native to Australia and commonly made into jams is a plant called Rosella. It's related to hibiscus. I have never e…last of the hugelkultur planter boxes
Filled the last two planter boxes with sawn branches from the front conifers, plus compost, old potting mix, a handful …march - seeds sown
4 March seeds sown: climbing bean 'kentucky wonder', snowpea 'oregon sugar', sugarsnap pea 'cascadia…welcome to the native bees
Freshly split hive of native bees have been brought home. They had a bit of a bump on the ride back so I'm hoping t…
push, little oysters, push
Day 11. Almost fully colonised, fruiting bodies just starting to push through.